With our 2014 accelerator program at an end, we want to give credit and thanks to everyone who contributed to making our 2014 LaunchOklahoma Open Accelerator Program a success. Here’s a look at our events and the companies who participated, presented, and attended.

Our 2014 Open Accelerator program featured 9 workshops covering a variety of topics geared towards giving startup entrepreneurs the tools and knowledge they need to successfully launch their businesses. These workshops were presented by LaunchOklahoma mentors, sponsors, and community partners who are active in the startup mentoring community.

2014 LaunchOklahoma Open Accelerator Workshops

• The Idea Filter – presented by Mike Whitaker, President of Idea Gateway and LaunchOklahoma Board Member and mentor
• Record Keeping for Startups: Keeping Your Company Out of Trouble & Minimizing Overhead – presented by Christian Brim, Co-founder of Core Business & Financial Services and LaunchOklahoma mentor
• Branding, Messaging, & Positioning – presented by Rod Whitson, Executive Vice President of The Bankers Bank and LaunchOklahoma mentor
• Legal Essentials for Startups – presented by Gabe Bass, Managing Director of Bass Law and LaunchOklahoma Board Member and mentor
• SEO for Startups – presented by Ruth Burr Reedy, SEO Manager at OPUBCO Communications Group
• Awesome Business Models: How to find one for your startup – presented by Piyush Patel, CEO & Founder of Digital Tutors and LaunchOklahoma mentor
• Financial Planning & Fundraising for Startups – presented by Richard Gajan, Carl Thoma Distinguished Clinical Professor in Entrepreneurship School of Entrepreneurship at Oklahoma State University
• Intellectual Property – presented by Doug Sorocco, Owner & Intellectual Property Attorney at Dunlap Codding
• Angel Investors – presented by Kraettli L. Epperson, Managing Director at JumpPhase Ventures and LaunchOklahoma Executive Director

For participant reviews on these workshops and our 2014 Accelerator program overall, check out our blog post: 2014 Open Accelerator Wrap-Up – Participants share their experience.

Our 2014 program also offered 4 Happy Hour networking events, one community outting to an Energy Soccer game, and 2 special seminars: The Business of the Arts, Creativity & Entrepreneurship and The Maker Movement, 3D Printing & Entrepreneurship.  Both seminar featured guest presenters from the Oklahoma entrepreneurial community that came in to share their stories and insights with event attendees.

We are happy to say that 43 local entrepreneurs representing 26+ local companies participated in our 2014 Open Accelerator Program workshops!  

Here’s a look at some of our 2014 Accelerator Program workshop participants:

Featured Companies
www.vakargo.com	vakargo provides a disruptive marketplace for individuals to make money on their unused luggage space. Inspired by the Airbnb model, vakargo provides shippers with cheaper prices, especially for international packages, improved cargo safety, detailed tracking data, and faster shipping while better utilizing space on existing flights.
www.WhoIsOnMyWifi.com	Who’s On My Wifi offers individuals and businesses easy-to-use tools to detect and track who accesses their wireless internet network. The startup’s product offers advanced features like text message alerts and point-in-time reporting, at a highly competitive price point.
www.Wintkts.com	Wintkts provides event promoters with online tools and an instant online network to provide their fans with opportunities to win tickets to popular events by sharing information about the event via social media.

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Startup Participants
AliveCor	Above & Beyond Software	Back40Designs
Better Decisions LLC	Bold Step	Brightbit
Cask LLC	Classmind	Design+Build Group
Givitt	i2E	Oseberg
Red Megaphone	Servicevines	Sivi
UserDeck
Guest Presenters
CreativeOklahoma	Dunlap Codding	EngaTech
Oddfab Design Lab	OPUBCO	Prototek
Reckless Abandonment Pictures	Reduxion Theater	techJOYnt

LaunchOklahoma is a program “By Entrepreneurs, For Entrepreneurs” offering learning and networking opportunities for startup companies. Oklahoma is a growing startup community and our goal is to continue to support entrepreneurial learning and growth. Thanks again to our sponsors, mentors, presenters, participants, and supporters in making our 2014 Open Accelerator program a success!

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This blog is dedicated to providing advice, tools and encouragement from one entrepreneur to another. I want to keep this practical and accessible for the new entrepreneur while also providing enough sophistication and depth to prove useful to the successful serial entrepreneur. My target rests somewhere between the garage and the board room, where the work gets done and the hockey stick emerges.

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