Applications For 2017 FinTech Accelerator Now Open
Startups can now apply through Oct. 31 to participate in the Venture Center’s 2017 FinTech Accelerator, which has been extended until 2018 to the tune of $2 million. Apply here. The program is being...
View ArticleSPONSORED: Small Business Loans: What Do Banks Want To See?
Starting a small business is no easy feat for a multitude of reasons, and one of the largest hurdles for many entrepreneurs is securing funding. The 2016 Kauffman Index of Startup Activity is a...
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TEDx Coming Back to Little Rock (Barry Goldberg On Leadership)
OK, I admit it. I am a TED junkie. I try to set some time aside each day to find content on the web that is challenging, enriching, novel and even controversial. The site that will most often suck me...
View ArticleGrowler USA Franchise On Tap for Rogers
A Bentonville couple seeking to ride the microbrew wave has signed on as franchisees with Growler USA, a 2-year-old craft brew franchise that calls itself “America’s Microbrew Pub.” Seth and Mary...
View ArticleMeet 20 In Their 20s: The New Influentials Class of 2016
As Arkansas Business writers were preparing last month’s well-received Business Icons features, we specifically asked some of the 10 to talk about what they were doing when they were in their 20s. I...
View ArticleAmericans Got Raise Last Year for First Time Since 2007
WASHINGTON — Americans finally got a raise last year after eight years of stagnating incomes. The typical U.S. household's income rose 5.2 percent in 2015 to $56,516, the Census Bureau said Tuesday....
View ArticleInnovation Hub Announces Kickoff of Inaugural I-Fund Program
The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub of North Little Rock announced Wednesday that eight teams representing five universities kicked off an inaugural 12-week I-Fund program in Fayetteville over the...
View ArticleWattGlass of Fayetteville Gets $679K SunShot Grant
WattGlass of Fayetteville announced on Wednesday that it's received a $679,413 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initiative to help commercialize its anti-reflective glass coating...
View ArticleStructural Work, Other Items Add $360K to Tech Park Cost
Renovations to the future home of the Little Rock Tech Park could cost $358,729 more than expected and its opening may be delayed, Executive Director Brent Birch told the park's board of directors on...
View ArticleBatesville Impact Plan Living Up to Its Name
When Californian Don Weatherman arrived at Lyon College for the first time in 1983, he was told that Batesville had a population of about 10,000. More than three decades later, it still does. The...
View ArticleArkansas Among 21 States Suing to Block Overtime Pay Expansion
LAS VEGAS - Officials from 21 states sued the U.S. Department of Labor Tuesday over a new rule that would make about 4 million higher-earning workers eligible for overtime pay, slamming the measure as...
View ArticleUnited Federal Credit Union Wins Top Honor at Best Places to Work Awards
Arkansas Business and the Best Companies Group on Wednesday honored 29 Arkansas companies with "Best Places to Work" awards, which honor firms that have exceptional workplace environments. Among the...
View ArticleUAMS Cures RxResults’ One-Sided Contract
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has corrected a contract that for nearly eight years gave a private company the exclusive right to market UAMS’ intellectual property and resulted in no...
View ArticleLatin Dance Club To Take Lead on Juanita's River Market Space
Sarah and Jorge Gutierrez are bringing a Latin flair back to the River Market location that once housed Juanita’s restaurant with their plans for Little Rock Salsa, a private club focusing on salsa...
View ArticleUS Consumer Confidence Jumps in September
WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer confidence in September rose to the highest level in nine years, a hopeful sign that economic growth will accelerate in coming months. The Conference Board said Tuesday that...
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What Small Businesses Need to Know About Cyber Attacks (Commentary)
From stolen credit card numbers to intellectual property, far too often we hear about large corporations such as Yahoo, Target and Home Depot that have been hit with cyber security breaches. News...
View ArticleMarketers Don Hale, Kirby Williams Work Bankers’ Hours
El Dorado advertising executive Don Hale had a job opportunity at a bank, so he called a friend for advice. That friend was Hot Springs marketing pro Kirby Williams, who as fate had it was just...
View ArticleNorthwest Arkansas Egg Farmers Turned Out to Pasture
A collapsed egg market and a contract loophole with their integrator have some egg producers in northwest Arkansas and east Oklahoma worried about survival. In November 2014, Arkansas Egg Co. of...
View ArticleG.C. Evans, Sleeve Seal Investing $6.4M, Creating 43 Jobs
G.C. Evans Sales and Manufacturing and Sleeve Seal announced Monday that they will invest a combined $6.4 million to expand operations in Little Rock and create 43 new jobs. The two companies, which...
View ArticleCybersecurity Leader: Goal Is For Networks to Protect Themselves
Programmers must teach computers and networks to protect themselves because they're fast but not smart, Phyllis Schneck told a crowd gathered Monday at the Clinton School of Public Service in Little...
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