Kicking off for only the second year, the Tulsa Entrepreneurial Spirit Award competition was opened on March 2, 2008. Begun by Mayor Kathy Taylor and sponsored by SpiritBank to showcase the entrepreneurial fervor alive and well in the Tulsa area, last year’s winner, SeekingSitters, has gone on to nationwide fame by being named one of the “Best Women-Owned Companies” in the U.S.