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Your idea could be the next big hit. Apply for Oklahoma’s $5K entrepreneur grant today

September 19, 2024

Builders + Backers to offer free workshops at WCCS on July 30

July 18, 2024

The Tulsa Idea Challenge Brings Entrepreneurs Together To Workshop Ideas

May 16, 2024

$5,000 grant announced to help Chicago residents start businesses

April 9, 2024

25 Students Explore An Often Overlooked Startup Scene

March 26, 2024

Builders + Backers and EDPA provide workshops on entrepreneurship

February 6, 2024

'TULSA IDEA CHALLENGE' ENCOURAGES PEOPLE WHO WANT TO BE ENTREPRENEURS

January 31, 2024

A fresh start is needed after the misadventures of venture capital

January 22, 2024

Builders + Backers, Heartland Forward unveil Stepping Stones initiative

January 21, 2024

Empowering Entrepreneurs Builders + Backers, Heartland Forward unveil Stepping Stones initiative

January 15, 2024

The imperative to meet in the middle

December 11, 2023

Serial Entrepreneur Turned VC Reveals 4 Numbers You Need to Know to Scale Your Company

December 1, 2023

A $25,000 funding surprise at Heartland Summit in Bentonville

November 10, 2023

Michigan Central and Newlab Launch Fellowship Program to Support Minority and Female Founders

October 16, 2023

Guest Opinion: Anyone with a great idea is worth investing in

July 14, 2023

Innovative Programs Play Pivotal Role in Startup Success

June 19, 2023

'Avalanche' of submissions: Locals chosen for new accelerator program

June 15, 2023

Seed 30: The Best Women Early Stage Investors

May 23, 2023

18 Tulsans win initial funding for their pursuits through Tulsa Idea Challenge

May 14, 2023

Applications open for program to help make your idea a reality

May 10, 2023

Builders and backers program in Birmingham

May 5, 2023

Builders + Backers Recognized in Fast Company's 2023 World Changing Ideas Awards

May 2, 2023

Tulsans put their entrepreneurial skills to the test at the Tulsa Idea Challenge

April 28, 2023

Builders + Backers, an Accelerator that Backs Idea Stage Entrepreneurs, will be at SXSW 2023

March 7, 2023

Tulsa companies partnering to host entrepreneurial competition

March 6, 2023

Program helps Tulsa entrepreneurs scale business to $1 million

January 24, 2023

Local entrepreneurs accepted to accelerator program

January 23, 2023

Entrepeneur program to provide total of $100,000 and training to 10 Tulsa Companies

December 15, 2022

Builders + Backers and Heartland Forward award over $1M to aspiring entrepreneurs

December 13, 2022

The founder of a Houston hostel is closing in on a key hire thanks to a talent mentor unlike any she's had before

December 12, 2022

Builders + Backers returns to IC, welcoming third cohort class

November 16, 2022

Meet the 5 mentors participating in Insider's first mentorship program for entrepreneurs

September 30, 2022

Female Founders and Investors: The Startup Journey Unplugged

September 13, 2022

Idea Accelerator gives Joplin entrepreneurs chance to pursue business ventures

August 20, 2022

Arkansas organizations turn brainstorms into business

August 2, 2022

Heartland Summit sets stage for economic growth

May 13, 2022

Builders and Backers celebrate successes, preview summer cohort

May 6, 2022

The Seed 25: The best female early-stage investors

May 2, 2022

Return Of The GEC: ‘Building One Global Entrepreneurial Ecosystem’

March 30, 2022

Builders In the News

In Detroit, Creating a New Hub for Innovation

October 12, 2024

Workplace AI Appoints Chris Higbee as New CEO to Spearhead AI-Driven Workplace Solutions

October 9, 2024

Virtuous, a fundraising CRM for nonprofits, raises $100M from Susquehanna Growth Equity

September 19, 2024

An Easier Route: The Street Company is Working to Make Better Work Zone Designs in Less Time and Improve Communities

September 10, 2024

Announcing the Techstars Detroit Powered by JP Morgan Fall 2024 Class

September 8, 2024

Bentonville Attorney’s Tech Firm Tackles Disability Claims

August 19, 2024

Kansas Is Getting an Immersive Museum, Complete With a Digital Art Wing

July 31, 2024

Sober Sidekick receives investment from High Street Equity Partners

July 25, 2024

Why New Yorkers Want to Leave

June 2, 2024

Can’t Afford a House? Buy a Piece of One Instead

April 26, 2024

Pacaso Wants You to Rethink the Concept of Home Ownership

March 19, 2024

More than 100 years since the Black Wall Street massacre, Tulsa is creating a haven for entrepreneurs

February 17, 2024

SIIA Announces Innovation Showcase 2024 Finalists

January 26, 2024

US’s first macaron vending machine now available in Jackson

January 12, 2024

Then & Now: Elizabeth Prenger making a name as a femtech disruptor

January 9, 2024

Former teacher in Pine Bluff takes stand against violence, hopes to create positive opportunities for kids

