"Idea WF" educating and rewarding those with best entrepreneurial plans for their businesses in WF.

"Idea WF" educating and rewarding those with best entrepreneurial plans for their businesses in WF.
Oct 11, 2021 12:00 PM
Jeannie Hilbers with IDEA WF
"Idea WF" educating and rewarding those with best entrepreneurial plans for their businesses in WF.
One of Rotary's core goals is to build local economies.  Join Jeannie Hilbers with IDEA WF coordinator as she and the SBDC talk about Wichita Falls Entrepreneurial competition and how to grow the local Wichita Falls economy.
 
Introduction: Steve Haviland
 
The purpose of i.d.e.a. WF is to facilitate access to capital for new and existing businesses in the greater Wichita Falls area. The program is a partnership between the Wichita Falls Economic Development Corporation, the Lalani Center for Entrepreneurship & Free Enterprise and the Dillard College of Business Administration at MSU in Texas. The major criterian for winners is bring new money from outside Wichita, Archer and Clay Counties and creat new employment opportunities.
 
Many have a unique entrepreneurial dream, but don't know how to get started. By participating in i.d.e.a.WF they gain a better understanding of how to develop, build and grow sustainable businesses that will strengthen our local economy. Through in depth training, personalized consulting and applied research, contestants enhance their knowledge and increase chance for success.