State Sen. Scott DeLano, chairman of the Mississippi Senate Technology Committee, joined a discussion with Mississippi business and generation leaders about the role that generation platforms and virtual teams are playing with the pandemic and the expansion of Mississippi’s economy. technological labor.
The “Tech Forward Webcast: How Technology Is Driving Mississippi’s Recovery and Growing Mississippi’s Economy” organized through Rob Retzlaff, Executive Director of the Connected Commerce Council (3C), a nonprofit that represents digitally enabled small businesses.
“Mississippi is open for business and technology takes us to the next point of the festival in terms of tasks, products and services,” Senator DeLano said after the event. “During the Covid-19 pandemic, we all relied on virtual teams to help now, I am excited about the technological innovation that is taking place in our communities. This is a victory for our corporations and a victory for our academics who will soon be in the task market. Technology is the main driving force of our recovery and growth.
Following Senator DeLano’s speech, Retzlaff joined through Janita Stewart of the U. S. Small Business Administration, Danielle Morgan of the Mississippi Tourism Association, and Clayton Stanley of The Alliance, for a panel discussion on virtual commerce in Mississippi.
According to 3C, the pandemic has forced corporations to look for new tactics to retain their existing consumers and grow their businesses. 3C studies show that 93% of Mississippi’s small businesses relied heavily on virtual teams during the pandemic, a rate higher than the national average of 72%. The top equipment used across Mississippi businesses comes with social media, virtual payments, online marketplace, and search engine optimization. Businesses need to grow more on corporate websites, online education platforms, and online hiring platforms. A recent report through 3C showed that during the pandemic, virtually complex small businesses retained their consumers 3. 2 times more and acquired 20 times more consumers than smaller, virtually complex businesses.
“When I encounter corporations that are contemplating moving or expanding in Alcorn County, questions arise about our virtual mindset,” Stanley said of the Alliance. “Small businesses in Corinth have figured out how to take advantage of the abundance of cutting-edge virtual services. equipment to function and grow your business, especially the pandemic. And that put us on the site’s location map.
Retzlaff hosted a panel of moments and joined through Mary Martha Henson of the Jackson County Economic Development Foundation, Laura Hipp of the Mississippi Development Authority, and Sheffie Robinson of Shamrck for a verbal exchange about the virtual workforce in Mississippi.
Reports show that the average salary in Mississippi is about $65,000, more than 80% more than the average salary. In addition, Mississippi has more than 3,000 generation corporations and this sector has a direct effect of $3. 8 billion on the state. Earlier this year, there were more than 45,000 technology employees in Mississippi.
Hipp, acting executive director of the MDA, his comments on work.
“MDA’s purpose is to create next-generation professional jobs for our Mississippi workers by expanding our existing businesses and hiring new businesses. The digital generation goes hand in hand with our vision of a professional workforce,” said Hipp. “All of our business systems require a workforce that is in a position not only for the current generation, but also for long-term technologies. We are excited to help corporations notice our successes.
Henson echoed the enthusiasm for technology in Mississippi.
“We’re at a key crossroads and I see that we’re growing our technology workforce across the state and locally,” Henson said. “In Jackson County, we work together on exciting projects in shipbuilding, aerospace, petrochemicals and studios and everyone wants technology-driven workers.