Tag: small business

Venturing Forum Looks North

The Arkansas Venture Forum may be coming back to downtown Fayetteville.

Northwest Arkansas Business Journal 2005 40 Under 40

The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s 2005 40 Under 40 list of the region’s most influential business and political leaders.

Fort Smith Hotel Revenue Jumps 12 Percent

For the first five months of this year, hotel revenue in Fort Smith was $8 million, a 12 percent jump over $7.1 million in the same period of 2004. That compares to a 10.7 percent increase statewide and a 9.6 percent increase in Fayetteville.

New Hotels Hit Market

In the last month, two new hotels have opened in Bentonville, adding 224 rooms to a 5,801-room market. If things go as planned, 1,142 more hotel rooms could open by the end of 2007.

There?s Nothing Soft About Great Leaders (Goldberg On Leadership)

If you have been talking about level-five leadership, flywheel effects and hedgehog-like focus to put ?Good to Great? to work at your company, you might want to read ?Primal Leadership? and work on the emotional intelligence of your leadership team.

3Q SBA Loans Up 38 Percent

The Arkansas office of the U.S. Small Business Administration has seen a 38 percent increase in the number of loans it has processed from its third quarter 2004 to it?s third quarter in 2005.

River City Aims For New Image

Fort Smith officials are using history and entertainment to attract visitors downtown.

Local Coffee Houses Brew Up Java Wars

A friendly competition is brewing among Fort Smith coffee shops, and Starbucks will open a store there in the fall.

Go-Minis Offers Unique Storage Experience

Bill Locke opened Go-Minis, which allows customers to pack their own goods for delivery or storage.

Faux Painting A Foundation for New Business

Vicci Hull and Brenda Carpenter opened Unique Faux and Faux Designs by Brenda in Rogers. They do faux painting for new construction or redesigns in homes.

Catering Co. Serves A Variety of Needs

Jennifer Clary started out in the food service business making gourmet gift baskets from her home. Now she serves businesses, wedding parties, concert attendees and more.

Casket Maker Brings Personal Touches

For people who want to go to meet their maker in style, Roland Poertner is there to make that happen. In early May, Poertner opened Classic Car Caskets, a retail establishment supported by his manufacturing and customizing business.

Minotaur Tech Lands Granted

Yet another Virtual Incubation Corp. client will be awarded a grant soon.

Graham Crackers Opens in Benton County

Recently, as a result of growth in Bentonville and customer requests, Mike Graham opened a second store to complement his store in Springdale.

Visiting Angels Opens in Rogers

Northwest Arkansas seniors who need help in day-to-day activities, but aren?t ready for in-home medical care, don?t have to look any farther than Rogers for assistance these days.

Pilgrim?s RV Park Offers New Space

Clarence Phillips?s idea has turned 22 acres and more than $100,000 into a respite for weary travelers, be they vacationers, retirees or people whose work keeps them on extended leave from home.

Munson Chiropractic PA Opens in Bentonville

Dale Munson opened his doors in late 2004 after moving to Bentonville from Dodge City, Kan., where he practiced for 35 years.

AzureScape Opens In Fayetteville

Chantal Ingerson and Holly Allaire are co-owners of AzureScape, a residential landscape company.

Virtual Incubation Client, Nano Nano, Wins SBIR

Fayetteville-based Virtual Incubation Corp. scores a total of 26 Small Business Innovation Research awards for its clients since January 2003.

NWA Realty Inc. Staffs Veterans

Mike Robinson said he had a twofold attraction to EXIT ? the company?s unique approach to its agent relationships and the fact that it?s a fast-growing company in North America.

Fort Smith Metro News Briefs: ‘Oceanscape’ playground work begins, Mercy stroke program renewed

Walmart likely to tap insiders for expected leadership changes

Dan Wright re-elected Arkansas Farm Bureau president

Arkansas Tourism Ticker: Tourism tax numbers down through August, job numbers up