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As you may be aware of, the OCCC SIFE Entrepreneurship is well on the way. If you missed yesterday's presentation, the presenters left hand-outs and a lot of information behind for you to use.

Tomorrow's speakers are Mr. Josh O'brien and Mr. Bud Belz.

• Mr. O'brien works with the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce and is detached to i2E, an institution created by the state of Oklahoma to help turn innovative ideas into business ventures.
• Mr. Bud Belz is the Founder and President of Auto Club of America. Mr. Belz is also the Executive Director of the American Auto and Travel organization, which is the trade association for the auto club industry. Those of you that may have had Mr. Belz in class know how resourceful he is.

Please come and/or encourage your friends to come listen to these resourceful speakers. It is completely free and you will gain from their expertise and experience.

In case you have not yet done so, please register for the mini-entrepreneurship boot camp, scheduled for Friday afternoon and Saturday. For budding entrepreneurs, this is the perfect opportunity to test your drive and desire to start your own business. Enough information will be provided for you to be able to judge whether business ownership is something you may want to pursue. If you know of anybody that might be interested, please invite them to come. it is totally free and food will be provided.

Here is the program for the rest of the week.

Entrepreneurship Week Program

Thursday March 08, 2012

12:30 pm - 01-20 pm

Speaker: Josh O’Brien - OKC Greater Chamber of Commerce/i2E

Speaker: Bud Belz - President, Auto Club of America and Executive Director, American Auto and Travel Organization

Friday March 9, 2012 (Room 2N7)

• Introduction
• Business Planning (Mr. James Atkinson)

Mr. Atkinson worked for the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center for 4 years at University of Arkansas Little Rock

Saturday March 10, 2012

9:00am-3:30pm - Entrepreneurship Boot Camp: Working Sessions

9:00 am- Introduction and Welcome

9:30 am So, you think that you can start your own business?

Presenter:  Mr.  jack Kraettli

10:45 am Business Model Development

Presenter: Dr. Germain Pichop

 12:00 pm - Lunch Break

 1:00 pm - Legal Aspect of Business Creation

Presenter: Mr. grant Aguirre (Juris Doctor)

2:00 pm ?  Funding your Small Business

Presenter: Mr. Jack Kraettli 

3:00 pm  - Wrap Up and Closings

Presenter: Mr. Charles W. Myrick