Startup AR

When Eden Garrett was a senior at Drury University in Springfield, MO, she dreamed up a business idea for a florist on wheels. The flower truck dream was for a school project in one of her entrepreneurship classes, which was…

“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” –Soren Kierkegaard George Eastman had a vision that drove his invention of roll film and the camera to use it. Eastman wanted to reduce the cost and simplify…

The fourth cohort of Conductor’s 10X Growth Accelerator has launched, with businesses from around the state participating in the entrepreneurship program. Fourteen companies have been selected to participate in the newest iteration of Conductor’s 10X Growth Accelerator. Partnering with both…

Six women-owned businesses located throughout Arkansas have received a $5,000 grant to alleviate difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Women’s Foundation of Arkansas (WFA) distributed $30,000 in grants from its Women Owned fund, as part of a second cycle…

Collegiate entrepreneurial teams from around the world will be competing in the first-ever Heartland Challenge on May 27-29. The participating graduate students will be vying for a cash prize pool totaling $95,000. Now, the online competition has secured awards presenter…

An Arkansas entrepreneur support organization executive has been named to the National Small Business Association (NSBA) Leadership Council. Startup Junkie Foundation executive director Taylor Hasley was recently appointed to the council.     As part of the NSBA Leadership Council, Hasley…

“An exponential growth is a simple doubling. One becomes two becomes four.” –Peter Diamandis To be an innovator, one does not always have to create a brand spanking new process or widget. Some innovations are a change in the way…

Across the global economy, entire industries have been thrown into flux by the COVID-19 pandemic. From manufacturing to retail, businesses have seen their business models upended over the course of several months. The banking industry is one of those affected…

Applications are now open for the Arkansas 30 Day Fund. On Thursday, May 14, former White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced that she and her husband, Bryan Sanders were launching the Arkansas 30 Day Fund, a forgivable loan program…

Small businesses throughout Arkansas continue to struggle due to COVID-19. Federal and state assistance has been made available, but the need is often greater than the help available. One Arkansas organization has stepped in to help women-owned businesses in the…