by - July 26, 2015 10:38 pm
Todd Jones: National Startup Roundup
In this roundup, we decided to look at a couple of startup scenes you might not think of and possible apps designed to help you travel to those locations. LOOKING…
Startups / Technology
by - July 26, 2015 9:44 pm
The Venture Center Mixer Connects Businesses And Talent
Each month, the Arkansas Venture Center hosts a mixer jointly with the Little Rock Chamber of Commerce. Every second Tuesday of the month, the mixer “draws together disparate segments of…
by - July 26, 2015 8:20 am
Apptegy Revolutionizes Content Distribution For School Districts
When Jeston George sold his direct marketing company two years ago, he was searching to start a new business that did more than just make money. He found it.
by - July 26, 2015 8:05 am
Campus Concierge CEO Named 2015 Young Entrepreneur Of The Year
At 25, Anna Morrison is an articulate entrepreneur running a successful and growing tutoring business blocks away from the University of Arkansas. She is the CEO and director of operations…
by - July 26, 2015 12:14 am
Dun & Bradstreet: Mid-sized Businesses Seeing More Access To Capital
Mid-sized businesses in the U.S. ($5-100 million in revenue) are increasingly able to access capital and are generally more optimistic than any other time in the last three years, according…
by - July 26, 2015 12:11 am
Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments Declined 9.5% In Q2 2015
Worldwide PC shipments totaled 68.4 million units in the second quarter of 2015, a 9.5% decline from the second quarter of 2014, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. The…
by - July 26, 2015 12:09 am
This Saucy Lady Is Serving Up A Taste Of Tuscany In Arkansas
Several years ago, I was having a bad week. It wasn’t anything particularly tragic. In fact, I can’t even remember the details now. What I do remember is a jar…
by - July 25, 2015 7:51 am
Weekend Digest: The Political Animals Edition
TV PREVIEW: POLITICAL ANIMALS Political Animals Club President and Talk Business & Politics contributor Rex Nelson joins the show this week to talk about his cover story in the latest magazine edition…
by - July 24, 2015 9:40 pm
Chef Shuttle Cruises Into The Spa City
Chef Shuttle, the Arkansas restaurant delivery company that launched in 2014, is expanding is service to Hot Springs. The company will provide service to these zip codes – 71901, 71913…
by - July 24, 2015 9:34 pm
Ten Motivation Killers To Avoid
Another Friday and you are staring at your computer. Maybe you are wondering what it is you are going to do, or worse, what it is you want to do….
by - July 24, 2015 9:30 pm
Venture Center Offers $1,000 For Pitch Contest
How does $1,000 sound for a prize? Well, the Venture Center is offering that for their Pitch ‘N Pint this Saturday night. This is a great time to test your…
by - July 24, 2015 5:05 am
Watch TEDxMarkhamSt Event Live On Talk Business & Politics
Little Rock’s first TEDx event – TEDxMarkhamSt – will take place all day Friday. Click through to watch LIVE from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.!
by - July 23, 2015 5:36 pm
Friends, Now Business Partners, Find Success With Slim Chickens
Tom Gordon dreamed of becoming a stockbroker when he graduated from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth with a degree in finance and accounting. Gregg Smart, 41, started law school…
by - July 23, 2015 5:29 pm
TeleTech Hiring Another 100, Including Health Insurance Agents
A company that announced earlier this year that they would be hiring 125 people at its Jonesboro location will be seeking to fill 100 additional openings, company officials said Thursday….
by - July 23, 2015 8:32 am
Steve Clark Gives Entrepreneurs Permission To ‘Fix A Problem’
In his conversation on stage at the recent Winthrop Rockefeller Institute’s Social Entrepreneur Bootcamp, startup guru Steve Clark explained what launched his entrepreneurial career.
by - July 23, 2015 8:32 am
Young Coders Academy Opens In Cabot
Young Coders Academy, an innovative after school program offering computer science in a project-oriented environment for students in grades 5-12, celebrated its grand opening in Cabot on Monday, July 21st….
by - July 23, 2015 8:06 am
Startup Talk: St. Louis Fed Chief Talks Startups
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free…
by - July 22, 2015 10:17 pm
Wal-Mart Acquires 100% Of Yihaodian, Chinese E-commerce Business
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has acquired the outstanding shares in Yihaodian, taking full ownership of its fast-growing e-commerce business in China.
by - July 22, 2015 9:59 pm
Thea Foundation Reaches Scholarship Endowment Of $2 Million
The North Little Rock-based Thea Foundation Wednesday announced that it had reached its goal of raising $2 million to endow 30 college scholarships for artistically inclined students who can then…
by - July 22, 2015 9:40 pm
The Street: Charles Morgan Shares Opinions On IT Security
Making the rounds to promote his autobiography, former Acxiom CEO Charles Morgan was featured by The Street for his thoughts on information technology security.