March 25, 2010 -- A new AT&T Small Business Technology Poll ranks Oklahoma #2 in use of wireless by small businesses.  Atlanta was #1 among the 10 metro areas included in the survey.

The Tulsa World reports that Oklahoma also topped the other areas in the use of wi-fi hotspots, laptops and notebooks.
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March 10, 2010 - On May 3, Tulsa Community College will kick off Launch - Your Entrepreneurial Journey, a program designed to accelerate the start-up process by walking people interested in the entrepreneurial journey through the steps required to build a company. 

In 16 weekly experiential business-building sessions, aspiring entrepreneurs will move through the development of a start-up to the core business model to the bootstrapping process.  Each session will be led by entrepreneurial thought leaders who will share their unique and often challenging experiences on the start-up process.  At the end of the 16-week program entrepreneurs will have an operating business and/or prototype ready to go to market.
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The Tulsa Metro Chamber has launched SourceLink Tulsa, a new program created to spur the growth of small businesses and start-ups in the area. SourceLink is a referral network that links small and emerging business owners to area resource partners who provide a range of services to help businesses grow and prosper. The program is based on a model created by the Kauffman Foundation, and is offered at no cost to entrepreneurs and participating resource partners.
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February 16, 2010 -- Maxine Clark, Build-A-Bear Workshop  Founder, Chairman and "Chief Executive Bear" will serve as a keynote speaker for the first annual Women Entrepreneurs (WE) Inspire Conference March 30 in Oklahoma City at the Cox Convention Center. The one-day WE Inspire conference will offer opportunities for women entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs to get inspired by successful women entrepreneurs from across the country, learn tools to help start and grow a business, discover ways to do business better and network with other women entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs.
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Business Incubators are one of the most effective and popular techniques to help entrepreneurs and start-up business firms survive and prosper during their early years -- when they are most vulnerable. There are 49 certified incubators in Oklahoma. And the best news is they really work and deliver the desired end result! According to the National Business Incubation Association, the overall success rate for businesses that begin in an incubator is 80 percent.

Review our Frequently Asked Questions about business incubators and see if your business is ready for incubation.