Tom Dalton

The fledgling television network is the subject of at least two lawsuits in federal court and has been notified it owes $250,000 on a loan from the state. But at least one board member says he is hopeful that good things are in the works. read more >

As the state’s tech startup ecosystem has evolved over the last decade, public and private resources are providing the seed capital funding necessary to help tech founders avoid the dreaded entrepreneurial “valley of death,” that tenuous time between launch and first revenue. read more >

When April Seggebruch launched Innovate Arkansas client firm Movista of Bentonville with Stan Zylowski in 2010, both freshly adorned with MBAs from the Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas, the state’s tech startup scene was alive but only taking baby steps. read more >

Innovate Arkansas director Tom Dalton writes in the INOV8 blog that funding for early stage, tech-based startup ventures in Arkansas has increased dramatically in the past six years. read more >

The project is intended to provide a space for researchers from local universities to turn their research into business. For the past two years, the authority’s board of directors has been fighting an increasingly bumpy battle over the location of the park. read more >

Too often, technology developers concentrate the majority of their time on perfecting products, ever tweaking that “next new Facebook” or that must-have new app. And when finally they are finished, they approach investors for that infusion of $250,000 to $500,000 to enter the market, yet with no sign or hint of customer acceptance. read more >