Lydia Carson, a graduate of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s executive MBA program, has been named to the advisory board of Planet Eureka! USA National Innovation Marketplace.
Carson will represent the interest of small businesses on the board and will join leaders from Fortune 500 companies, research and development businesses, prestigious universities and federal government programs to help connect businesses with university researchers and independent inventors around the world.
"This program creates an efficient process to make innovative ideas a tangible business opportunity," Carson said.
Carson founded Balm Innovations, parent company of Omnibalm creams, after partnering with Omnibalm inventor Bill Gurley in the 2004 Governor’s Award for Entrepreneurial Development business plan competition.
(This article was originally published in UALR’s Oct. 10 get informed e-newsletter.)
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