January 8, 2024

Teatown Presents: The Ultimate Boba Experience

November 30, 2023

Sober Sidekick: The Solution to a $43B Addiction Treatment Industry Thriving Off Patient Relapse

November 15, 2023

Takeaways from the 2023 Heartland Forward Summit

November 14, 2023

Builder Amnoni Meyers: Vanguard of Innovation

November 7, 2023

Forgotten neighborhood in Prichard set to become a community for homeless veterans

November 5, 2023

Pumpkin Patch Party to Bring Fall Fun to Detroit’s East Side

October 26, 2023

Joplin library recognized at Missouri Library Association conference

October 12, 2023

Introducing the 2023-2024 James Beard Legacy Network Cohort

October 12, 2023

Black-owned grocery store hopes to drain the ‘food swamp’ in Detroit’s Jefferson Chalmers

October 10, 2023

Living, Leading and Filming with Purpose in the Delta

October 6, 2023

Big Ass Bag is Changing the Online Shopping Landscape

October 3, 2023

Hy-Vee awards $50,000 to local minority and women-owned businesses at inclusivity summit

September 19, 2023

Families scramble as schools face bus driver shortage

September 4, 2023

Legacy and Tradition of America’s Black-owned Banks of Okla.

September 1, 2023

Power players: Meet the women shaping Tulsa's public relations landscape

August 31, 2023

North Liberty-based Learn Spatial helps neurodivergent learning

August 29, 2023

Mobile man works to revive communities, one home at a time

July 26, 2023

In Tornado Alley, this app creator built a tool to connect users with storm shelters

July 20, 2023

Top WNBA Stars Head to Las Vegas for All-Star weekend

July 12, 2023

Become a Better Plant Parent

July 3, 2023

The Shift: Springdale entrepreneur's cups runneth over

June 28, 2023

Arkansas Native Elizabeth Prenger on Bridging the Gap in Women’s Healthcare

June 13, 2023

From foster care, to publishing a book that inspired a fashion show in downtown Tulsa

May 18, 2023

Student loan startup MPOWER financing secures $150m in debt from Goldman Sachs

May 15, 2023

Pop-Up Museum in Downtown showcases tulsa's history as oil capital of the world

May 11, 2023

Grand prize winner talks success of tulsa idea challenge

May 10, 2023

ID.me Appoints Samantha Greenberg as Chief Financial Officer and Raises $132 Million in Series D Funding

April 11, 2023

Pitch competition won by Iowa City startup FitMeReach

March 2, 2023

Five USA-Based Startups Advance to Entrepreneurship World Cup Global Finals

February 16, 2023

Black Tech Street’s Revival Series: DUKAPAQ

February 10, 2023

Meet Amnoni L Myers

February 9, 2023

Highlighting Underrepresented Founders: KingsCrowd and Backstage Capital Collaboration

October 26, 2022

Dubai's BitOasis signs deal with Mastercard for crypto-linked cards

October 25, 2022

Due to bus driver shortage, Detroit area school districts partner with HopSkipDrive rideshare app

October 6, 2022

ICONIC MOMENTS PARTNERS WITH WHITE HOUSE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION TO PRODUCE NFT ART FOR PROOF COLLECTIVE'S GRAILS II RELEASE

August 22, 2022

Meet the 12 fintech startups every small-business owner should know

July 26, 2022

Virtuous Announces Record Growth on the Heels of Recent Product Expansion

July 26, 2022

Iconic Moments: Developing an NFT marketplace for museums around the world

June 14, 2022

Guild Education reached $4.4 Billion Valuation as Labor Market Demand Continues and a Downturn Threat Arises

June 2, 2022

Digiphy Announces $1.5 Million in New Funding to Help Brands Go Beyond the Label

June 1, 2022

33 projects that prove small businesses can change the world

May 12, 2022

#BlackRosie Launches as the First Digital Platform for Black Women in Sports Media

May 2, 2022

Guild Education and Twiga Names to Times 100 Most Innovative Companies

May 2, 2022

Builders + Backers: The Plant Queen is ruling her ‘Plant Parenthood’ empire

April 4, 2022

AngelList Venture takes on rare capital at a $4 billion valuation

March 8, 2022

NXCR rebrands, launches Tesla subscription program aided by AutoWeb

January 21, 2022

Progressive data startup Civitech raises $10M

January 11, 2022

Is This App The Future of Second Home Buying?

November 17, 2021

Joanna McFarland Hop Skip Drive For pivoting her ride service into new markets.

November 4, 2021

Best-Led Companies of 2021 Meet the Top 250 Best-Led Companies in America

November 4, 2021

Kenya’s Twiga raises $50M to scale food solutions across Africa

November 1, 2021