• Innovative Ideas Competition• Up to $15,000 in cash prizes to competitive
proposal• Collaboration between university, economic
development authority and financial institutions
Success• Provides local
entrepreneurs an outlet for funding• Exposes their story
to the entire region• In year 2 with double
competitors from the inaugural year
Origins• Local Economic
Development Authority initiated as an outlet to fund entrepreneurs in a competitive format
• 1st year winners – artisan goat cheese
Collaborations
• Local support• Collaborations between finance, higher
education, economic development, regional chambers and SourceLink Tulsa
• Funding thru Innovation Center via an Economic Development Grant
Resource Partner Assistance
• Consistently promoted the competition via emails to the entire Tulsa region
• Shared the competition on all social media outlets