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Economy / June 19, 2023

Innovative programs play pivotal role in startup success

Business accelerators gBETA Oklahoma City and Idea Accelerator, along with micro-loan program Kiva Oklahoma City, are helping several founders across the metro acquire some valuable insight, advice and resources designed to help them grow or develop their early-stage companies.

By Chamber Staff
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Economy / July 20, 2022

OKBio team returns from BIO trade show, already looking forward to 2023 event

The San Diego Convention Center was booming with wall-to-wall activity last month as thousands of bioscience professionals converged for the 2022 Biotechnology Innovation Organization International Convention (BIO). Among them was a large contingent from Oklahoma who joined forces as part of the Oklahoma Biosciences Association (OKBio) exhibitor booth.

By Chamber Staff
Economy / July 13, 2022

OKC's Idea Accelerator launches second cohort; more innovative ideas await

A program designed to help stimulate individuals in the heartland of America to begin thinking more like entrepreneurs in order to help solve everyday problems within their communities recently celebrated its first cohort of “builders” in Oklahoma City and has now started its second, summer cohort to generate even more innovative ideas.

By Chamber Staff
VeloCity profile / August 28, 2020
Dirk Spiers
Founder & President,
Spiers New Technologies
The OKC Chamber has been absolutely terrific for us; very, very helpful and always on our side. I’m grateful for that.
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