The Journal Record:
Oklahoma State University is gearing up to put budding entrepreneurs through a mental workout.
Organizers of the first OSU Cowboys Bootcamp for Entrepreneurs said it will build an entrepreneurial culture and increase success rates. The OSU boot camp is designed for Oklahomans interested in launching their own ventures and those in the early stages of start-ups.
Beginning Oct. 10, the $650 boot camp will be held every Saturday morning for six weeks.
“A lot of entrepreneurs don’t have time to go back to school and get a formal education,” Nola Miyasaki, the director of the Riata Center for Entrepreneurship in the Spears School of Business said.
“They are experts in a certain area and that’s how they start the business. We think this is a program that will help them be more successful.”
The boot camp will be an intense program that provides hands-on experience, packing a lot of learning into a short period of time, Miyasaki said. She said the boot camp concentrates on the key tools, perspectives and approaches that go into creating a viable business.
Topics that are taught during the program range from creating a solid business concept to guerrilla marketing.
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