Small business

FORGE Community Loan Fund and Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation have announced a joint partnership with Kiva US to establish Kiva Little Rock, an entrepreneurial startup hub that aims to help underserved entrepreneurs and small business owners in Central Arkansas gain access…

The Conductor and the Conway Foundation recently partnered with the Kauffman Foundation to host the Arkansas Entrepreneurial Policy Summit. The summit, which took place at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute April 27-29,  was held to address specific needs of entrepreneurs in the…

Arkansas-based digital product design company Few was recently named an honoree for two awards and was nominated for a third in the 26th Annual Webby Awards, the international awards honoring excellence on the internet. Few was selected as an honoree…

A popular bumper sticker of the 1970s, spotted throughout rural areas, read, “Don’t complain about a farmer with your mouth full.” The same can be said about the trucking industry. Except in the latter’s case, the phrase doesn’t go far…

The quality of a company isn’t accurately measured in times of plenty — as an old saying in the retail world goes, “You don’t impress anyone at Christmas.” The true measure of a firm, be it strategy, staying power or…

The insurance industry isn’t one known for rapid change, but a global pandemic has a way of altering even the most steadfast of business currents. After two years, insurance companies are still adjusting to the evolving marketplace as COVID continues…

Mark Middleton, of Central Arkansas’ HVAC company Middleton Heat & Air, has died, according to a post on the company’s social media page. He was 59. “The Middleton family has lost an inspiring and dedicated leader, as well as a…

The Spark! accelerator program from The Venture Center and Little Rock Regional Chamber helps boost Arkansas startups and small businesses with a unique program that provides mentorship, subject matter expertise and face-to-face time to business leaders. It was launched in…

Whether breakfast, brunch or lunch, curbside, take out, dine -in or catering, Rock City’s restaurant concepts make and serve high -quality and unique food. In 2020, Joe Vincent II and his wife, Jacquelyn, opened Rock City Kitchen in downtown Little…

Ask Bobby Hooks what he does, and he will tell you it depends on what you’re looking for. He might tell you he’s in the security business, but that wouldn’t quite do him justice. In the security industry since 1997,…