For Immediate Release – Lawton, OK, Jan. 21, 2005
Cameron University student selected
to attend entrepreneurial leadership camp
Emmanuel L. Yeo is preparing to open his own business, but first, a little extra training.
Yeo, who is working on a master’s degree in business administration at Cameron University and is a
graduate research assistant, was recently selected to attend “The Excellence in Entrepreneurship Boot
Camp.”
Divided between three weekends throughout the spring semester, the camp is hosted by Leadership
Oklahoma and designed to help beginning entrepreneurs foster ideas, find resources and make contacts
with other entrepreneurs.
“This is a great opportunity for me to further my understanding of the entrepreneurial process,” said Yeo,
who is one of CU’s international students and hails from the Ivory Coast.
Yeo was one of only 24 entrepreneurs selected from across the state to attend the camp. He was chosen
by the Leadership Oklahoma review panel partially because of the impressive presentation he made at
Research Day Oklahoma in October, “Entrepreneur Sprit: Ultimate Tool for the 21st Century’s Economic
Development.”
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Dr. Peter Abramo, executive director of Cameron’s Center for Emerging Technology and Entrepreneur
Studies, met Yeo at Research Day Oklahoma and knew the entrepreneurial camp could provide the
student with valuable experience.
“I’m excited about this opportunity for Yeo,” Abramo said. “He is an energetic student and I support what he
is trying to create.” Abramo added that he felt that the camp will assist Yeo in finalizing his business plan,
finding resources and help him to channel his ideas.
Yeo was also selected to attend the camps because of his current entrepreneurial endeavor. His fledgling
business, named LYNAYS, is set to produce mechanical engineering products. Since he is in the feasibility
study and product development stages, Yeo can not disclose specific product information. However, he
said the products he’s planning to introduce will make Oklahoma a better place in which to live and work.
Though well on his way, much work remains before Yeo’s business is a reality, a fact that only seems to
add to his anticipation.
“I feel like a pregnant woman waiting to give birth,” Yeo said.
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