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State of Creativity Forum is an Innovation Accelerant

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

Even the governor, Mary Fallin, was there to support the notion that creativity and innovation is how Oklahoma moves forward. It’s all taking place November 13th in Oklahoma City. I’ve been told that people are coming from Europe and all over the states in addition to heavy Oklahoma resident registration.

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The Best Places to Start a Business in 2015

Up and Running

Here are some the places that entrepreneurs world over, might do well to start a business in, in 2015. This has boosted novelty tourism, and provides access to what is at this point a unique market. The city of Nashville also has a variety of business resources, including incubators like NBIC right through minority resource centers.

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After 20 years: Updating the Berkus Method of valuation

Berkonomics

I thought then that the best way to value a start-up is to give value to those elements of progress by the entrepreneur or team that reduce risk of success. Valuations are higher in Silicon Valley, Silicon Beach, New York and the North Carolina corridor than in Oklahoma City, Kansas City or Miami.