When Dr. Doug Fort left his teaching and research position at Oklahoma State University in 2001 to start his own business, there wasn’t a clear-cut guarantee that everything would work out. Doug and his wife Deanne decided to chart their own course and established Fort Environmental Laboratories. Fast-forward 10 years and their company now serves clients such as DuPont, Eli Lilly and Company, Pepsi and S.C. Johnson.

Along the way the Fort’s experienced setbacks but ultimately found success. On July 18 during the monthly Business for Breakfast series sponsored by the Meridian Technology Center for Business Development Doug will discuss their journey and teach tips on how you can forge your own path toward becoming a successful entrepreneur.

To attend the July 18 Business for Breakfast event, please contact Diane Maddox at dianem@meridiantech.edu or call (405) 377-2220. An RSVP is strongly encouraged.

The Business For Breakfast networking group meets from 7:30 – 9:00 am on the third Thursday of the month in Room 104 North in the Center for Business Development at Meridian Technology Center. Each meeting includes a guest speaker and provides business owners and entrepreneurs an informal opportunity to network and share ideas and experiences. All networking sessions are free and include a continental breakfast.