This document discusses the growth and impact of Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) in Tulsa, Oklahoma over several years. It describes how GEW started small with a business model competition and has expanded to include various entrepreneurship programs and events. Key metrics are provided on the number of startups inspired, operating companies, jobs created, and funding secured through GEW activities. The document also outlines lessons learned for other communities looking to develop their entrepreneurial ecosystems.

1. Global Entrepreneurship Week A Catalyst to Growing an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Presented by Sean Griffin, Entrepreneurial Program Developer [email_address] Kristen Bergman, Entrepreneurial Thought Leader [email_address]

2. Sean Griffin , CEO and Founder, Vizalution Tulsa Economic Development Commissioner Chair of Entrepreneurial Initiatives Chair of Tulsa Global Entrepreneurship Week TCC Entrepreneurial Program Director Visual Thinking Entrepreneur, StartUp Mixologist, Graphic Facilitator, & Silicon Valley Transplant

3. Kristen Bergman , President of Vizalution Tulsa Community College Launch Captain Tulsa Global Entrepreneurship Week Project Manager Tulsa Collaboratorium Board Member Marketing and Branding, Relationship Manager, Business Development, and Silicon Valley Transplant

5. Visual Thinking Company Group Processes Organizational Change Entrepreneurial Programming Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Performance Cultures

6. Heritage of Entrepreneurialism

7. High Level Risk Takers

8. A Great City Grew

9. The World Has Changed

10. What We Were Rewarded For In The Past Is Not Necessarily What We Will Be Rewarded For Today And Into The Future

14. Time to Think Different

15. Former Mayor Kathy Taylor Strong Entrepreneurial Commitment

16. Smart Courageous Visionary Influential

17. Made commitment to support growing a culture of startups

18. Visited Kauffman Foundation

19. Inspired to Create Tulsa’s First

20. Formed Small Team of Seven

22. StartUp Environment Observed Aspiring Entrepreneurs Little or No Experience Viable Business Ideas Talent and Resources Low Barrier to Entry The Desire

23. Need StartUp Tailored Coaching Support

24. Proposed Business Model Competition To Kick-Off First TulsaGEW

25. First Response Mayor Taylor Loved It! Others Unsure Some Bet Against it. . .

26. Sometimes You Have To Show What Is Possible Before People Are Able To Embrace It

27. The Tulsa Entrepreneurial Spirit Award Business Model Competition Was Born As the Flagship of TulsaGEW

29. SpiritBank Becomes Founding Sponsor Over $100,000 in Cash & Prizes $30,000 Cash - First Place $5,000 Cash - Second Place $2,500 Cash - Third Place

30. Coaching and Mentoring-Based Business Model Competition Three Rounds of Judging Two Rounds of Coaching

31. Caught the Imagination of Local Community

32. Over 100 Business Models Submitted

33. First Year Winning Business Model Now An Inc. 500 Company

34. TulsaGEW Gains Traction

35. Year 2

36. Have Good Momentum To Build On

37. Expanded TulsaGEW Team Service Providers Higher Education Entrepreneurs

38. Spirit Award Kick-Off In April Eight Month Entrepreneurial PR Machine Driving To TulsaGEW In November

39. Started Looking for Opportunities To Expand Coaching For Entrepreneurs The Collaboratorium Business Model Development Incubator Born

40. First Annual Tulseys Created As The Crescendo Event of TulsaGEW MTV And Webby Award Inspired Celebration To Recognize Entrepreneurs

41. TulsaGEW Grows Into A Full Week Of Entrepreneurial Activities Spirit Award Celebration Coaching-Based Lunches The Tulseys Networking Events

42. Entrepreneurs & Community Energized/Excited

43. Year 3

44. TulsaGEW Getting Bigger Starting To See Synergies And Increase In People Wanting to Start StartUps

45. How To Improve?

47. Expanding TulsaGEW Events Daily Coaching Lunches Breakfast Networking Resource Center Crawl Spirit Award The Tulseys Startup Weekend

48. Over 1,000 People Attend TulsaGEW Events In 2009

49. Year 4

50. Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Emerges Start Quantifying Impact

51. Growing New Coaching Programs

52. Idea To Operating Business in Sixteen Weeks

53. Spirit Award Becomes

54. Tulsa Ecosystem Includes

55. Startup Weekend Tulsa Kicks-Off TulsaGEW 2010

56. Expanding TulsaGEW Events Daily Coaching Lunches Breakfast Networking Resource Center Crawl Spirit Award The Tulseys Startup Weekend

57. A Culture of StartUps Becomes Real

58. Year 5

59. The Impact Is Impressive

60. Entrepreneurs Helping Entrepreneurs

61. Business Model Focused StartUps

62. More Coaches and Mentors

63. Increase In Women-Founded StartUps

64. Since 2007, the impact of GEW activities on the Tulsa region is impressive: Startups Inspired – 637 Entrepreneurs inspired to act upon their dreams and start a start-up! Startups Operating – 64 new companies in operation Jobs Created – 269 new jobs created Added Yearly Payroll – $12,376,358 Funding Secured – Over $14,875,000 Resource Growth – Collaboratorium, Forge, FabLab Tulsa, Research Wizard, SourceLink, Cowboy Bootcamp, Tulsa Community College Launch, SeedStep Angels, Tulsa StartUp Weekend. Strategic Partners Engaged – 182 thought leaders, entrepreneurs, public leaders Events Generated – 62 tailored experiential coaching/mentoring sessions and events Event Attendance – 4,350 citizens from Tulsa community participated in events

65. TulsaGEW Bigger Than Ever

68. Extraordinary Results

69. Partnering to Expand Entrepreneurial Programming Nationwide

70. Learn More @ Tulsa Global Entrepreneurship Week http://www.tulsagew.com StartUp Tulsa Entrepreneurial Ecosystem http://www.startuptulsa.com Tulsa Entrepreneurial Spirit Award Business Model Competition http://www.tulsaspiritaward.com Launch StartUp Business Model Coaching Program http://www.launchyourejourney.com Tulsa Collaboratorium http://www.tulsacollab.com Vizalution http://www.vizalution.com Tulsa Community College http://www.tulsacc.edu Sean Griffin - [email_address] Kristen Bergman - [email_address]