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WTEC to Celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week in November

AMARILLO, Texas – The WT Enterprise Center will collaborate with several community partners to host Global Entrepreneurship Week from Nov. 13 to 17. The week of events will engage, educate and celebrate business owners in the Texas Panhandle by connecting them with support organizations to promote and grow the spirit of entrepreneurship in the Texas Panhandle, said… Read more »

Applications to Open Oct. 31 for 2023-24 Amarillo EnterPrize Challenge

AMARILLO, Texas – Applications will open Oct. 31 for the WT Enterprise Center’s 2023-24 Amarillo EnterPrize Challenge. This year, primary business owners located in Potter or Randall County can compete for award amounts up to $75,000 to grow their business. The total prize pool is $300,000. Business owners can apply at AmarilloEnterPrizeChallenge.com and must attend one mandatory orientation to… Read more »

WT Enterprise Center to Provide ‘Blueprint’ for Entrepreneurial Success

AMARILLO, Texas – Aspiring entrepreneurs wanting to build business success have a new Blueprint to follow, thanks to the WT Enterprise Center and America’s SBDC at WTAMU. The units of WT’s Paul and Virginia Engler College of Business are launching Blueprint, a program focused on finding new successful ways to build start-up businesses. “Participants of the Blueprint program will leave with… Read more »

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Press Release: WT Enterprise Center and Community Partners Announce Global Entrepreneurship Week

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 2, 2021 David M. Wilson, Marketing Manager WT Enterprise Center (806) 374-9777 david@wtenterprisecenter.com WT Enterprise Center and Community Partners Announce Global Entrepreneurship Week Amarillo, Texas: The WT Enterprise Center is an official partner for Global Entrepreneurship Week, an international movement powered by the Global Entrepreneurship Network, dedicated to making it possible… Read more »

Blue Sage Pottery – Guest Blog by Kent Harris

Exciting things are happening at Blue Sage Pottery this summer! The two biggest things currently happening are the designing and making of stoneware urns and the completion of the first phase of studio/gallery updates. After receiving the Enterprize Challenge in the Spring, Kent had to finish up making 700 pieces of custom tableware for a… Read more »

4 Ways to Scale Your Influence as a Millennial Entrepreneur

Article by Kyla Frye, Associate Director, WT Enterprise Center Choose two or three channels to focus on Being present is really important in today’s business climate when you are looking to expand your influence. However, trying to be in all places at once isn’t conducive and it can be time consuming. Focus on working smarter… Read more »

Millennial Interview

Brittny Lee, Marketing Director sits down with Kyla Frye, Associate Director of the WT Enterprise Center to discuss her experience with young entrepreneurs in Amarillo and what makes them so important to our community! Stay tuned for upcoming blogs in our latest series, 4 Millennials by a Millennial!  Lee: Tell us about yourself and what… Read more »

How Coworking Can Jumpstart Your Early Stage Business

Entrepreneurs and freelancers focused on building their businesses frequently find themselves working in a bubble. This laser focus and determination creates a vacuum that helps them build their business, but it also seals them off from outside input and ideas. Coworking spaces help pierce this bubble and inject fresh ideas and creative input into the… Read more »

6 Challenges Every Entrepreneur Knows to be True

Opening a business is one of the most rewarding things you will ever do. It is an opportunity to chart your own course and pursue the possibilities you desire. The challenges entrepreneurs will face vary depending on the industry, but there are some universal challenges that all entrepreneurs must rise above on their road to… Read more »