entrepreneurship
What Does Economic Development Do for You? The Significance of the Economic Multiplier
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker People often find the term “economic development” vague and confusing. Understanding how economic development works and benefits the…
Hunter Cook: Technology, Entrepreneurship, and the Written Word
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker Hunter Cook started writing when he was seven years old. At first, he wanted to write comic books,…
Ada Jobs Foundation Looks Ahead: A Vision for Growth and Collaboration in 2025
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker As we begin 2025, the team at the Ada Jobs Foundation (AJF) eagerly awaits the developments in the…
Conduit Startup Showcase: Celebrating Entrepreneurship and Community Innovation
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker Anticipation filled the air as fifteen entrepreneurs, representing nine different projects, prepared to present and compete for cash…
Building Tomorrow’s Leaders: Oklahoma Business Week
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker In early June, 35 high school students converged onto the East Central University campus to learn about business…
Bridging the Digital Divide: How Ada’s Community Can Access Free Cybersecurity and Networking Courses
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker Digital jobs are not just the careers of the future—they are the careers of the present. However, people…
Coding with Creativity: A Coaches Perspective
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker A year ago, I had never heard of the Youth Coding League, and I certainly knew very little…
Business Improvement Grant: BIG Ideas to Help Small Communities
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker There are many tools that work together to help make Ada a place where people want to live,…
From STEM Student to Tech Entrepreneur: The Journey of Andon Russell
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker When Andon Russell joined the Chickasaw Nation STEM Academy at age eight, he had no way of knowing…
Snapshot of the Conduit Initiative: A Multi-Pronged Approach to Entrepreneurship
By: Sunnie Dawn Baker There is no single way to build a tech entrepreneurship ecosystem. There is not a simple set of…