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
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By Scott Meacham Great ideas and great companies don’t go away during times of crisis. Many just require a little more nurturing. Other businesses recognize that with quick action and a bit of a pivot, they can not only survive a crisis, but that they can actually improve the situation. MaxQ, a Stillwater company thatRead 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
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
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
By Scott Meacham Copyright © 2017, The Oklahoma Publishing Co. It’s been almost 20 years since i2E first began providing business expertise and funding to Oklahoma’s emerging small businesses. In that time, we’ve supported more than 675 companies. Portfolio companies have attracted $590 million in private investment from banks, venture capital funds, angels and otherRead 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. In the 13-year history of Oklahoma’s collegiate business plan competition, now known as the Love’s Cup, more than 35 student business plans have gone on to become clients of i2E. The journey from building a business plan in business school to creating a company thatRead more
