Entrepreneurship

The Walton Family Foundation has awarded another three-year, $470,000 grant to Startup Junkie Foundation to continue facilitating the Northwest Arkansas Kiva Hub. The grant will allow the foundation to assist entrepreneurs and small business owners access much needed capital via…

Through the Venture Center and Little Rock Regional Chamber, some of the most promising startups in Central Arkansas have been brought together in the Spark! 2022 Fall Cohort. The Spark! program provides a unique opportunity for development and learning in…

Few has found a new home. The digital product design and development company recently moved to 1308 S. Main in the historic SoMa district of downtown Little Rock. Well-known to locals for its funky artistic atmosphere, SoMa provides the perfect…

When it comes to running a small business, or for those on the cutting-edge of technology and other quickly-evolving industries, having the right support can make a world of difference. On top of that, investing in local businesses has wide-ranging…

The University of Arkansas has launched a Master of Science in product innovation through its Department of Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Venture Innovation (SEVI) through the Sam M. Walton College of Business. The curriculum will be overseen by Taryn Mead, a…

Coach Sidney Moncrief is well-respected in Arkansas sports history as one of the greatest basketball players to come out of the University of Arkansas. While he played for the hogs from 1975 to 1979, Moncrief was notated as being the…

Marcio Veiga spent over 30 years enjoying the scent of clean clothes, as the owner of the Max Cleaners dry cleaning business. But since 2020, he’s been enjoying tastier aromas, as the head of the popular Brazilian restaurant Cafe Bossa…

A passion for pizza has driven John Iriana his entire life. The New Hampshire native was living in Rhode Island when he worked at his first pizza joint at 15 years old, and by the time he was 23, he…

The Forge Institute, a national leader in advancing cybersecurity capabilities, has recently received a grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for the Cybersecurity for Small Business Pilot Program. This funding will allow expansion of the Arkansas Cyber Defense…

Arkansas’ first and only Black-led venture capital firm, High Street Equity Partners, announced Aug. 22 an inaugural fund of $15 million to be invested in tech-driven companies run by female and Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) entrepreneurs, both in…