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Turning Opportunity into Action: Kevin Kuteesa’s MBA Journey

Kevin Kuteesa has distinguished herself as an exceptional leader and changemaker from the moment she joined the Oklahoma State MBA program. Her accomplishments reflect not only academic excellence, but a deep commitment to leadership, innovation and
Turning Opportunity into Action: Kevin Kuteesa’s MBA Journey
Students claim $45,000 in prize money in Riata Business Plan Competition

Thu, Feb 6, 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

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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

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OSU app competition Phase I winners named

Tue, Nov 26, 2019

An app that could help stop sex trafficking with the use of big data has topped the Phase I of Oklahoma State University's annual "From Research to App Competition."

News TopicsAppcompetitionRiata Center for Innovation and EntrepreneurshipOSU App CenterOSU Research
A decade of educating student entrepreneurs celebrated

Mon, Nov 4, 2019

The Oklahoma State University School of Entrepreneurship marks its 10th anniversary in November by celebrating milestones including nearly 950 entrepreneurship degrees conferred and the launch of more than 200 student businesses that have raised

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OSU investment fund fuels aspirations of student entrepreneurs

Tue, Aug 6, 2019

The Riata Center for Entrepreneurship in the Spears School of Business awarded a total of $75,000 to three teams of Oklahoma State University student entrepreneurs this summer in the first round of a new investment fund designed to invest in budding

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OSU students impress at Love’s Entrepreneur’s Cup

Fri, Apr 19, 2019

Oklahoma State University's award-winning entrepreneurship program was on center stage Thursday night at the 2019 Love's Entrepreneur's Cup. OSU teams won first place in both the undergraduate and graduate High Growth divisions of the statewide

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OSU students place first at Princeton University business plan competition

Fri, Apr 19, 2019

Two Oklahoma State University students have earned national recognition by winning the TigerLaunch competition hosted by Princeton University for their startup business plan for Contraire, a predictive analysis control system designed to provide

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Oklahoma State University launches The WhiteBox initiative

Wed, Apr 10, 2019

In an effort to promote experiential opportunities for learning, innovation and student-business-ownership, the Schools of Architecture and Entrepreneurship at Oklahoma State University, in collaboration with the Riata Center for Entrepreneurship,

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A conversation about career readiness and technology with Apple executives

Thu, Apr 4, 2019

Two Apple executives will visit the Spears School of Business on April 18 to meet with students, faculty and staff to discuss career readiness and technology. The presentations, sponsored by the Riata Center for Entrepreneurship and OrangeTech,

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Students claim $45,000 in prize money in Riata Business Plan Competition

Tue, Apr 2, 2019

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. The Riata Business Plan Competition at the Spears School of Business

Spears School of BusinessSchool of Entrepreneurshipstudent awardsNews TopicsRiata Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship