by - June 24, 2015 7:44 pm
As more prominence and recognition has been given to the state’s burgeoning startup and entrepreneurial community over the past few years, Arkansas still fell from six spots in a highly-watched national index that ranks new business growth and startup activity among the 50 states.
by - June 23, 2015 7:11 pm
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 23, 2015 5:38 pm
A data breach involving millions of current or former federal employees unveiled several major cracks in the armor of the federal government’s information systems, several witnesses told Sen. John Boozman,…
by - June 23, 2015 10:02 am
The number of consumers in Arkansas looking to make a major household purchase over the past six months rose 5 points in March as wages saw a slight increase and…
by - June 22, 2015 10:10 pm
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 10:06 pm
Sixteen teenagers assembled in a small conference overlooking the Fayetteville Square on Monday (June 22) to begin a week long study of entrepreneurship and starting their own business. The teenagers…
by - June 22, 2015 7:28 am
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…
by - June 22, 2015 7:21 am
The ninth annual UCA IT Careers Camp was held this past week. Students from all over the state in grades 9-12 were on the campus of the University of Central…
by - June 22, 2015 6:59 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free here….
by - June 21, 2015 9:11 am
Editor’s note: The Supply Side section of The City Wire focuses on the companies, organizations, issues and individuals engaged in providing products and services to retailers. The Supply Side is…
by - June 21, 2015 9:01 am
The road between startup and success is long and tiring, but for entrepreneurial team Ram Ganesan and Pavan Kumar the prospects of raising a cool million dollars to further their…
by - June 18, 2015 2:59 pm
PrivacyStar has developed a new Android app that will let mobile phone users choose to answer or block harassing or illegal phone calls, and then file a complaint directly with…
by - June 18, 2015 7:02 am
Fifty-two percent of distracted walking incidents involving cell phones happen at home – not adjacent to roadways, as many may believe, according to a recent study. Distracted walking injuries involving…
by - June 18, 2015 6:57 am
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 - June 17, 2015 7:49 pm
TEDx MarkhamSt is scheduled to take place on July 24 at the Ron Robinson Theater in downtown Little Rock’s River Market and the event has an impressive lineup of speakers.
by - June 17, 2015 4:12 pm
With social media continuing to evolve in today’s communications world, Arkansas State University will be introducing a new Bachelor of Science program with an emphasis in Social Media Management starting…
by - June 17, 2015 4:10 pm
Noble Impact co-founder, Steve Clark, will give the keynote address at the Social Entrepreneurship Boot Camp on Friday, July 17th at 7 p.m at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute. Clark’s will…
by - June 17, 2015 7:39 am
The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub and Startup Junkie Consulting announced Wednesday that they have entered into a collaborative partnership to work with early-stage startup business ventures across the state. Through…
by - June 16, 2015 7:18 pm
The work of a Jonesboro entrepreneurial group will be featured Wednesday at Little Rock’s weekly 1 Million Cups series. Officials with Forge Arkansas will talk at the 9 a.m. Wednesday…
by - June 16, 2015 7:06 pm
The Bentonville/Bella Vista Chamber of Commerce is hosting the first ever Biz + Ed2 Conference June 23. The event will be held at Bentonville High School and will include opportunities…
