Small business

Featured photo: Professional shear sharpener Jack Wilks (left) poses next to one of his biggest clients, Alexander, of Alexander’s Salon in North Little Rock As a professional standup comic for 26 years, running with some of the most inventive and…

With nearly three decades of experience working with athletes from 12 years old through high school, nine-time state championship football coach Kevin Kelley saw a gap to be filled when it came to development opportunities for younger children. Kelley hopes…

For sporting dogs and the people who love them, their work isn’t your average game of fetch – and when it comes to taking good care of those hard-working pups, Dr. Jonathan Bradshaw, DVM, isn’t your average veterinarian. Raised in…

Hugg & Hall Equipment Company   Family owned and operated since 1956, and headquartered in Little Rock, Hugg & Hall provides full-service industrial and material handling equipment in 19 markets across Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Missouri, and Texas. Hugg & Hall’s…

If Walls Could Talk: The Flag and Banner/Taborian Hall Building   Standing impressively at the corner of 9th and State streets for more than a century, the Taborian Hall building is a historic reminder of the time when Little Rock…

Amanda Elston is a woman who knows how to work hard. She spent years putting in 100-hour weeks alongside her husband, doing everything from setting up natural gas drilling fields and doing roustabout work to constructing metal buildings, selling oil…

Stōko Coworking Space has recently opened at 610 President Clinton Ave. in downtown Little Rock. Founder and owner, Taylor Stokes, envisioned the “coworking space” as a rentable office space that was more than just a rentable office space, one that…

If you’ve ever watched “The Andy Griffith Show,” you likely remember the small-town charm and friendly banter of Floyd the Barber. Andy, Barney and the rest of their gang entered Floyd’s shop not just to get their hair cut, but…

Clay Waliski has been surrounded by great barbecue for his entire life. The 39-year-old owner of Nick’s Bar-B-Q and Catfish in Carlisle, Arkansas, entered the world when the roadside restaurant was already 11 years old, having been started by his…

If you remember the great ‘80s sitcom “Cheers,” you’ll recall that it was about a Boston bar “where everybody knows your name.” The focus of that bar was pushing beers to its patrons, but Crush Wine Bar in North Little…