Cox Small Business Leadership Academy

Boost your business with a 10-week program covering growth, marketing, and management. Free for selected diverse small business owners.

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Learn how to market your business, increase revenue, and enhance your management skills in this 10-week program.

Designed for all small business owners and leaders, there is a special emphasis to empower businesses owned or led by minorities, veterans, women, Native Americans, and individuals with disabilities. 

The primary goal of the program is to increase the pool of diverse suppliers in the Tulsa metro area by developing and growing those businesses. Cox will underwrite the full cost for those selected to participate in the Small Business Leadership Academy.

Interested The Program?

Join the next cohort? Let us know and we'll contact you when recruitment begins.

Program Outcomes

Each participant will:

  • Develop skills critical for growth
  • Be introduced to additional resources to help create new opportunities
  • Interact with Cox and Â鶹ÊÓƵ business subject matter experts
  • Receive a certificate and three continuing education units

Program Plan

Session topics:

  • Cash management
  • Digital marketing and database connections
  • Managing for innovation and growth
  • Negotiation skills
  • Process mapping and continuous improvement
  • Strategies for competitive advantage
  • Strategy mapping and metrics
  • Team management
Â鶹ÊÓƵ Cox Small Business Leadership Graduate Tabitha Tate

Growth & Encouragement

This program partnered with Â鶹ÊÓƵ encouraged us to look at how we managed our business from top to bottom to work more efficiently. The course instructor was knowledgeable, and other business participants shared their experiences which were encouraging.

Tabitha D. Tate

Cox Small Business Leadership Academy Graduate

Â鶹ÊÓƵ Cox Small Business Leadership Graduate Isom E. Hill

Lasting Positive Change

Each week we continued class discussions outside of class to help create lasting positive changes in our business. Some areas we saw a significant difference were in our organizational, finance, and our approach to collaborations with other businesses.

Isom E. Hill

Cox Small Business Leadership Academy Graduate

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Â鶹ÊÓƵ Pete Seldon, EdD

Pete Selden, EdD

VP of Workforce Development

Contact

Reach out to us if you have questions about this course or you would like to discuss an idea for a new training.