by - July 21, 2015 9:10 pm
1 Million Cups Preview: Meet The Players
1 Million Cups will hold a panel discussion Wednesday morning to chat about the development of the startup landscape in Little Rock. Those present on the panel will be Lee…
Author: Todd Jones
by - July 20, 2015 7:02 pm
Todd Jones: A Round-up Of Arkansas Startup Events
Arkansas is bustling with activity in spite of the summer months. In fact, startup activity is as hot as the searing summer sun in downtown Little Rock. With that in…
by - July 20, 2015 5:33 pm
Female African-American Entrepreneur Sustains Success For 40 Years
In 1978, not many women started businesses, especially African American women. That’s what makes the story of Janice Bryant Howroyd so inspirational. Howroyd found a way to over come the…
by - July 17, 2015 12:04 am
Patrick Moss: My Favorite TED Talk
With Little Rock hosting a TED Talk in about a week, we’ve begun a series of asking a number of folks in the Arkansas startup scene for their favorite TED…
by - July 16, 2015 7:52 pm
Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub Gets Into Science Week
The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub will help KATV’s Daybreak with Science Week next week. According to Errin Dean, the Hub’s Director of Programs & Membership, Joel Gordon, the Launch Pad…
by - July 15, 2015 10:02 pm
Innovation Hub Hosting MAKE Event In Late July
The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub will host another MAKE event this month, Friday night, July 24 from 7-9 pm. This month’s MAKE event will show participants how to have fun…
by - July 14, 2015 5:00 pm
Lifehacking Before 8 AM
What do you do before 8 am? What kind of routines do you have? How do you start the day? Do you just roll out of bed dreading another day…
by - July 14, 2015 11:00 am
1 Million Cups Preview: Chefs Trading
This week’s presenter for 1 Million Cups is Chefs Trading. Chefs Trading is a chef-owned and chef-operated complete food solutions and logistics company. 1 Million Cups Little Rock is the…
by - July 10, 2015 6:40 am
Erica Swallow: My Favorite TED Talk
With Little Rock hosting a TED Talk later this month, we’ve begun a series of asking a number of folks in the Arkansas startup scene for their favorite talk. One…
by - July 9, 2015 6:39 am
Arkansas Fellowship Helping Retain In-State Talent
The Arkansas Fellowship program kicked off its second year of the program with a reception earlier this week at the Governor’s Mansion. The organization is focused on ways to keep…
by - July 7, 2015 1:10 pm
Blue Sail To Sail In For 1 Million Cups
Kyle Tabor is one of the presenters at Wednesday morning’s 1 Million Cups event in downtown Little Rock. Tabor is the owner of Blue Sail Coffee, a popular hang out…
by - July 6, 2015 6:53 am
Q&A With The Iron Yard’s Mary Dunlap
The Iron Yard kicked off last week in Little Rock with its first class. TB&P’s Todd Jones catches up with Campus Director Mary Dunlap for a quick Q&A.
by - July 3, 2015 4:30 am
Independence Day And Entrepreneurship
The Fourth of July is Saturday, and it’s a time we celebrate our country’s independence. Four rising Arkansas leaders share their thoughts on what the nation’s birthday and entrepreneurship mean to them.
by - June 29, 2015 9:34 pm
A Barcamp Lesson On Storytelling
In his Barcamp Little Rock session last weekend, Chad Williamson of Noble Impact shared the power of storytelling. In doing so, he relayed a couple of stories from his own…
by - June 29, 2015 9:02 pm
Fayetteville’s EquityNet Excelling In Crowdfunding Space
EquityNet has operated a crowdfunding platform since 2005 and company leaders say the Fayetteville-based firm is poised to see an explosion of opportunity in the near future.
by - June 28, 2015 9:21 am
HARK Takes A Road Trip
HARK, the web TV series media company, announced on their website last week that they are taking a road trip. The trip will last six weeks and it will include…
by - June 24, 2015 8:04 pm
Nicholas Norfolk: My Favorite TED Talk
We’re going to try a new experiment here at Talk Business & Politics to hear from you about your favorite TED talks over the years. As we’ve reported earlier, Little…
by - June 23, 2015 7:11 pm
Gov. Hutchinson Touts Computer Coding, Jobs At CNBC
Could Arkansas have the next Mark Zuckerberg? That’s what Gov. Asa Hutchinson thinks. Hutchinson recently wrote a commentary at business news channel CNBC’s web site about the recent law to…
by - June 22, 2015 10:10 pm
TED Posts Its 2,000th Talk
This past week, TED leaders announced they posted the 2,000th talk on their website. Nine years ago, the organization began posting TED talks including the first by former Vice President…
by - June 22, 2015 7:28 am
BarCamp Little Rock Touts Tips For Budding Entrepreneurs
The 2015 edition of BarCamp Little Rock was held Saturday, June 20th on the campus of the University of Arkansas Little Rock. The popular “unconference” featured several speakers from the…