VentureSpur hosted a group of aspiring entrepreneurs from the University of Oklahoma’s Center for the Creation of Economic Wealth (CCEW) tonight for an after-party for completion of first semester business plan presentations. We’re very pleased to be supporting the entrepreneurship student community in Oklahoma, and several
After collecting candidate questions over the last several weeks, we have now published a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) list for applicants to the VentureSpur accelerator! Want to know how far along your venture should be before applying? Need to know how the equity stake works?
We are delighted to announce that VentureSpur will be making the keynote address for the kick off event of Startup Weekend at the University of Oklahoma this weekend! Our Managing Director, Kraettli L. Epperson, will be be making a short presentation on Friday evening at
We received this question today on our Facebook page: “I have a great concept but lack the skill set to build it. I am going to the OU startup program next week to find computer talent. I have also spoke with computer professors in the
VentureSpur received top billing today in a business news feature in NewsOK.com and The Daily Oklahoman about the launch of the new venture accelerator, and some of the program details and plans for the organization. From the story: The venture accelerator company follows a model
Oklahoma’s business publication of record, The Journal Record, featured an article on the launch and story behind VentureSpur. Check it out: http://journalrecord.com/2012/02/01/venturespur-business-accelerator-launched-finance/ From the story, quoting our Managing Director, Kraettli L. Epperson: “You have to have collaboration; you have to have innovation; you have to have
As some of you know, we’ve been in preview mode for several weeks, hosting investor meetings and exciting talks with early stage startup companies. Well that all ended today! We’ve announced our official launch with the attached press release, and are receiving major regional media
VentureSpur is very pleased to announce that we will be an In-Kind Sponsor of TEDxOU! This inaugural TED event at the University of Oklahoma will occur on January 27 on the Norman campus. VentureSpur shares the TED organization’s thirst for new ideas, world-changing outlooks, and
VentureSpur was the luncheon sponsor at the Div for the Pre-Entrepreneurship Bootcamp. There were lots of great questions from the attendees. It was great to see people who specifically came to meet VentureSpur. Also a big shout out from those who attended the streaming live
VentureSpur is very pleased to announce that we will be the lead sponsor of this weekend’s Pre-Entrepreneurship Bootcamp at the <DIV> in Edmond, Oklahoma! Read the announcement here on the <DIV> blog. The <DIV> is a non-profit community space dedicated to promoting web technology innovation, creativity and