General Sites for Entrepreneurs

  • Entrepreneurship

    The Kauffman Foundation’s online headquarters for entrepreneurs with a focus on innovation, growth, and the critical role of new business creation in our society.

  • Entrepreneur

    Entrepreneur Magazine’s online source for everything from practical start-up working tools to new business opportunities.

Service Providers and Networks for Entrepreneurs

  • The Forge

    The Forge is a business incubator that strives to accelerate the development and success of start-ups and existing businesses in Tulsa.

  • Greater Tulsa Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (GTHCC)

    GTHCC advocates, develops and advances Hispanic business interests in the greater Tulsa region and throughout the State of Oklahoma.

  • i2E, Inc

    The center works with companies, inventors, researchers and entrepreneurs to turn technological innovations into business opportunities. i2E is affiliated with the Oklahoma Technology Commercialization Center.

  • Oklahoma Small Business Development Center (OSBDC)

    The center's mission is to enhance economic growth through business development and innovation. OCBDC consults with and provides assistance to existing and prospective businesses.

  • Tulsa Regional Chamber

    The Tulsa Metro Chamber invests in a variety of initiatives benefiting local small businesses, including the Small Business Council, Let's Do Business, SourceLink Tulsa, Entrepreneur's Guide, The Circuit networking series, and the Small Business Awards.

  • Tulsa SCORE

    SCORE is a nonprofit national organization of retired business people whose members work with new and existing businesses to help them grow and become successful.

  • Tulsa Economic Development Corporation (TEDC)

    TEDC Creative Capital supports small business development, expansion, and survival in the Tulsa region by using public and private resources to give entrepreneurs access to financial and technical assistance.

Business Plans

  • Oklahoma Small Business Development Center (OSBDC)

    The center's mission is to enhance economic growth through business development and innovation. OCBDC consults with and provides assistance to existing and prospective businesses.

  • Small Business Resource Center

    Business basics, industry information, business plan strategies, Nolo e-books and more. Search this database for "Business Plans" or Browse in category "Start-Up Kit & Business Plans"

  • Tulsa SCORE

    SCORE is a nonprofit national organization of retired business people whose members work with new and existing businesses to help them grow and become successful.

Industry News Tools

  • Business Source Premier

    Trade and business news magazines offer the latest news and developments in entrepreneurial circles. This source searches through hundreds of publications looking for your keywords and retrieves full text articles for you about hot companies and industries.

  • Tulsa World

    Search this full text paper online for articles about local businesses, start-ups and growing industries.

  • Regional Business News

    Local business papers such as the Journal Record highlight up and coming companies, industries, and the entrepreneurial climate from a regional perspective in an online full text format.

Small Business Reference Center

 

Empowering Entrepreneur

This resource offers a wide variety of information on small business and entrepreneurial subject areas, common business types, a help and advice section, and provides information on how to create business plans that lead to successful funding.

Business videos provide critical information for business owners: interviews, ‘lessons learned’ features, lectures and ‘how to’ videos help foster success in all aspects of managing a business.

A collection of state-specific resources supports the researcher with demographic data and other local information.

Books about Thinking Like an Entrepreneur

Finances

  • i2E, Inc.

    The center works with companies, inventors, researchers and entrepreneurs to turn technological innovations into business opportunities. i2E is affiliated with the Oklahoma Technology Commercialization Center.

  • Oklahoma Small Business Development Center (OSBDC)

    The center's mission is to enhance economic growth through business development and innovation. OCBDC consults with and provides assistance to existing and prospective businesses.

  • Tulsa Economic Development Corporation (TEDC)

    TEDC Creative Capital supports small business development, expansion, and survival in the Tulsa region by using public and private resources to give entrepreneurs access to financial and technical assistance.

Legal Tools

  • BFI Business Filings Inc.

    Offers a Learning Center on business incorporation, the various ways to do it, and pros and cons of each. Sample forms and options for purchasing incorporation services are available.