The student-led Social Entrepreneurship Committee at the UA Clinton School of Public Service will host a panel discussion called, “Creating Better Communities through Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship,” on Thursday, April 21, at the CALS Rock It! Lab in downtown Little…
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Tacos 4 Life Donates 20 Million Meals to Children in Need
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas-grown taco restaurant, Tacos 4 Life, announced Friday that it has officially donated 20 million meals to non-profit partner Feed My Starving Children. “Despite the economic challenges many restaurant owners have endured at the onset and during the pandemic,…
Tacos 4 Life has grown into an Arkansas sensation. Launched in 2014 in Conway by Ashton and Austin Samuelson, the Tacos 4 Life chain of restaurants just opened its 19th location overall and second in Little Rock. Tacos 4 Life…
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Serious About the Mission, Serious About the Menu: Ashton Samuelson Talks Tacos 4 Life
When Ashton Samuelson graduated from college in 2008, she immediately found a job teaching elementary education – the job she had dreamed of growing up. The Arkadelphia native met her husband Austin at summer camp during high school, attended Ouachita…
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Construction Ongoing at New Tacos 4 Life Location in West Little Rock
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffConstruction is ongoing at the new Tacos 4 Life location on Cantrell Road in Little Rock. The popular tacos chain was announced in mid-January and projected to open in mid-2020. It is unclear how the coronavirus pandemic will affect this…
Arkansas restaurant chain Tacos 4 Life announced Monday that it would add six locations in 2018. The restaurant plans to expand with new taco joints in Springdale; Rogers; Fort Smith; North Little Rock; Charlotte, North Carolina and Jackson, Tennessee. The…
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Entrepreneurs: Ashton and Austin Samuelson of Tacos 4 Life
by Kim Dishonghby Kim DishonghAshton and Austin Samuelson of Conway had no restaurant experience seven years ago when they set out to open Pitza 42, but they knew a fair amount about hunger. Pitza 42 was the predecessor of Tacos 4 Life. The couple…
What’s new in the Arkansas business community. OBU Adds Entrepreneurship Emphasis Thanks to administrators at Ouachita Baptist University, students at the Arkadelphia liberal arts school will be able to earn an entrepreneurship emphasis with their degrees beginning in the…