Venture Center
Mimi San Pedro Announces Retirement from the Venture Center (Movers & Shakers)
She will continue in a senior advisory role through December to ensure a smooth transition. read more >
Venture Center Welcomes 7 to Spark! Accelerator Program
The program provides a sales, marketing and business finance curriculum to help founders grow their small businesses. read more >
Encore Bank Shares Growth Tips on Final Day of Fintech Summit
The bank decided to focus on using technology to eliminate manual processes not only for its staff, but for its clients. read more >
Day 2 of Fintech Summit: Regulatory Advice, Data Strategy and Arkansas’ ‘Microhub’ Status
FIS CEO Gary Norcross and St. Louis Fed VP Allen North were among the speakers. read more >
Fintech Startups and Banking Veterans Share Trade Floor on Summit’s First Day
One of several standouts was Arcanum Technology of Athens, Georgia, which demoed a secure, four-character password that never has to be changed by the end user. read more >
Bankers, Fintech to Connect at August Summit
The conference, hosted by the Venture Center of Little Rock, aims to be a networking opportunity and a place for Arkansas fintech companies to showcase their products. read more >
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Stone Ward Strikes Gold for G&FC, Among Others
The Little Rock marketing firm also won silver medals for work with the Little Rock Venture Center and Sport Clips, the national chain of hair cutters. read more >
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Venture Center, Apptegy Launch New Startup Program
A kickoff event is set for Aug. 2. read more >
Business Guidance, Woman To Woman
Mimi San Pedro, the chief strategy officer for the Venture Center in Little Rock, says the creation of the Woman Achieve mentorship program was a long time coming. read more >
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Venture Center Reschedules VenCent to August, Announces More Speakers
Keynote speakers now include Arvest Bank’s new transformation executive and executives with ICBA Bancard as well as TCM Bank.
Tina Giorgio (keynote), president and CEO of ICBA Bancard;
Damon Moorer (keynote), president and CEO of TCM Bank; read more >
Venture Center Announces Speakers For First VenCent Fintech Summit
Ron Shevlin, chief research officer for Cornerstone Advisors and a senior Forbes contributor, will headline the event. read more >
Independent Community Bankers of America, Venture Center Name 2022 Accelerator Companies
The program will kick off with a Jan. 11 event. read more >
Woman Rise Mentorship Program Launched
The year-long program is the first partnership of the Venture Center, Venture Noire, Wright Lindsey Jennings, the Arkansas Economic Development Commission and Arkansas Capital Corp. read more >
Companies Pitch Fintech Products to Investors at Demo Day
Hundreds of investors, bankers and others interested in financial technology hear pitches from the 10 most recent graduates of the FIS Fintech Accelerator program. read more >
Report: Metro Little Rock Continues to Recover From Pandemic
The Little Rock metropolitan statistical area is struggling to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, as some aspects of economic life return to normal while others change for good. read more >
Arkansas Businesses Win $31K in Pitch Contest
Four Arkansas small-business owners win a total of $31,000 at the 2021 Pitch ‘N Pint pitch competition. read more >
ICBA, Venture Center to Kick Off Accelerator 0n Jan. 6
The Independent Community Bankers of America and the Venture Center, in partnership with the state, will kick-off the ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator 2021 at noon on Jan. 6 with a virtual unveiling of the 10 companies selected to participate in it. read more >
Companies Show Off Fintech Ideas at Demo Day
FIS of Jacksonville, Florida, formed a new office this year to “further accelerate innovation and growth” for the company, CEO Gary Norcross announced Wednesday during the virtual 2020 FIS Fintech Accelerator Demo Day. read more >
Venture Center, Alumni Net International Awards
The Venture Center took home the top prize in the Best Fintech Accelerator/Incubator category at the second annual Finovate Awards, an international competition. read more >
ICBA to Sponsor Accelerator in Little Rock Through 2024
The Independent Community Bankers of America announces that it will sponsor for another three years its ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator program. read more >