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Published: February 27, 2008
Day honors entrepreneurial spirit
By Sara Ganus
As part of National Entrepreneur Week, Lt. Gov. Jari Askins and Oklahoma Secretary of Commerce and Tourism Natalie Shirley hosted Oklahoma's own Entrepreneurship Day at the Capitol on Tuesday.

Deemed to be the first for the state, Entrepreneurship Day was created to promote the importance of entrepreneurs to Oklahoma's economy, Askins said to about 30 representatives of small business and entrepreneurial organiza...

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