Norman, okay., May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — In an effort to meet the critical business and legal support needs of entrepreneurs and small businesses, the Michael F. Price College of Business at the University of Oklahoma, in partnership with the OU College of Law , threw Oklahoma’s very first business law center.
The OU Entrepreneurial Law Center provides free, early advice to entrepreneurs and small businesses. Under the direction of the General Manager David Kinsinger and with the credentialing insights and design support offered by colleagues at the OU College of Law, OU ELC conducted its first pilot clinic supporting three client startups during OU’s Spring 2023 semester.
“The opening of the Entrepreneurship Law Center is imperative to achieving our goal of ensuring the sustainable global competitiveness of countries. Oklahoma and the nation,” said Corey Phelps, Dean of Price College. “A crucial resource that early-stage startups and small businesses need is access to inexpensive legal expertise and business advisory services on issues of intellectual property, legal organizational form and business relationships. The ELC provides these services, reducing barriers to entrepreneurship and empowering startups. to turn their ideas into sustainable businesses.
Katheleen GuzmanDean of the OU College of Law, said, “The Price College of Business has recognized the specific kind of cross-professional and community collaboration that is essential in the face of complex and rapidly changing environments. The OU ELC allows business and law students to refine the design. “Thinking skills together through integrated options and solutions for real clients. Plus, it reinforces the commitment of business and law to the kind of sophisticated, contextualized education that experiential opportunities like this program provide.” “
The OU ELC primarily works with clients on a 15-week basis during the OU’s fall and spring semesters and is uniquely positioned as the premier entrepreneurial law center in the state.
“The OU Entrepreneurial Law Center is the first of its kind in the state of Oklahoma“said Kinsinger, who received his juris doctorate from OU in 1989 and has more than 30 years of experience representing companies on intellectual property matters and corporate transactions. “Although There are many resources across the state designed to help startups, there are none that offer this type of free legal and business support.
The OU ELC also offers Price College and OU College of Law students the opportunity to gain valuable, hands-on experience in structuring the business and legal needs of a new venture.
The Center for Entrepreneurial Law is housed in the Tom Love Innovation Hub, located on the OU Research Campus, and is currently recruiting clients for the fall semester. Companies interested in applying for the services of OU ELC can contact the staff at (email protected).
About Michael F. Price College of Business
The Michael F. Price College of Business in University of Oklahoma has grown significantly over the past five years, becoming the second largest college in OU with over 5,200 students. The college offers high-level undergraduate, master’s, executive and doctoral programs in six academic divisions. More information is available at price.or.edu.
About the Tom Love Innovation Hub
Founded in 2016, the Tom Love Innovation Hub, powered by OU Michael F. Price College of Business, is a state-of-the-art facility designed to foster the creation, development, and implementation of innovative ideas. The Innovation Hub is a leader in the field Oklahoma entrepreneurial ecosystem. Aimed at advancing innovation and entrepreneurship in University of Oklahoma and through Oklahoma, the Innovation Hub has helped launch many new businesses and entrepreneurial projects. Its programs have rapidly developed the entrepreneurial ecosystem by Oklahoma delivering top talent and launching promising businesses into the economy. For more information on the Innovation Hub, visit ou.edu/innovationhub.
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