by - December 28, 2016 6:34 pm
With 2017 right around the corner, I thought it would be a good idea to take a look at businesses and organizations in Central Arkansas that should make an impact…
by - October 30, 2016 7:59 pm
Little Rock will celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week with a myriad of events to help celebrate and nurture small business and entrepreneurship. The events start November 14 and are hosted by…
by - October 30, 2016 7:47 pm
The Winthrop Rockefeller Institute will host entrepreneur expert Steve Radley, for its November Uncommon Communities session. Radley is a veteran entrepreneur and the President & CEO of NetWork Kansas. He was…
by - October 15, 2016 1:54 pm
The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub will host Arkansas’ first-ever Makers Summit on Thursday, October 20 beginning at 9 a.m. The Hub, along with Winrock International, is supporting the White House’s…
by - September 30, 2016 10:00 pm
For the second year in a row, Arkansans will celebrate Techtober in October. This time, however, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson has put his stamp of approval on the celebration. The…
by - September 14, 2016 9:25 am
The Arkansas chapter of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association will hold a Cyber Security Symposium at the Arkansas Military Expo on Saturday, September 17. The symposium will be held…
by - September 14, 2016 9:13 am
Start Here Little Rock, an organization composed of various partners from the city, held the organization’s kickoff event in late August with more than 100 people attending the event at Ron…
by - September 10, 2016 12:23 pm
Two local entrepreneurs came out winners in the G60 Pitch Contest in Bentonville, Thursday, August 25. Thirty-two presenters pitched to a crowd of 150 entrepreneurs, creatives and community supporters at GRIT…
by - August 30, 2016 3:00 pm
Millie Ward has done enough to be a leader and influencer in Arkansas’ business world. But she continues to push, and has in recent years expanded her efforts to improve…
by - August 10, 2016 3:40 pm
Hunter Riley and John Godwin found themselves in Chicago, a long way from the North Little Rock neighborhood where they grew up. Riley was couch surfing at Godwin’s while in…
by - July 19, 2016 6:10 am
The Delta Regional Authority announced that six Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), including two in Arkansas, have been selected to participate in the inaugural HBCU Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Initiative. The…
by - July 13, 2016 5:29 am
WorkHound, the Iowa-based logistics platform for the trucking industry and co-founded by Arkansas native Max Farrell, announced that it has joined the Dynamo Accelerator, a logistics-based accelerator that is part of a 12-week…
by - June 29, 2016 6:02 am
When The Iron Yard’s Little Rock campus held its demo day for the third cohort on May 20th, word was out that it would be their last. The company announced…
by - June 22, 2016 8:41 pm
Little Rock Central graduate Max Farrell is the co-founder of WorkHound, the mobile platform that helps those in the trucking industry retain and attract new talent. WorkHound is an application…
by - June 21, 2016 8:56 pm
Microsoft announced a deal last week to acquire LinkedIn for $26.2 billion. That’s a lot of money. What in the world will Microsoft do with a social media platform that caters…
by - June 19, 2016 3:56 pm
Whoa, tie a yellow ribbon ’round the ole oak tree / It’s been three long years Do ya still want me (still want me) / “Tie a yellow ribbon ‘round the old…
by - June 8, 2016 7:16 am
Geeks, nerds, and comic book lovers alike will gather for the annual River City Comic Expo at the Statehouse Convention Center Saturday, June 10 and Sunday, June 11. The two-day event…
by - June 5, 2016 5:06 pm
In this edition of Drone Notes, we are exploring stories in five different areas, Science, Startups, Privacy, Education, and Defense. Finally, we bring you a video that explores four ways…
by - May 24, 2016 9:33 am
Arkansas boating startup, Raftup, recently announced that its new mobile app is available for download in the iTunes store. The app includes a “Social SOS” feature which allows boaters in…
by - May 16, 2016 10:11 pm
Ten companies were announced as the teams competing for up to $100,000 to $300,000 in funding at the first-ever VC FinTech Accelerator at Little Rock’s Venture Center powered by FIS…
