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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 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

By Scott Meacham Copyright © 2019, The Oklahoman Spring is an inspiring time of year around i2E as we enter the final phase of the 2019 Love’s Cup statewide collegiate business plan competition. Oklahoma owes a huge thank you to Love’s Travel Stops for sponsoring the competition, formerly known as the Governor’s Cup and nowRead more

Congratulations to our 2018 Interview Winners! Our interviews were brought to you by Google. OCAST Information and Technology/Communications – Soundraiser, University of Tulsa Greater Oklahoma City Chamber Healthcare – Wal-Narrow, LLC, University of Central Oklahoma Chickasaw Nation Student Generated Technology Design-Multivate, Oklahoma State University OG&E Positive Energy and Environmental – Contraire, Oklahoma State University OklahomaRead more

Contraire Oklahoma State University Advisor: David Thomison Team Leader: Aubrey McCutchan Team Members: Greg Hendrickson, Stephen Ogle and Rabecca Wiseman Contraire developed sensor-based control technology that reduces aeration costs at wastewater treatment plants by up to 45 percent. Municipal wastewater treatment plants can save up to $250,000 annually in utility costs using the process.  Read more

Dia Ghosh hired by Ada Jobs Foundation © Copyright 2017 theadanews.com, 116 N Broadway Ada, OK The Ada Jobs Foundation recently hired Srijita “Dia” Ghosh as an intern and entrepreneurship specialist. Dia is a senior in the Harland C. Stonecipher School of Business at East Central University. Dia already brings experience in this field ofRead more

By Scott Meacham Copyright © 2017, The Oklahoma Publishing Co. There’s one question we ask of every team that makes the finals of the Love’s Entrepreneur’s Cup business plan competition: “Is this a business plan you are going to pursue once this competition is over?” I think it’s the most important question that gets askedRead more

Copyright © 2017, The Oklahoma Publishing Co. The winners of an annual competition evaluating the innovations and business plans of some of Oklahoma’s brightest graduate and undergraduate college students were made this month at the 2017 Love’s Entrepreneur’s Cup competition. This year, the Love’s Cup attracted a record number of students from learning institutions acrossRead more

Exclusive blog and video from Love’s Travel Stops: “Love’s Entrepreneur’s Cup winners headed to Vegas, Baby!”  Read it here! Love’s Cup interview with VisionaRX from Oklahoma State UniversityRead more

Look who’s coming to the Love’s Cup oral presentations April 6 & 7. Congratulations to all and good luck at the oral competition! High Growth Graduate finalists Composite Damage Solutions, University of Tulsa HEPA-Cera, Oklahoma State University CultiVast, University of Tulsa ObturaTech, University of Oklahoma Omnibus V2G Technologies, Oklahoma City University Turning Systems, LLC, UniversityRead more

BREAKING NEWS from the Love’s Cup Entrepreneur’s competition: Here are your Interview winners by industry category.  Congratulations to all! OCAST Information Technology/Communications winner is 3DMe from the University of Oklahoma Greater Oklahoma City Chamber Healthcare winner is Redcedar Products, Oklahoma State University i2E, Inc., Student Generated Technology Design winner is 60Days Studios, University of OklahomaRead more

In a night full of surprises for student participants and guests alike, organizers of the recent Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup business plan competition saved the biggest surprise for last: new signature sponsor. Oklahoma City-based Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores was announced as the new Signature Sponsor of the annual entrepreneurship competition for Oklahoma college students.

East Central University dominated the 2015 Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup Awards on April 16 at the Bricktown Events Center in Oklahoma City, sweeping the top three places in the Small Business Division.