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2022-23 Amarillo EnterPrize Challenge Finalists Award Totals $500,000

Contact: Brian Enevoldsen, 806-651-8500, brian@wtenterprisecenter.com Copy by Adam Jiwa, 806-651-8503, adam@wtenterprisecenter.com   AMARILLO, Texas—Five Amarillo-area businesses were awarded a total of half-million dollars in business capital funding during the 26th annual Amarillo EnterPrize Challenge award ceremony. The Amarillo EnterPrize Challenge is a program of the WT Enterprise Center and funded by the Amarillo Economic Development Corp.to assist entrepreneurs in expanding an existing… Read more »

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Press Release: The WT Enterprise Center Names Interim Executive Director

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 8, 2021 David M. Wilson, Marketing Manager WT Enterprise Center (806) 374-9777 david@wtenterprisecenter.com The WT Enterprise Center Names Interim Executive Director Amarillo, Texas:  Gina Woodward has been named as the interim executive director of the WT Enterprise Center as they conduct a search for a permanent executive director. This change follows… Read more »

Kyla Frye Farewell

Kyla Frye, Executive Director, Leaving the WT Enterprise Center Following Almost A Decade of Dedicated Service

Kyla Frye, Executive Director of the WT Enterprise Center, has dedicated the better part of a decade to the WT Enterprise Center, its staff and clients, and the economic growth of the Texas panhandle. Please join us on Tuesday, December 7 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. for a reception honoring Kyla and her achievements, as… 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 »

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 »

5 Reasons Millennials Are Important to Amarillo

5 Reasons Millennials Are Important to Amarillo Mid-size cities are becoming very popular to the millennial generation as they begin to expand their families and continue advancing their careers. It’s important that communities rally around this generation, as they have vision for the cities they want to live in, raise their children, grow their careers… Read more »

2017-2018 Amarillo EnterPrize Challenge Recipients

23rd Amarillo EnterPrize Challenge Recipients The Amarillo Community came together on the evening of March 22, 2018 to celebrate the growth of five local entrepreneurs at the 23rd Annual Amarillo EnterPrize Challenge Awards Ceremony. Five local entrepreneurs were selected as the 2018 recipients of the Amarillo EnterPrize Challenge by five independent judges based on their professional… 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 »