Startup Junkie Consulting
Jeff Amerine Named Board Chair of Ark Angel Alliance (Super Mover)
Amerine is the founder and managing director of Startup Junkie Consulting of Fayetteville. read more >
Jeff Amerine Named Board Chair of Ark Angel Alliance
As the founder and managing director at Startup Junkie Consulting of Fayetteville, Amerine has extensive experience in venture creation and investment. read more >
Startup Junkie to Host Korean Startups for Global Accelerator
Selected from a pool of more than 60 ventures, the 2024 cohort includes companies across various industries, from AI and digital transformation to healthcare and robotics. read more >
Startup Junkie Wins $1.1M Contract to Manage State Technology Commercialization Center
The center, previously known as Innovate Arkansas, helps new tech entrepreneurs with turning inventions and high-tech concepts into viable businesses. read more >
AcreTrader Investors Pool Cash to Buy Farmland
Since launching in 2019, Fayetteville farmland investing service AcreTrader has placed “well over” $100 million into more than 60 farms in a dozen states, according to Founder and CEO Carter Malloy. read more >
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Startup Junkie Forms Arkansas Korea Alliance, to Launch New Accelerator
Startup Junkie Consulting of Fayetteville formalizes a partnership it sought earlier this year and establishes a new accelerator focused on South Korean companies. read more >
Startup Junkie Foundation Names New Director, Chairman
Taylor Hasley has been named executive director of the Startup Junkie Foundation, the nonprofit arm of Startup Junkie Consulting, an entrepreneurial support organization in Fayetteville. read more >
Established Arkansas Companies Seek Startup Mindset
Established Arkansas businesses say they must innovate to stay competitive in a rapidly changing world. Learning how to think like a startup is a means to that end. read more >
The Immigration Conundrum (Editorial)
We need secure borders. We need talented workers. The leaders who can make both happen will leave a lasting legacy. read more >
Startup Junkie Opens New Springdale Office
Startup Junkie consultants will start meeting with entrepreneurs, innovators and small business owners in Springdale at its new Fairlane Station office this month. read more >
SBA Teams Up With Conductor (Justin Crossie Commentary)
The U.S. Small Business Administration is taking steps to revitalize central Arkansas through a $500,000 award to the Conductor, an organization that partners with the University of Central Arkansas and Startup Junkie Consulting. read more >
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Attention Arkansas Startups, 10X Cyber Is Only for You
There’s a new kind of accelerator now, 10X Cyber Accelerator, that accepts only Arkansas companies with annual revenue of between $100,000 and $10 million. read more >
Sizing Up the Startup Ecosystem Movement in Arkansas
Over a decade, Arkansas has fallen in line with the national trend of embracing and publicly funding a relatively new form of economic development: structured help for entrepreneurs. read more >
First Nowhere Developers Conference Coming to NWA Thursday
The first annual Nowhere Developers Conference, a one-day technology conference for software developers and engineers, will be held Thursday at Record in downtown Bentonville. read more >
Conductor Promotes Kim Lane to CEO
The Conductor, a public-private partnership between the University of Central Arkansas and Startup Junkie Consulting, announced Monday the promotion of Kim Lane to CEO. read more >
Bit by Bit, Digital Financing Coming to Little Rock
Two Little Rock technology companies, MobX and Freedom Coin Inc., say Arkansas is on the cusp of seeing its first “initial coin offering,” a new way for startups and individuals to raise capital for businesses and projects. read more >
The Maker Movement: Why It Matters
Unique spaces around the nation, including Arkansas, provide a platform for creativity and innovation. read more >
Winters Law Firm Finds Success Catering to Startups
Don’t let appearances fool you. The Winters Law Firm in Fayetteville is considered a can’t-miss resource for the area’s startup community. read more >
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Startups and More Bubble Up from Governor’s Cup
Over nearly two decades of the Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup competition, just over $2 million in prize money has been given to teams of college students with entrepreneurship ideas deemed promising by competition judges. read more >
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The Conductor Receives $30K
The Conductor in Conway received a $30,000 grant from the Central Arkansas Planning and Development District, with state Sen. Jason Rapert and Rep. David Meeks supported the awarding of those funds.
The money will be used to cover the non-salary-related expenses of the Conductor's Brand Camp, High School Startup Day and other talent development initiatives.
The Conductor is a public-private partnership of UCA, Startup Junkie Consulting and the Community Venture Foundation that aims to encourage innovation, entrepreneurship and economic development. read more >