Business Support Services by Institution - Northeast Region
Connors State College, Warner
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College, Miami
Northeastern State University, Tahlequah
Northern Oklahoma College, Tonkawa
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology, Okmulgee
Rogers State University, Claremore
Connors State College
700 College Road
Warner, OK 74469-2204
918.463.2931
Connors is a member of the Oklahoma Business Incubator Association and provides services to the local workforce board that serves seven counties in northeast Oklahoma.
Contact: Ryan Blanton, Executive Director of Connors Development Foundation
Email: ryan.blanton@connorsstate.edu
Website: connorsstate.edu
Business Services Available:
- Business forums
- Government contract training
- Manufacturing Extension Agents
- Meeting facilities
- ESL (on site)
- Professional or technical certificates
- Workforce training
- Continuing education
- Career service centers
- Internship placement
- Career fairs
- Veterans’ assistance
- Incubators and research parks
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
200 "I" St., NE, Box 3956
Miami, OK 74354-6497
918.540.6204
The NEO-Grove Higher Education Center also offers a wide range of community service (non-credit) courses for professional development and life enrichment. Computer classes and labs are available for training needs, and the facility hosts numerous community functions to promote community and economic development.
Contact: Bethene Fahnestock, Dean, School of Human Environmental Sciences
Email: susan.waldron@neo.edu
Website: www.neo.edu
Business Services Available:
- Business forums
- Meeting facilities
- ESL (on site)
- CRC Assessment Site
- Professional or technical certificates
- Workforce training
- Continuing education
- Career service centers
- Résumé writing
- Job search training
- Career fairs
- Veterans’ assistance
Northeastern State University
601 N. Grand Ave.
Tahlequah, OK 74464-2399
918.458.9687
The Oklahoma Center for Rural Development is part of NSU in Tahlequah and provides geographic, demographic, economic and growth information about Oklahoma communities and the state itself. Small businesses and international companies can use this data to plan for employee resources or possible relocation. The OCRD's work has been credited with bringing many companies to Tahlequah.
Contact: Ray Murphy, Director of the Oklahoma Center for Rural Development
Email: murphyrf@nsuok.edu
Website: www.nsuok.edu
Business Services Available:
- Business plan development
- Business forums
- Small Business Development Centers
- Business counseling
- Manufacturing Extension Agents
- Meeting facilities
- ESL (on site)
- Professional or technical certificates
- Customized corporate training
- Workforce training
- Continuing education
- Career service centers
- Online job banks
- Internship placement
- Résumé writing
- Job search training
- Career fairs
- Veterans’ assistance
Northern Oklahoma College
PO Box 310
Tonkawa, OK 74653-0310
580.628.6210
NOC provides a learning environment for programs and courses that foster economic development within the framework of a global marketplace.
Contact: Diana Watkins, Vice President for Academic Affairs
Email: diana.watkins@noc.edu
Website: www.noc.edu
Business Services Available:
- Meeting facilities
- Professional or technical certificates
- Workforce training
- Continuing education
- Career service centers
- Online job banks
- Internship placement
- Résumé writing
- Job search training
- Career fairs
- Veterans’ assistance
Oklahoma State University
Cowboy Innovations
1201 S. Innovation Way Drive
Stillwater, OK 74074
405.744.6930
Cowboy Innovations provides seamless connections between OSU and industry that accelerate innovative solutions to market and provide collaborative engagements spanning the region, state and world.
Contact: Kenneth Sewell, Vice President for Research and President of the OSU Research Foundation
Email: vpr@okstate.edu
Website: https://research.okstate.edu/partnerships.html
Business Services Available:
- OSU Research Park, Stillwater, Oklahoma
- Hamm Institute for American Energy at OSU-OKC
- Helmerich Research Center, Tulsa
- Commercial grant funding
- Commercial grant assistance
- Investment capital funding
- Investment capital raise assistance
- Business model and plan development
- NSF I-Corps program
- Mentor network
- Startup company formation
- Proactive industry engagement
- OSU intellectual property management and protection
- Search available for OSU Technologies
- OSU intellectual property licensing
- Industry partnering agreements with OSU
- Connection to OSU subject matter experts
- Access to OSU facilities and equipment
- OSU New Product Development Center
- OSU International Trade Center SBDC
- OSU Riata Center for Entrepreneurship
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology
1801 E. 4th St.
EGT Building
Okmulgee, OK 74447-3901
918.293.5156
The Economic Development and Training Center (EDTC) is uniquely positioned to provide workforce solutions through a variety of services designed to increase quality and productivity. OSUIT/MidAmerica offers college-accredited courses that can lead to an Associate of Applied Science degree, as well as training programs designed to meet the unique needs of the working adult and prepare them for high-wage positions within the industry.
Contact: Mark Hays, Manager, Economic Development and Training Center
Scott Fry, Director, OSUIT MidAmerica Industrial Park Center (MAIP)
Email: mark.hays@okstate.edu, sfry@maip.edu
Website: www.osuit.edu, www.osuit.edu/maip
Business Services Available:
- Government contract training
- Meeting facilities
- ESL (on site)
- CRC Assessment Sites
- Professional or technical certificates
- Customized corporate training
- Workforce training
- Continuing education
- Career service centers
- Online job banks
- Internship placement
- Résumé writing
- Job search training
- Career fairs
- Centers of Excellence
- Veterans’ assistance
Rogers State University
1701 W. Will Rogers Blvd.
Claremore, OK 74017-3252
918.343.7533
The programs at the RSU Innovation Center foster economic development, entrepreneurship and workforce development. The center provides small business counseling, entrepreneurship training, incubator facilities and support services, and economic and demographic research related to marketing and economic development.
Contact: Jeri Koehler, Director, Innovation Center
Email: jkoehler@rsu.edu
Website: www.rsu.edu/innovation
Business Services Available:
- Business plan development
- Business forums
- Small Business Development Centers
- Business counseling
- Manufacturing Extension Agents
- Meeting facilities
- Customized corporate training
- Workforce training
- Continuing education
- Career service centers
- Online job banks
- Internship placement
- Résumé writing
- Job search training
- Career fairs
- Veterans’ assistance
- Incubators and research parks
