Reeves to Lead University of Arkansas’s Entrepreneurship Programs
Carol Reeves, associate professor of management in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas, will join the university office of research and economic development as the associate vice provost for entrepreneurship, effective Jan. 1, 2011.... Read More →
Dillard’s to Establish Internet Center in Maumelle
Little Rock-based Dillard’s, Inc. today announced it will locate an Internet fulfillment center in Maumelle, Arkansas to support the continuing growth of its online store at www.dillards.com. The Company has signed an agreement to purchase the former Target distribution facility... Read More →
Year-End Message from CEO C. Sam Walls
There hasn’t been much said about it, but we are rapidly approaching the end of the first decade of this century. Looking back, I believe it has been a good time for our organization as we have significantly improved the level of... Read More →
Kauffman Foundation Announces Global Entrepreneurship Week Activities
For one week, millions of young people around the world join a growing movement of entrepreneurial people, to generate new ideas and to seek better ways of doing things. Countries across six continents come together to celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week,... Read More →
Small Business Jobs Act to Boost Tax Deductions
Small business owners will benefit from significant tax deductions in 2010 and 2011 thanks to the Small Business Jobs Act which was recently signed into law. One aspect of the new law that small business owners are keen on is... Read More →
Arkansas Capital Corporation CEO Sam Walls discusses Small Business Jobs Act of 2010
Arkansas Capital Corporation CEO Sam Walls discusses Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (Footage courtesy of KATV-7, Little Rock)
Arkansas Businesses Will Benefit from Small Business Jobs Act of 2010
Substantial SBA loan product enhancements will be available The Arkansas Capital Corporation Group’s Chief Executive Officer C. Sam Walls on Friday highlighted enhancements to the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 which will have the greatest impact on Arkansas’s small... Read More →
Businesses Advised to Plan Now for Disaster
A prepared business is a resilient business. That was the lesson learned this week at a daylong workshop teaching company owners how to plan for disasters. “The Verizon Preparedness Planning Summit: A Readiness Workshop for Small Businesses” drew about 100... Read More →
U of A Team Wins Prestigious Boston Business Plan Competition
A team of University of Arkansas students who created a business plan for a more efficient manufacturing process of solar cells has won first place at the Licensing Executives Society Foundation Graduate Student Business Plan Competition. The competition was held... Read More →
AgRobotics Names Charles Mitchell New COO
AgRobotics has named Charles V. Michell, Jr., its president and COO, the North Little Rock firm announced Tuesday. AgRobotics, founded in 2006, manufactures and distributes the world’s first on-the-go soil sample collection technology. “We are very pleased to have someone... Read More →