Funding Sources
Balm Innovations Gets $100,000 Grant to Launch New Product
Balm Innovations of Little Rock, parent company of Omnibalm skin cream products, has received a $100,000 Seed Capital Investment Program grant from the Arkansas Science & Technology Authority to help launch a new product, to be announced, and expand its c
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SBA Lending Activity Down From Previous Years
Lenders and the U.S. Small Business Administration made 303 unique 7(a) loans in Arkansas during its fiscal 2008, which ended Sept. 30. read more >
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Small Business Center Lands $93,000 SBA Grant to Assist Veterans
The state's congressional delegation announced this week that the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center will receive a $93,405 grant through the U.S. Small Business Administration's Veterans Assistance and Services Program. read more >
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BioVentures Startup Receives SBIR Grant to Develop Imaging Materials
One of the early-stage companies in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences BioVentures center is the recipient of Small Business Innovation Research Grant from the Department of Energy, the center announced recently. read more >
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Time Magazine Editor-at-large to Speak at Venture Forum Conference
A week from today Josh Quittner, editor-at-large for Time Magazine, will be the featured speaker at the 2008 Arkansas Venture Forum Conference, organizers announced recently. read more >
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Center Puts ‘Technology’ in Small Business Development
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock and other higher education institutions in the state recently acknowledged the Arkansas Small Business Development Center's shift toward assisting high-tech and innovative businesses. read more >
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Small Business Makes Adjustments As Credit Markets Apply Squeeze
Small business owners are not feeling the full force of credit crisis. read more >
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Arkansas Biotechnology Researchers Pitch to Venture Capitalists
Venture capitalists from Arkansas and seven other states are at the Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce today and tomorrow to hear about potential investment opportunities in medical technologies developed at Arkansas universities. read more >
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Registration Open for 2008 National SBIR Conference
Hartford, Conn., has been selected as the location for the next national SBIR conference, to be held Nov. 12-14. read more >
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UALR’s Arkansas Small Business Development Center to Offer ‘Advanced Invention to Venture’ Workshop
The Arkansas Small Business Development Center at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock will soon sponsor the first Advanced Invention to Venture workshop in Arkansas. read more >
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Little Rock MSA No. 54 Among Milken’s Best-Performing Cities List
The Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metropolitan statistical area ranked No. 54 among the Milken Institute's 2008 list of America's Best-Performing Cities Index. read more >
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AEDC Reports Increased Economic Development
Last year was a banner year for economic development in the state, according the Arkansas Economic Development Commission's annual activity report for 2007. read more >
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Economic Literacy Programs Fill Educational Void in State
Educators and nonprofit groups in Arkansas are joining forces to promote economic and financial literacy starting at an early age. read more >
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New CEO of State Chamber Targets Business Climate
Randy Zook, the new president and CEO of the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/Associated Industries of Arkansas, is keeping an eye out for legislation or regulations that might hurt businesses in the state. read more >
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Web Video Startup Station X Attracts Capital, Page Views
Station X, Innovate Arkansas' first official client, is a Little Rock-based Internet TV network that provides original broadcasting through niche programming like its first show, Beer Utopia. read more >
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Commerce Arkansas Power Lunch to Feature Ranger Boats Officials
Forrest L. Wood, founder of Ranger Boats of Flippin, and Irwin L. Jacobs, owner of Ranger's parent company, Minneapolis-based Genmar Holdings, Inc., will be the featured guests at the Oct. 22 Commerce Arkansas Power Lunch in Little Rock. read more >
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ARTP Welcomes Winrock, Karen McSpadden
The University of Arkansas Technology Development Foundation welcomes Innovate Arkansas as the newest affiliate in the Arkansas Research and Technology Park. read more >
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State Business Leaders Positive About ’08 Prospects
The mood of the Arkansas business community is upbeat regarding expectations for 2008, according to a June survey by Inc. Tanc. read more >
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Group Provides Support Network for Arkansas Inventors
The Arkansas Inventor's Network is a non-profit established as a support group for innovative people who need help getting their ideas off the ground. read more >
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Task Force for 21st Century Economy Unveils New Web Site, Prepares for Final Report
The Task Force for the 21st Century Economy presents interim findings and unveils its new Web site to Gov. Mike Beebe and the state legislature. read more >
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Arkansas Venture Forum Conference Taking Applications
Entrepreneurs seeking to compete for capital in the Arkansas Venture Forum Conference, to be held Nov. 18-19 in Little Rock, must submit applications by Aug. 29, as organizers have begun the selection process. read more >
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