by - November 18, 2008 7:27 am
Starting a business requires more than designating a desk in your home and turning on a computer. Regardless of where you live, each business owner needs to inquire about obtaining a business license.
by - November 16, 2008 4:12 pm
Ed Dell Wortz, of Fort Smith, and Helen Walton formed the Arkansas Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts in 1989. It’s been supporting artistic Arkansas women ever since.
by - November 14, 2008 10:04 am
Many of the points and issues raised by the task force were part of previous state studies and reports. And that’s not to fault the Task Force. It speaks more to the sometimes slow pace at which change happens in Arkansas.
by - November 11, 2008 6:49 pm
The once well-organized and very public grass-roots effort to promote the funding and construction of Interstate 49 through western Arkansas has generated little more than silence in the past few years.
by - November 11, 2008 5:48 pm
Regions with strong entrepreneurial programs have 125 percent more employment growth, 58 percent more wage growth and a 63 percent higher percentage of high-tech businesses. The Fort Smith region is not yet one of these entrepreneurial regions. But a few folks are working on it.
by - November 10, 2008 2:36 pm
Self assessments and personal financial assessments are key steps any entrepreneur should take before starting a business.
by - November 1, 2008 7:48 pm
The September day before an interview with Elvin Frick, the stock markets fell like the French in 1940. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 300 points.
by - November 1, 2008 7:47 pm
Arkansas’ First Lady Ginger Beebe helps the United Way of Fort Smith Area raise funds to help buy books for more than 1,500 children in Crawford, Franklin, Logan and Sebastian counties.
by - November 1, 2008 7:40 pm
A dedicated coalition of economic development leaders from Eureka Springs to Pine Bluff are interested in utilizing the Arkansas River as the common transportation thread to a series of tourism attractions from the Ozark Mountains to the mighty Mississippi River.
by - November 1, 2008 5:52 pm
There is no set formula or background for guaranteed business success, but there are some common character traits found among successful entrepreneurs.
