Startup Junkie Foundation announced this week that Caleb Talley has been named executive director of the Northwest Arkansas-based nonprofit that serves entrepreneurs, innovators and small business owners. Talley will assume his new role, succeeding outgoing director Taylor Hasley, on Oct.…
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Fuel Accelerator Set to Launch Third Cohort in Bentonville
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Fuel Accelerator will launch its third cohort in Bentonville beginning August 3. Fuel, from Fayetteville’s Startup Junkie Foundation, helps startups within the fields of artificial intelligence and machine learning connect to regional enterprise partners. This year, it resumes after…
Startup Junkie Foundation is bringing back the Fuel Accelerator for the third time around in 2021. Partnered with Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC), Startup Junkie Foundation will be leading a 12-week accelerator and is recruiting companies to Northwest Arkansas for…
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Startup Junkie Receives $650K CARES Act Grant to Assist Small Businesses
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffStartup Junkie has received a $650,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to impact Northwest Arkansas small businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded the grant to the Fayetteville-based entrepreneur support organization.…
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Startup Junkie Executive Director Named to NSBA Leadership Council
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffAn Arkansas entrepreneur support organization executive has been named to the National Small Business Association (NSBA) Leadership Council. Startup Junkie Foundation executive director Taylor Hasley was recently appointed to the council. As part of the NSBA Leadership Council, Hasley…
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Hasley Named Startup Junkie Foundation Executive Director
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffStartup Junkie Foundation has named a new executive director to head up its entrepreneurial support efforts. Taylor Hasley will be taking over the role, succeeding former executive director Haley Allgood. Hasley joined Startup Junkie in 2019, overseeing the organization’s Fuel…
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Second Fuel Accelerator Brings 14 AI, Machine Learning Companies to Arkansas
by Tyler Haleby Tyler Haleby Tyler Hale Fourteen artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning companies will be heading to Northwest Arkansas in January as part of the Fuel Accelerator. Billing itself as the state’s first AI and machine learning accelerator, the Fuel Accelerator is…
Northwest Arkansas is continuing to grow its startup and growth-stage company ecosystem by launching the second edition of the Fuel Accelerator. First held in 2018, the second iteration of the Fuel Accelerator is slated to return in 2020. Gov. Asa…