In an effort to continue building on the digital revolution’s momentum, The Venture Center in Little Rock has officially launched ‘VenCent,’ a new fintech summit tailored to foster innovation for banks and financial services providers. Based in Little Rock, The…
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Titans of Tech in Arkansas: Daniel Schutte, Managing Director of Accelerator Programs, The Venture Center, Little Rock
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffDaniel Schutte, Managing Director of Accelerator ProgramsThe Venture Center, Little Rock Daniel Schutte continues his steady rise in the Arkansas tech scene. As The Venture Center’s managing director of accelerator programs, Schutte has brought a breadth of experience to his role in…
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Qadir Named Program Manager for Venture Center’s Accelerators
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleThe Venture Center has named a new program manager to oversee its active slate of fintech accelerators. Hamza Qadir will serve in the role, working with fintech founders and financial services leaders during the accelerators. A native of Karachi, Pakistan,…
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Schutte Named Managing Director for Venture Center’s Accelerator Programs
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Venture Center has named a new managing director for its accelerator programs. The Little Rock-based entrepreneurial support organization has promoted Daniel Schutte, who was the fintech accelerator program manager, to the role. As the managing director for accelerator programs,…
By Tyler Hale / Photo by Jamison Mosley Startup programs boosting Arkansas economy, state profile When deciding where to locate his growing company, Arkansas was never on Uday Akkaraju’s radar. The founder and CEO of BOND.ai, a fintech company that provides…
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Arkansas’ Top Influencers 2020: Wayne Miller, The Venture Center
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffFor entrepreneurs in financial technology, or fintech, Little Rock is in the big leagues of business accelerators. Preserving and enhancing that reputation is the role of Venture Center Executive Director Wayne Miller, a mission he has executed with aplomb. …
by Jeff Standridge I’ve repeatedly seen it—successful people have a future orientation. They may not know exactly how they’re going to get there, but they have a crystal-clear vision of their intended destination. Underlying this vision, storming towards the uber-successful…