The University of Oklahoma’s entrepreneurial movement enables students to discover entrepreneurship, develop specialized skills, test emerging business ideas and launch breakthrough ventures to transform our state, nation and world!

The Ronnie K. Irani Center for the Creation of Economic Wealth Methodology involves an iterative and flexibly applied 4-step approach to technology commercialization, software business acceleration, startup ventures and product design.

The program starts with small teams of aspiring student entrepreneurs looking to start or expand a business. We provide support to teams including mentoring, training, dinners and workspace for the eight week summer program. Teams are also given $10,000 in seed funding to accelerate the launch of their entrepreneurial ventures. This is an experiential, hands-on program, with the goal of empowering students to create their own revenue generating or investment ready companies.

"Allied Arts supports 26 nonprofit arts organizations in central Oklahoma that we call our member agencies. In addition to these groups, Allied Arts also supports many other organizations through its various granting programs."

"Arts Alliance Tulsa (AAT) is Tulsa’s United Arts Fund, providing unrestricted economic support, marketing and advocacy services for 40 local nonprofit performing and visual arts organizations."

"Arts Council Oklahoma City is a non-profit organization that brings award-winning, nationally-recognized arts programs and events to the greater Metro area."

The Center for Cultural Innovation (CCI) was founded in 2001. Its mission is to support individuals in the arts—artists, culture bearers, and creative entrepreneurs—to realize greater self determination so as to unfetter their productivity, free expression, and social impact, which contributes to shaping our collective national identity in ways that reflect the diversity of society.

"We make Norman unique."

"The Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition (OVAC) helps artists realize their potential through education, exposure and funding. Organized in 1988, OVAC is a non-profit organization that supports visual artists living and working in Oklahoma. OVAC promotes public interest in the arts and helps people of all ages understand the visual arts."

"We Expand Oklahoma's Prosperity by providing down payment assistance to home buyers, capital to help start businesses, commercial space for lease to start-up companies, and training to aspiring entrepreneurs. We are proud to be ranked one of the “2017 Best Places to Work in Oklahoma”, a Neighborworks America Chartered Member, and a certified healthy business."

"We help small businesses."

The Society for Arts Entrepreneurship Education is an organization committed to advancing formal training and high educational standards for arts entrepreneurship education.