10 Ways to Celebrate Entrepreneurship in Arkansas This Month

November is National Entrepreneurship Month, and there are gobs of events (a bonafide bevy) that honor entrepreneurs and innovators, right here in Arkansas. Global Entrepreneurship Week hosts quite a few, and that runs November 17-23. But the celebration of entrepreneurship can’t be contained in just a week. Here are 10 more opportunities to inspire and aspire this month. 1. Women Founders This group is open to anyone, especially women and girls interested in discussing issues for women in entrepreneurship and leadership. We want to encourage more women to create startups and take a leadership role in the tech/entrepreneurial community. 2. 1 Million Cups Little Rock Each week, the 1 Million Cups program offers two local entrepreneurs an opportunity to present their startups to a diverse audience of mentors, advisors, and entrepreneurs. Presenters prepare a 6 minute educational presentation and engage in 20 minutes of feedback and questioning after they present. Entrepreneurs gain insight into possible ways they can improve their businesses, gather realtime feedback, connect with a community that truly cares about their progress, and walk away feeling like they have advanced their business. The audience also learns a great deal from the presentations. Whether this is through passively listening or deeply engaging with the entrepreneurs, there is much to learn every week from these dynamic and diverse communities. The event is free. Coffee is included. 3. Starting a Business in Arkansas This seminar prepares participants for the intensive business planning process, identifies major steps crucial to starting a business, discusses key issues that affect your business success, start-up requirements and common pitfalls you will face as an entrepreneur. 4. Become an entrepreneur! Find inspiration! Watch the animated sketchbook video by Jonathan Ortmans, president of Global Entrepreneurship Week, and learn why millions of people celebrate it each November. 5.  Support: Small Business Saturday, November 29 It’s a long, tough road from startup to sustainable business. Show local businesses that you have the moxy to stick around and support them through the journey when you choose local, independent shops over the big box on Sat., Nov. 29. 6. Take 5 minutes and vote YES for National Entrepreneurs’ Day! Support establishing a National Entrepreneurs’ Day and let Congress know. Vote YES 7. Support Women’s Entrepreneurship Day November 19th is the day to celebrate, engage and empower female entrepreneurs. Visithttps://www.facebook.com/WomensEntrepreneurship  and https://twitter.com/Womenseday to follow celebrations held around the world. 8. Share your story. Leave your breadcrumbs of inspiration and share your story at info@Arksourcelink.com. We will featuring stories in our next newsletter 9. Connect with Arkansas SourceLink. Follow, fan and connect with us all year long to find more tips and events for entrepreneurs, whether you’re startup or second stage, microenterprise, innovation-led or Main Street. We’re on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. And we also boast the most comprehensive business calendar in town. 10. Give thanks. Take the time this holiday season to sincerely thank those you helped you get where you are—your coaches, mentors, employees and customers. And call your mom.  Image from Wikipedia Commons