Looking Back...

2007 1st Place - SeekingSitters

SeekingSitters the winner of the 2007 inaugural Tulsa Entrepreneurial Spirit Award are proving to be big winners in the franchise world as well. Working Mother Magazine has named them one of the “Best Women-Owned Companies” in the U.S. for 2008. Since winning the Tulsa Entrepreneurial Spirit Award SeekingSitters has opened new franchises in San Diego, Seattle, Little Rock, and Denton County Texas.

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News & Updates

SeekingSitters Featured on CNBC, Thursday, May 8, 2008

SeekingSitters the 2007 Tulsa Entrepreneurial Spirit Award winner will be featured Thursday night on CNBC Show “The Big Idea” with Donny Deutsch. 

The show airs at 9 p.m. on Cox channel 49. We congratulate SeekingSitters and want to encourage you to watch as this innovative Tulsa Company is unveiled to the nation.


Entrepreneurs Workshop: Developing Skills For Success

You are invited to attend a special
Tulsa Entrepreneurial Spirit Award event

“Entrepreneurs Workshop:
Developing Skills For Success”

Thursday, May 8, 2008
5:00 - 6:30 p.m.


Tulsa Entrepreneurial Spirit Award Kick-off Event

View Photo’s and Videos from the Kick-off Event on April 2, 2008.


Judges

Greg Forrest

Greg Forrest, XETA Technologies’ President and COO since July 2005 was named CEO on June 8, 2007. 

Larry Wofford

Larry E. Wofford is the Davis D. Bovaird Chair of Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Tulsa. 

Marilyn Ihloff

Marilyn Ihloff, founder and president of Ihloff Salons and Day Spas, opened her business in 1980. 

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Timeline

April 2 - May 14, 2008
Executive Summary Round
Executive summaries submitted electronically

May 14 - June 2, 2008
Executive Summary Round Judging

June 4, 2008
Top 25 Notification
Selected companies are invited to submit their full business plan electronically.

June 4-25, 2008
Business Plan Submission
Selected companies submit business plans electronically – Pitching dates set

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Resources

Service Providers
Organizations dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs grow their business in Oklahoma.

2007 Finalists Advice
Insights into last years competition by several finalists.

Downloads
Executive summary template and comprehensive resource guides.

About the Spirit Award

Mayor Kathy Taylor’s Tulsa Entrepreneurial Spirit Award has been created to motivate an increase in entrepreneurial endeavors in Tulsa. The award process is also designed to increase the promotion of resources available to support entrepreneurs as they grow their businesses.

We believe that investing in the business leaders of today and tomorrow is vital for Tulsa’s long term sustainability, that Entrepreneurs are the hero’s of our time. The Tulsa Entrepreneurial Spirit Award is a tribute to the dreamers, and visionaries of our community. What’s your big idea? Go ahead and unleash it today!

Contact Us

For more information about Mayor Kathy Taylor’s Tulsa Entrepreneurial Spirit Award, please feel free to write to us.

Tulsa Spirit Award
c/o SpiritBank Business Resource Center
1800 South Baltimore Avenue
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74119-5216

to send us an email.