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Chard Harkness is an innovator for oil and gas services. He recently chatted with BIZ. Publisher and Editor Sean Green about his e-commerce platform for the oil and gas industry ahead of his speaking engagement at Tech to Market in Shreveport this October.

Mark LaCour is an oil and gas expert, speaker and podcaster with more than 20 years in the industry, sales of more than $300 million to the oil and gas industry, and over 2,200 meetings with companies across the globe.

An “accidental entrepreneur,” she has nearly 30 years of experience in managing government contracts and design of programs for highly creative individuals. Through Dawnbreaker, she has helped companies to get more than $3B in Phase III funding over the past 3 decades.

Kedma Ough is a nationally recognized business development and funding expert, entrepreneurship thought leader, and award-winning champion of small business. She is also the author of “Target Funding,” a guide to finding opportunities for your business. Read our latest interview with her to learn more!

How do managers acquire information about technology? A study by Richard Levin suggests there are seven principal methods.