Oklahoma Entrepreneurs Conference 2010

The Oklahoma Entrepreneur's Conference: Accelerate Your Startup was an excellent event.

Keynote speakers Dr. Ernesto Sirroli and Chris Brogan brought their international experiences to Oklahoma, and many local experts added their own resources to the mix.

After my presentation on roadblocks that keep communities off the web, I joined the roundtable discussion on The Entrepreneur and the Economy, with Shelli Todd of the Department of Commerce moderating, Daniel Pullin of the University of Oklahoma, Susan Urbach of the Small Business Development Center and Deidre Myers of the Department of Commerce.

During the roundtable, I referred to my 2010 Rural Small Business Trends article, for some of the factors affecting small town businesses this year.

The convergence of more geeky entrepreneurs with more entrepreneurial geeks is a good sign for Oklahoma, I think.

Photo by Jessica Miller-Merrell.