Arkansas Capital Corp., the Little Rock-based financial lending and consulting shop, is pushing entrepreneurship at multiple levels. This spring, the company completed its 13th annual business plan competition, the Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup, which brought 47 different student teams from 13 different Arkansas college campuses to Little Rock for the well-attended awards luncheon. This year’s competition winners at the undergraduate and graduate level will compete for more cash prizes, but they will also look to become successful start-up ventures. “All combined, it’s one of the largest business plan competitions in the country,” said Valerie Erkman, vice-president for marketing for Arkansas Capital Corp., in an appearance on this week’s Talk Business Arkansas television program. Click here to read the full article from Talk Business Arkansas.
