Skip to main content

News and Media

Open Main MenuClose Main Menu
Students claim $53,000 in prize money in Riata Business Plan Competition

Wed, Feb 03, 2021

The Oklahoma State University School for Entrepreneurship and the Riata Center for Entrepreneurship have named winners of the 2021 student competition to create business plans for innovative startups. The Riata Business Plan Competition at the Spears School of Business promotes entrepreneurship and small business development by focusing on student-created, -managed and -owned ventures.

News TopicsSchool of EntrepreneurshipBusinessRiata Center for Innovation and EntrepreneurshipSpears School of BusinessStudent Success
Entrepreneurship undergraduate program receives U.S. News national ranking

Tue, Feb 02, 2021

Oklahoma State University’s School of Entrepreneurship is included among the best in the nation in the prestigious U.S. News and World Report rankings.

BusinessSpears School of BusinessRiata Center for Innovation and EntrepreneurshipSchool of Entrepreneurship
OSU alums named to Forbes 30 Under 30 entrepreneurs list

Wed, Dec 09, 2020

Oklahoma State University business and engineering graduates Haley Marie Keith and Kevin Keith have been selected by Forbes magazine to be included in its 2021 list of 30 Under 30 standout manufacturing and industry entrepreneurs under 30 years of age. The married couple were still OSU students when they developed the business MITO Material Solutions based on OSU licensed and patented technology that incorporates graphene additives into composite materials such as epoxies or polymers, making them substantially stronger and lighter.

Spears School of Business AlumniCollege of Engineering Architecture and TechnologyBusinessNews TopicsSpears School of BusinessSchool of Entrepreneurship
OSU I-Corps teams receive grants of $200,000 from National Science Foundation

Wed, Aug 12, 2020

Four groups of Oklahoma State University students, faculty and industry mentors have each been selected to receive $50,000 grants and additional mentoring through the National Science Foundation (NSF) I-Corps program.

ResearchCollege of Engineering Architecture and TechnologySpears School of BusinessAgricultural Sciences and Natural ResourcesFerguson College of AgricultureSchool of EntrepreneurshipCowboy TechnologiesBusinessRiata Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Riding high on Bubble Calm

Mon, Jul 27, 2020

You would think that the two Oklahoma State University students who started a business selling a gum that promotes feelings of calmness would have done well at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic with all the fear surrounding it. But like nearly every business in the U.S. caught up in the crisis, the founders of startup Bubble Calm ran into all kinds of hitches following their launch on the last day of February 2020.

Spears School of BusinessEngage@Spears magazineMagazineSchool of EntrepreneurshipBusinessNews Topics
OSU entrepreneurs present winning business plans

Wed, Apr 29, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic couldn’t prevent Oklahoma State University student entrepreneurs from competing in and winning awards in a virtual 2020 Love’s Entrepreneur’s Cup and finishing in the top four of an international college business plan competition through the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which also featured teams competing remotely.

Student SuccessNews TopicsSchool of EntrepreneurshipBusinessSpears School of BusinessCollege of Engineering Architecture and Technology
Making the Most of the Circumstances

Fri, Apr 24, 2020

Chandler Goodman considers himself an opportunist, so when the Oklahoma State University senior found himself sitting at his parent’s home after the family’s Oklahoma City business had been classified non-essential and closed on March 26, he sprang into action.

Department of FinanceSpears School of BusinessSchool of AccountingBusinessSchool of EntrepreneurshipDepartment of Management Science and Information Systems
Students claim $45,000 in prize money in Riata Business Plan Competition

Thu, Feb 06, 2020

The Oklahoma State University School for Entrepreneurship and the Riata Center for Entrepreneurship have named winners of the annual student competition to create business startups at the event finals Jan. 31. The Riata Business Plan Competition at the Spears School of Business promotes entrepreneurship and small business development by focusing on student created, managed and owned ventures.

School of EntrepreneurshipRiata Center for Innovation and EntrepreneurshipCollege of Arts and SciencesStudent SuccessNews TopicsSpears School of BusinessCollege of Engineering Architecture and TechnologyBusinessHighlight
Students pitch business plans for prize money

Mon, Jan 27, 2020

Semi-finalists in the annual student Riata Business Plan Competition have been selected to compete Friday, Jan. 31, for $45,000 in prize money in the competition’s finals. Hosted by the Riata Center for Entrepreneurship and the School of Entrepreneurship in the Spears School of Business, the competition promotes entrepreneurship and small-business development by focusing on student created, managed and owned ventures.

Riata Center for Innovation and EntrepreneurshipSchool of EntrepreneurshipBusinessSpears School of Business
MENUCLOSE