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By Greater OKC Chamber staff i2E, a nonprofit that focuses on growing innovative small businesses in Oklahoma and making a positive impact on the state’s economy, is celebrating its 20th year of investing in entrepreneurs to build successful high growth companies in the state. While i2E officially started in 1998, the need for its servicesRead more

Entrepreneurs are the drivers of this phenomenon we have branded Innovation to Enterprise. They prove concepts. They convince investors to invest. They convert the doubtful. They persuade first customers to take a risk on their new ideas. They encourage founding teams to stay the course on the darkest days. And entrepreneurs inspire. They show the rest of us what is possible and what is NOT impossible. Their inspiration is what the 2016 Oklahoma Entrepreneurial Summit and Who Wants to Be is all about.

In October, the Brookings Institute announced Oklahoma City as one of two pilot cities that are part of a study into developing an Innovation District. It already has held informational meetings and tours to gather ideas on just what that might look like.

No. 7 among 300 major metropolitan areas for economic growth No. 11 among 350 metropolitan areas for economic diversity No. 1 for Business-friendly Environment (CNN/Money) No. 1 for Best City to Start a Business (Kiplinger) No 1 Spot for Oil and Gas Investment (Fraser Institute) No. 1 among Cities Worth Moving to If You WantRead more

An Emerging Tech Center: Oklahoma City Voices from the Startup Community in Innovation Magazine Copyright © 2016 | Innovation America WeGoLook.com co-founder and CEO Robin Smith: “There are startup ‘hotbeds’ and innovation hubs all around the country that have been coined as such for a variety of reasons.  But in many of these places itRead more

Two decades after Oklahoma City embraced a groundbreaking initiative that remade the city through a series of pay-as-you-go projects, another initiative is emerging with implications for economic development. In October, the Brookings Institution announced that Oklahoma City is one of two pilot cities included in a study about developing an innovation district in an area of the city heavily focused on biotechnology research.

An Emerging Tech Center: Oklahoma City For Entrepreneurs, Oklahoma City is, well, OK By Jim Stafford Copyright © 2016 | Innovation America Actually, it’s way better than OK, having developed into an impressive technology center from what was once not much. Oklahoma City was cloaked in a depressing vibe in the early 1990s. Downtown retailRead more

For the sake of Oklahoma’s energy sector, let’s hope the New Year brings a bump in oil and gas prices. But even if that doesn’t happen, there are still plenty of economic silver linings to be found in the state.

The Oklahoma Technology Showcase, the state’s “show-and-tell” event of world-class technology, returns Aug. 26 to the Broken Arrow campus of Northeastern State University.

By Scott Meacham Copyright © 2015 The Oklahoma Publishing Co. Creating a startup in bioscience is different than creating a startup in any other industry. For starters, the research and invention can take years. Last week I wrote about Biolytx, an Oklahoma startup that is on a track to concluding clinical testing. It’s taken threeRead more

If there were an award for attendance at the annual Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) convention, then my friend Josh O’Brien would no doubt be a finalist for the recognition.

The Greater Oklahoma City Chamber will be recognized for its role in Oklahoma’s bioscience industry with the Hall of Fame Leadership Award at the 2014 BioSummit and BioScience Awards Dinner on March 26 at the Skirvin Hilton Hotel.

Everything came to a halt at my desk for about 30 minutes yesterday when the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber’s online publication, VeloCity, showed up in my email box.

i2E and the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber are collaborating on economic development projects such as the Office of Entrepreneurial Development.

Chamber members open their doors to the public when they host a Sunset Reception. Join us for food, drink and networking at Bravo Cucina Italiana, 13810 N Pennsylvania Ave.