May 3, 2022 Contact: Sarah Seagraves, Senior VP for Marketing (405) 813-2403 or email sseagraves@i2E.org Teams led by student innovators from Oklahoma State University, the University of Tulsa and East Central University claimed first place awards in the recent statewide Love’s Entrepreneur’s Cup business plan competition. Team Titan Charts from Oklahoma State University won firstRead more
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The Love’s Cup business plan competition offers a real world experience for aspiring entrepreneurs By Scott Meacham Spring is the high season for the Love’s Entrepreneur’s Cup. January was kick-off time for this 18h season of Oklahoma’s statewide collegiate business plan competition. Student teams in both high growth and small business divisions spent the winterRead more
SMALL BUSINESS DIVISION Semi-Finalists Central Paw Dog Resort East Central University Advisor: Stacey Bolin Team Leader: Faith Andrews Central Paw Dog Resort provides customizable daycare and boarding services that includes mentally stimulating activities for pets. The boutique features quality dog food, merchandise and a playground available to pet owners to spend quality time with theirRead more
UNDERGRADUATE DIVISION Semi-Finalists Chef Privé University of Oklahoma Advisor: Bobby Lepak Team Leader: Bobby Schmidt Team Members: Logan Boutin, Aaron Brooks, Arun Chidambaram, Nathan Denson and Keegan Fabri Chef Privé created an app that connects consumers with professional chefs to create a fine dining experience on demand. The app allows chefs to freelance their culinaryRead more
GRADUATE DIVISION Finalists Alapa Technologies University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Advisor: Ronald Bolen Team Leader: Jaden Polston Team Members: Kyleigh Arthur, Andrew Aston, Nicholas Joyner, Brandi Thomas and Bilal Zoghbi Alapa Technologies created a wearable device that uses wireless surface electromyography to measure muscle performance during physical workouts. Data collected will inform users ofRead more
By Scott Meacham Entrepreneurs are wired in a special way If there had been a collegiate business plan competition in Oklahoma back when OSU graduate Ed Rogers was inventing the Altair 8800 or when Wiley Post was creating the pressurized flight suit, it is a good bet that they would have been two loud voicesRead more
By Scott Meacham Oklahoma’s Love’s Cup teams are making history that future generations will read about. I am a history buff. I really enjoy reading about the events of our state and our country from years ago. While it is highly unlikely that I would ever sign up for a civilian trip to the moon,Read more
Contact: Sarah Seagraves, Senior VP for Marketing (405) 813-2403 sseagraves@i2E.org April 23, 2021 OKLAHOMA CITY – Student innovators from across Oklahoma pitched concepts in the 2021 Love’s Entrepreneur’s Cup that ranged from high tech futuristic solutions to answers for real world problems that are here and now. Teams from Oklahoma State University, the University ofRead more
Graduate Semifinalists Apeiron Solutions Oklahoma State University Advisor: David Thomison Team Leader: Soumya Patra Team Members: Bhavana Erukulla, Diako Mahmodi and Nathan Neilitz Apeiron Solutions is introducing a superior fabric membrane technology that promises to revolutionize the water nanofiltration market for food and beverage companies, municipalities, farmers and homeowners. BioSeal XE Oklahoma State University Advisor:Read more
By Scott Meacham Every spring, the celebratory conclusion of the annual Love’s Entrepreneur’s Cup brings into sharp focus—and the limelight—the months of hard work that teams from Oklahoma’s colleges and universities put into this business plan and pitch competition. I am floored by the enthusiasm, work ethic, and talent of these students. I start outRead more
Contact: Sarah Seagraves, Senior VP for Marketing (405) 813-2403 sseagraves@i2E.org May 1, 2020 OKLAHOMA CITY — Student entrepreneurs from college campuses across Oklahoma pitched winning business plans online to virtual panels of judges in the recent Love’s Entrepreneur’s Cup competition that awarded $158,000 in cash prizes and scholarships. Oral presentations in the 2020 Love’s CupRead more
By Scott Meacham We have a new virtual rallying cry at i2E: Love’s Cup Is Unstoppable! In this unreal time of COVID-19, let me tell you what that means. 2020 is the sixteenth year of the widely acclaimed Love’s Entrepreneur’s Cup statewide collegiate business plan competition. From day one, the vision for Love’s Cup (formerlyRead more
By Paula Burkes Copyright 2020, The Oklahoman Editor’s note: William Petty is CEO of Stillwater-based Bubble Calm, which was first place winner in the High Growth Graduate Division of the 2019 Love’s Cup competition Q: I understand you’re marketing a product that helps people in times like these. What is it? A: Bubble Calm isRead more
High Growth Division Interview winners The Chickasaw Nation Student Generated – Cadenzo, University of Oklahoma Greater Oklahoma City Chamber Healthcare – Novel Neuro, The University of Tulsa OCAST Information and Technology – Chasing Failure, University of Oklahoma OG&E Positive Energy and Environmental – EmPads, Oklahoma State University Oklahoma Business Roundtable Manufacturing, Material Sciences, and TransportationRead more
February 10, 2020 Contact: Sarah Seagraves, Senior VP for Marketing (405) 813-2403 sseagraves@i2E.org OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma college students competing in the 2020 Love’s Entrepreneur’s Cup turned to a group of national investors for insight and direction into their concepts during the recent Interview portion of the business plan competition. Love’s Travel Stops & CountryRead more
Application About Greg Main As his children were growing up, Greg Main would often ask them around the dinner table, “What have you done to distinguish yourself today?” An excellent role model, Greg distinguished himself throughout his life. He grew up in Lansing, Michigan, married Barbara in 1963, graduated summa cum laude from Michigan StateRead more
By Scott Meacham Copyright © 2019, The Oklahoman With a lot of applause and anticipation, we just concluded the 2019 Love’s Entrepreneur’s Cup, Oklahoma’s only statewide collegiate business plan and pitch competition. This is the competition’s fifteenth year. Hundreds of Oklahomans are involved. A dedicated cadre of business leaders, investors, public sector officials, as wellRead more
Contact: Sarah Seagraves, Senior VP for Marketing (405) 813-2403 sseagraves@i2E.org April 22, 2019 OKLAHOMA CITY — Student entrepreneurs from Oklahoma State University claimed first place in both High Growth divisions of the recent Love’s Entrepreneur’s Cup competition that included almost 40 teams from campuses across the state. The winning teams were revealed in the Love’sRead more
High Growth Division Interview winners The Chickasaw Nation Student Generated – Kozorazzi Technologies, The University of Oklahoma Greater Oklahoma City Chamber Healthcare – WhiteGlove, The University of Oklahoma OCAST Information and Technology – Zonx, The University of Oklahoma OG&E Positive Energy and Environmental – SeePay, Northwestern Oklahoma State University Oklahoma Business Roundtable Manufacturing, Material Sciences,Read more
HIGH GROWTH GRADUATE DIVISION TEAMS Axiom Graphene The University of Tulsa Advisor: Claire Cornell Team Leader: Bailey Stewart Team Members: Rahul Kundu, Jared Mason and Bailey Stewart Axiom Graphene uses a newly developed process to produce a high-grade, low-cost nano-material known as Graphene, a super strong and light weight carbon-based product that promises breakthroughs inRead more
