Certified Pies Archives

AEDC Announces 50 More Businesses Certified by Minority & Women-Owned Business Program

Fifty more businesses were certified last year compared with 34 in 2022, bringing the total number of businesses that have been certified by the Minority & Women-Owned Business Enterprise Certification Program to 335 at year-end. read more >

by Arkansas Business Staff - March 18, 2024, 12:00am

Banking & Finance / Business Services / Education

Supercharging Arkansas’ Economy (Asahi Pompey Commentary)

The best way to support small-business owners is to provide education and access to capital. read more >

by Asahi Pompey - November 20, 2023, 12:00am

Banking & Finance / Investments / Restaurants & Food

Goldman Sachs Brings Small-Business Program to Arkansas

Global investment bank and financial services giant Goldman Sachs is rolling out its 10,000 Small Businesses initiative in Arkansas. read more >

by Lara Farrar - October 27, 2023, 3:31pm

Carmen Portillo, owner of Cocoa Bella Chocolates, packages chocolate truffles at Arkitchen in Little Rock.

Restaurants & Food / Small Business

Entrepreneurs Taste Dreams at Arkitchen

Jon Lamb’s Arkitchen in Little Rock gives aspiring restaurateurs and others in food-related businesses an affordable opportunity to try out their dreams of entrepreneurship. read more >

by Jan Cottingham - April 10, 2023, 12:00am

Harlem Wilson, a co-owner with Kreg and Samantha Stewart of Certified Pies in Little Rock, loves making pizza, a love that has grown into a restaurant business.

Construction / Real Estate / Restaurants & Food

Certified Pies Prepares to Open Dine-in Space After Years in Ghost Kitchen

Certified Pies of Little Rock will be moving from a curbside- and delivery-only restaurant to a 2,000-SF dine-in space, a culmination of a three-year plan that began during the worst of times: a pandemic. read more >

by Jan Cottingham - March 20, 2023, 12:00am