Meacham: i2E Focused On Helping Startup ‘Saplings’ Succeed Long Term
i2E focused on helping startup ‘saplings’ succeed long term
Oklahoma nonprofit corporation focuses on helping entrepreneurs become successful.
By Scott Meacham
Published: February 19, 2013
Every long-term healthy economy needs many new small companies to be “planted,” saplings if you will, that have the potential to grow up and become big strong trees.
As a state, we know that if we don’t make an effort to ensure a continuous flow of new company startups, we won’t grow the next Devon, Williams or Chesapeake.
We can’t just focus on getting our economic growth from bigger firms and from expanding existing businesses. Our best source for long-term growth is organically growing more of our own new companies.
However, it is not easy. We’ve all heard the statistics: Half of all new companies fail in the first five years.