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Arkansas Tech Migration Gains Steam as More Startups RelocateLock Icon

Another win for the Arkansas startup scene includes several companies relocating to the Natural State. read more >
Jody Hardin and Richard Ims, CEO and chief business officer at Carbon Chicken Project LLC, stand with their 4-pound bag of fertilizer at the company’s 11-acre innovation farm in Fayetteville. [Michael Woods]
Agriculture & Poultry / Restaurants & Food / Small Business

Arkansas Startup Turns Poultry Waste Into Carbon-Negative FertilizerLock Icon

Carbon Chicken is turning poultry litter into a composted, microbe-rich biochar fertilizer to reduce pollution, improve soil health, and help Arkansas farmers sequester carbon. read more >
Serafina Lalany, executive director of StartupNWA: “We’re starting to see a dramatic change in our region around access to capital.” [Michael Woods]
Banking & Finance / Business Services / Investments

Arkansas Competes with Major Tech Hubs for Entrepreneurs and StartupsLock Icon

Arkansas' tech ecosystem is rapidly growing, with entrepreneurs flocking to the state for its supportive community, access to capital and startup-friendly environment. read more >
Retail / Technology

Garrett Levey on Building a Customer-Centric Tech Company

Garrett Levey, co-CEO of Nuqleous, stresses customer focus, AI-driven scaling, and co-leadership benefits. read more >
Business Services / Education / Government & Politics

AEDC Awards $2M to 11 Local Startup Accelerators

Funds are aimed at encouraging the development of technological products and services. Recipients include Startup Junkie, The Venture Center and Forge Institute. read more >
Banking & Finance / Education / Investments

Alliance Claims $1.3B in Arkansas Impact

The Arkansas Research Alliance is a nonprofit that addresses the state’s need to attract, retain and recognize research talent. read more >
From left: Brent Birch, Hugh McDonald, Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. and John Burgess.
Real Estate / Small Business

Helping Startups, 6 Years On (Lance Turner Editor’s Note)

The Little Rock Tech Park is a patience game, and we’re still in the early innings. read more >
Investments / Small Business

Ark Angel Alliance Reaches $1.3M in Investments

The group’s current portfolio of nine companies includes SFC Fluidics, MAIA Biotechnology, Loloft and Vascugenix. read more >
Grace Rains
Real Estate / Small Business

The Conductor Sets Opening Date for New Home

The entrepreneurial support organization will host events and programming at the center as well as rent co-working space, desks and access to meeting rooms. read more >
A federal registration of your mark allows you the right to display a symbol that provides notice to others of your claim to rights to the mark. 
Legal / Small Business

IP Primer for Startups and Small Businesses (Blake Glasgow Commentary)

Many new business owners overlook an important aspect of any business: intellectual property (IP), which includes trademarks, patents, and copyrights. read more >
Among other things, startups should consider an unequal ownership structure or management agreements that provide a mechanism for breaking an impasse.
Investments / Small Business

Common Issues That Make Startups Sputter (Rodney Moore Commentary)

In Arkansas and elsewhere, the mechanisms of creation, promotion and distribution of ideas and products are at the fingertips of most people. But many startups miss their opportunity because they sputter before they start. read more >