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1	Establishing An Entrepreneurial Community Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education Summer Conference - 2006
2	Economic Development
3	What do we mean when we say “Entrepreneur”
4	Entrepreneurs Are Vital In Our Economy
5	EDS: Entrepreneurship Development System: “a coordinated infrastructure of public and private support that facilitate entrepreneurship.”*
6	What are the key pieces that a community needs to support entrepreneurship?
7	Why is this support necessary?
8	Make the Case
9	Building Blocks for the Entrepreneurial Community
10	Main Ingredient: People!
11	Born or Made?
12	Entrepreneurship is as American as Apple Pie
13	Oklahoma was Built by Entrepreneurs
14	Two Truths about Entrepreneurship
15	Areas Where Entrepreneurs May Need Assistance
16	There is external help!
17	42 Certified Business Incubators in the State
18	Cameron University has a Business Incubator
19	You can Establish your own Business Incubator
20	Tax Incentives
21	“How To” Information is Available
22	Entrepreneurs Come in all Ages
23	Youth Programs are an Effective Way to Spread the Entrepreneurial Spirit
24	REAL: Rural Entrepreneurship through Action Learning
25	Engage the Youth in Your Entrepreneurial Community
26	New Businesses Need Money
27	OPM
28	Some Sources for Other People’s Money
29	Business Succession Planning
30	Build a Support Network
31	Work with Existing Agencies to Build a Network
32	Communicate Your Entrepreneurial Efforts Throughout the Town
33	Instill a “Spirit of Entrepreneurship”
34	Engage People with a Contest
35	Lawton Technology Entrepreneur Contest
36	Three New Companies for Lawton
37	Celebrate Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurs
38	Reach Out to Build Critical Mass
39	Entrepreneurship Development Systems
40	HomeTown Competitiveness - HTC
41	Institute for Rural Entrepreneurship
42	Boomtown, USA
43	Other Sources of Information
44	Contact Information