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Conway’s Conductor has announced its fall lineup of free programming for entrepreneurs. The 2026 lineup features subjects ranging from hiring and financial planning to modern marketing, artificial intelligence, strategic growth and scaling a business. It also includes Conductor’s 10-year anniversary celebration …

The Conductor in Conway has officially opened applications for the 10th cohort of its 10X Growth Accelerator, a 14-week intensive program designed for Arkansas-based tech and tech-enabled businesses generating between $100,000 and $10 million in revenue. The accelerator is produced …

Pictured above: Rock It! Lab is a partnership between Advancing Black Entrepreneurship and the Central Arkansas Library System. (Photos provided) About 20 percent of businesses fail in their first year, and by the five-year mark, 50 percent are likely to …

Startup Junkie Consulting has released its 2025 Annual Report, highlighting a year of unprecedented statewide and global impact. From launching new programs to expanding entrepreneurial support into every corner of Arkansas and beyond, 2025 marked one of the organization’s most …

Applications are now being accepted for the 2026 Healthcare Innovation Sprint, a four-day immersive experience designed to help Arkansas college students build real-world skills, expand their professional networks and gain hands-on innovation and entrepreneurship experience.  Conductor, in partnership with BioVentures, …

The Arkansas Economic Development Commission has awarded $2 million in funding to 12 Arkansas-based accelerator programs through the Arkansas Business and Technology Accelerator Grant Program. The program is administered by AEDC’s Small Business and Entrepreneurship Development Division and is designed to …

The Conductor, a public-private partnership with the University of Central Arkansas and Startup Junkie, is working with the Arkansas Economic Development Commission to launch the ninth cohort of the 10X Growth Accelerator. “Entrepreneurs push our state forward with innovative business …

Arkansas K-12 educators gathered earlier this month for an immersive professional development experience focused on entrepreneurship and innovation in education. The day-long session was part of Economics Arkansas’ Connecting Educators to Entrepreneurs series, which was designed by a central Arkansas-based …

Conductor and Startup Junkie, in partnership with the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC), recently revealed the selection of the inaugural cohort for 75Strong, a statewide initiative aimed at equipping community leaders, chamber executives and economic developers with the tools to …

Rajat Paharia is one of a growing number of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs who are finding a home — and funding — in Arkansas. Paharia, who moved from Fremont, California, to Bella Vista last year to grow his generative artificial intelligence …