TechConnectWV Competitors

Expanding Oklahoma’s prosperity by removing barriers to capital to help develop or expand businesses, train aspiring entrepreneurs and help working families buy a home. Since 1982, REI Oklahoma has focused on cultivating an environment conducive to economic growth and job creation. With offices throughout Oklahoma, REI Oklahoma collaborates closely with lenders, community partners and donors across the state to help businesses thrive and entrepreneurs navigate our business resources and lending programs. We work diligently to help businesses and entrepreneurs by zeroing in on relationship-building and person-to-person outreach, leveraging our many programs and initiatives across Oklahoma. These programs include Business Lending (1982), Down Payment Assistance Program (1998), Commercial Space and Facilities (1985), Minority Business Center (2009), New Market Tax Credit (2002) Program and the Women’s Business Center (2001). REI Oklahoma understands the importance of adapting to a specific community’s needs, respecting community culture and addressing the barriers many of our neighbors’ face. With 40-year+ history of implementing federal contracts and grants from various agencies and organizations, we have a high level of expertise in case management, tracking of data and keeping clients engaged in a meaningful and impactful way. With the various entry points to services at REI Oklahoma, regardless of where a client enters, they have access to all services offered. If additional resources are needed, we have connections we can provide warm referrals to – to help individuals access other resources to assist them in reaching their goals. If you want to launch or grow your business, REI Oklahoma can help. If you’d like to partner with us or invest in building Oklahoma’s economy for all – let’s schedule a time to visit about our mission and see how we can work together to better serve entrepreneurial community. REI Oklahoma is an equal-opportunity employer.

TechConnect is a global innovation prospecting company, delivering the most promising technologies to the world’s leading corporate, investment and government clients. We strive to accelerate technology commercialization from lab-to-industry by providing partnering, funding and licensing opportunities to the global innovation community. TechConnect is headquartered in Austin, Texas, with offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Danville, California. For more information on our programs visit us at www.TechConnect.org

Founded in 2002, Idea Foundry is a Pittsburgh-based global investor focused on social impact, with over 250 companies and projects in our portfolio that have generated over $1B in direct economic impact. Idea Foundry invests in and works alongside global and local entrepreneurs to transform innovative business ideas into viable commercial activities, facilitate business growth, and leverage international programs to build and reinforce global and local economic ecosystems.