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 Copyright © 2018, The Oklahoma Publishing Co. As regular readers of this column already know, I am a huge advocate of education. My emphasis tends toward STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math), but I am equally passionate about sparking the fire of innovation in the hearts and minds of the students inRead more
By Scott Meacham Copyright © 2017, The Oklahoma Publishing Co. Last week, during the celebratory gala for the 2017 Love’s Entrepreneur’s Cup, the same thing happened to me that happens every year. I was completely inspired by the students who participate in Oklahoma’s premier collegiate business plan competition. Jenny Love Meyer They are the bestRead 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
Copyright © 2017, The Oklahoma Publishing Company Jenny Love Meyer is vice president of communications at Love’s Travel Stops. Jenny Love Meyer Q: What prompted Love’s Travel Stops to step up as the new sponsor of Oklahoma’s largest collegiate business plan competition? A: Innovation is one of Love’s core values and is key to howRead more
By Scott Meacham Copyright © 2017, The Oklahoma Publishing Company “I don’t know if I always wanted to be an entrepreneur, but I sure do now.” We hear that over and over from the college and university students who participate in the Love’s Entrepreneur’s Cup, Oklahoma’s statewide collegiate business plan competition. In this 13th yearRead more
The impact of this competition on our state and its students has been too valuable and important to lose, so months ago, we undertook a search for the right strategic partner — an entrepreneurial Oklahoma company that would be willing to step in and continue the competition and take it to the next level, building on all that the Gov Cup has accomplished over the last 12 years.
