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VentureSpur Announces Open Office Hours!

We are very pleased to announce our VentureSpur Open Office Hours schedule for our 2013 program. Just as we did last year, we are offering free 30-minute consultations to any entrepreneur who has submitted an initial application to the program and signs up for one

Please Welcome New Mentor Ron Packard!

VentureSpur is pleased to introduce Ron Packard, CEO & Co-Founder of K12 as a new mentor in 2013!  K12 is an online learning program for students in grades K-12.  The company has been recognized as a leader in on-line education and is currently accredited in 28 states, D.C.,

VentureSpur announces new board member for 2013 program

VentureSpur announced Mike Whitaker today as a new board member for the 2013 program. Download the press announcement here [PDF]: Press Release – VentureSpur Announces New Board Member – March 27 2013 From the press announcement: VentureSpur Announces New Board Member Tulsa Entrepreneur and Experienced Angel

Introducing New Mentor, Kevin Vela!

We are excited to introduce another amazing mentor for 2013, Mr. Kevin Vela!  Kevin is a Founding Partner at Vela | Keller P.C.   Vela specializes in the area of start-ups and currently represents a variety of small-midsized businesses.  Kevin is also fluent in Spanish!  Bienvenido Señor

VentureSpur is proud to annouce Kenneth Overton as a Mentor!

Dr. Kenneth Overton is a successful entrepreneur & technology specialist.  He  founded his technology company, Vistas Unlimited, that delivers virtual insertions of ads or graphics during live TV broadcasts.  Vistas Unlimited was recently aquired by ESPN in 2012.  Among his many accomplishments, Dr. Overton holds 12 U.S. and

Introducing Ken Parker, 2013 Mentor!

We are delighted to introduce Ken Parker, Co-Founder & CEO of NextThought as a new Mentor!  NextThought is an on-line education company based in Norman, Oklahoma.  Prior to NextThought, Ken Co-founded the financial risk technology company RiskMetrics.  Read more about Ken on our Mentor page.

VentureSpur Welcomes Wade Nicolas!

We are excited to introduce yet another accomplished Mentor for 2013, Mr. Wade Nicolas!  Wade is the Co-Founder & President of Enkitec based in Dallas, Texas.  Enkitec has been recently recognized as one of Dallas’ 100 Fastest Growing Companies!  Read more about Wade here!

Sean Charnock, Mentor 2013

We are pleased to introduce Sean Charnock as a new Mentor in 2013!  Sean is the Co-Founder and former VP of Softlayeer Technologies Inc., a cloud-based computing service.  Sean is the current Manageing Director at DH Capital.  You can learn more about Sean and all of

Meet New Mentor, Mike Yonker

VentureSpur would like to welcome Mr. Mike Yonker of SVI as a new mentor for our 2013 program!  Mike has over 20 years of experience in business development and has founded or co-founded several successful companies.  Mike has an immense knowledge of the mobile technology market and is the current President of

New Mentor, Kelby Hagar!

We are excited to introduce Mr. Kelby Hagar as a new Mentor!  Kelby has extensive experience running technology and software development companies. In 2003, he formed Digital Witness, LLC, a company dedicated to the development of software applications that enable businesses to utilize video surveillance technology