Tag: entrepreneurship

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Entrepreneur competitions gearing up for 2013

Two entrepreneurial competitions in Northwest Arkansas are gearing up for their second year. The ARK Challenge and the Northwest Arkansas StartUp Cup each celebrated entrepreneurialism by offering start-ups the opportunity…

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The comfort of discomfort

Regional political, business and civic leaders in Benton and Washington counties appear to speak the same language with respect to socio-economic development. It’s silly to think they read from the…

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Ark Challenge: Start me up

FAYETTEVILLE – Some of the most ambitious young minds in technology and business have made their way to Fayetteville to take part in a 14-week accelerator program known as the…

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Crazy idea turned big business

Jason Lucash, co-founder of Calif-based OrigAudio, is a new brand of retailer taking the nation by storm – educated, savvy and not afraid to start and run his own company…

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StackSearch: Enhancing e-commerce

What do you get when cross an advanced degreed physicist/computer scientist with a serial entrepreneur who spent time in sales at Dell and Oracle? A committed team with insightful ideas…

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ARK Challenge receives 83 applicants

The first ARK Challenge garnered 83 applicants seeking one of 15 positions in a 14-week entrepreneurial boot camp, according to a statement from the Northwest Arkansas Council. “We’re seeing some…

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Entrepreneurial hub to open February

Coffee shops are great, Skype is useful, and close friends can offer invaluable advice. But for entrepreneur Josh Clemence and the Northwest Arkansas Entrepreneurship Alliance, such simple pleasures aren't enough….