SpiritBank Offers Tips at Spirit Award Unplugged


SpiritBank opens its 2009 Business Solutions Series with a session designed to give advice to entrepreneurs interested in pursuing the Mayor’s Entrepreneurial Spirit Award.

Mayor Kathy Taylor’s Tulsa Entrepreneurial Spirit Award Unplugged is set for 4:30-6 p.m., April 8, at the SpiritBank Community Room, 1800 S. Baltimore Ave., with a penthouse reception from 6-7 p.m.

The Spirit Award competition is sponsored by SpiritBank and is in a strategic partnership with the Tulsa Business Journal.

Featured speakers are Gerald Buckley, the 2008 Spirit Award winner and founder of Grocio.com; Adrienne Kallweit, founder of Seeking Sitters and the 2007 Spirit Award winner; and Ned Bruha of Skunk Whisperer, the 2007 third place winner.

They will give advice on improving your message and refining your business plan, injecting entrepreneurialism into your small business, funding your big idea, lessons on winning the Spirit Award and the value of team-building and partnerships.

There is no charge for the event, but seating is limited. RSVP to Justin Swearengin at 918-295-7470 or jswearengin@spiritbank.com.