Laura Fine

Local project specialist Timothy Lee recently retired at the end of March, after working for 27 years at the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center at UA Little Rock. If you’ve never met Lee in person, you may recognize…

The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC), based at UA Little Rock, has created a Startup Team that is helping new entrepreneurs bring their business ideas to life. The Startup Team, which began this fall, specializes in assisting…

In partnership with the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center, the Conductor is launching a business development program for Spanish-speaking entrepreneurs. “LEAF: Latino Entrepreneurs and Families” will include material for bilingual family members to provide holistic and sustainable support…

The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center is launching a new Arkansas Small Business Community Navigator program and seeking partners to aid small businesses across the state. According to ASBTDC state director Laura Fine, the program is designed to…

I grew up in a small Arkansas town where my uncle and a friend co-owned a construction company. My parents both worked there – my father as a plasterer and my mother as a bookkeeper. Later, my uncle and his…

An Arkansas small business support organization was recently honored by the U.S. Small Business Administration for its contributions to the small business community. The SBA honored the Arkansas Small business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) at Southern Arkansas University for…

Partnering with the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Cyber Gym, the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center will be providing small businesses with resources to manage cybersecurity risks. The Cyber Gym, an educational laboratory geared toward cybersecurity, has…

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has awarded a $125,000 grant to the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) at the University of Little Rock. The grant will be utilized to help Arkansas companies applying for Small Business…

For entrepreneurs, there’s no time like the present to jumpstart a business. Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom once said, “If you’ve got an idea, start today. There’s no better time than now to get going. That doesn’t mean quit your job…

The state director for the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) has been elected to the national Small Business Development Centers’ (SBDC) board of directors. Laura Fine was elected on Sept. 3 to a two-year year on the…