Grow Academy

Grow Academy is a 5-month program for those hoping to start or strengthen a small business. Classes will cover everything you need to know to build a business plan. Each class will be split between advice from industry experts and instruction on how to utilize free library resources to gather vital data needed for a business plan and market research.

Classes occur one Saturday each month from February to June. Each class will be two hours from 10 am-noon. 

This program is being offered at no-cost to Tulsa City-County Library card holders.

Grow Academy classes are open at limited registration. Reserve your seat here: https://events.tulsalibrary.org/events.

We currently have space to accept 55 people to the cohort. 

Experts include but are not limited to representatives from Tulsa Economic Development Corporation, Northeastern State University, , and Oklahoma Small Business Development Center, 36 Degrees North, SCORE, Tulsa Tech, OU-The Mine and REI Women's Business Center. Students will have access to Tulsa City-County Library’s Business Knowledge Specialists.

Classes will cover the following topics:

1. Dreams on Paper: Mapping Your Journey- Business Plans/Finding Funding
2. The Super Market- Market Research
3. So On Brand- Marketing and Branding
4. You’re Worth It- Sales and Pricing 
5. Money Matters- Taxes/Money Management

Yes! If you see a class your business can benefit from, please join us. Those attending one class will not be part of the cohort discussion sessions or receive a certificate of completion. Registration is limited and will be available at tulsalibrary.org/events

Oklahoma Department of Commerce
https://www.okcommerce.gov/

Oklahoma Tax Commission
https://oklahoma.gov/tax.html

Oklahoma Secretary of State

https://www.sos.ok.gov/business/infoSB.aspx 

Build in Tulsa

https://www.buildintulsa.com/

36 Degrees North

https://www.36n.co/ 

PartnerTulsa

https://partnertulsa.org/  

Small Business Administration
https://www.sba.gov/

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
https://www.eeoc.gov/

US Department of Labor
https://www.dol.gov/

EIN number
https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/apply-for-an-employer-identification-number-ein-online

IRS Starting a Small Business
https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/starting-a-business

Better Business Bureau 
https://www.bbb.org/

General Services Administration
https://www.gsa.gov/small-business

Small Business Programs from the US Department of Treasury
https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/small-business-programs

Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization- US Department of Treasury
https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/small-business-programs/small-and-disadvantaged-business-utilization-0

US Government 

https://www.usa.gov/state-business/oklahoma

Instructors will be joining us from the following organizations:

Northeastern State University
https://www.nsuok.edu/brokenarrow.aspx

Oklahoma Small Business Development Corporation
https://www.oksbdc.org/

Northrop Grumman
https://www.northropgrumman.com/

Tulsa Economic Development Corporation
https://tedcnet.com/

SBA
https://www.sba.gov/district/oklahoma

36 Degrees North 

https://www.36n.co/

SCORE 

https://tulsa.score.org/

REI Women's Business Center

https://reiwbc.org/

Tulsa Tech 

https://tulsatech.edu/workforce-training-and-development/

Oklahoma University- The Mine

https://www.ou.edu/iccew/for-community-members/entrepreneurial-resources 

OSU Patent and Trademark Resource Center

https://info.library.okstate.edu/patent-and-trademark-resource-center

The Branning Group

https://branninggroup.com/

Fulton Street Books and Coffee

https://www.fultonstreet918.com/

Canyon Trail 

https://canyon-trail.com/