UA Educator Reeves Dubbed Job Creator
Even many well established businesses can’t boast the creation of more than 100 jobs in six years, but one University of Arkansas professor has those bragging rights. Carol Reeves, the University’s Associate Vice Provost for Entrepreneurship, has led her students... Read More →
Entrepreneurs Put John Brown On Business-plan Map
Much ado has been made about the success of collegiate business-plan teams from the University of Arkansas, and rightfully so. This story from the current issue of Arkansas Business highlights the accomplishments of these student entrepreneurs and focuses on the... Read More →
Collegiate Entrepreneurs Earn Renown
Being from Arkansas carries a certain degree of swagger in some fields – retail, poultry, rice and trucking, for example. Perhaps it’s time to consider adding collegiate business plan teams to that roster. The young entrepreneurs who make up these... Read More →
John Brown, UNLV sweep Tri-State Awards
After a full day of oral presentations, ten judges from across the United States selected collegiate business plan teams from John Brown University (JBU) of Siloam Springs, Arkansas, and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), as the 2012 winners... Read More →
John Brown, UA Teams Win Big at Governor’s Cup
Business-plan teams from the University of Arkansas and John Brown University dominated the 2012 Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup Wednesday in downtown Little Rock. JBU teams took home five of 12 awards at the event, including the top two prizes... Read More →
2012 Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup Winners Announced
The recent full moon brought with it some shining STARt-up companies in the form of the Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup (DWRGC) winners. The teams participated in Arkansas’s premier collegiate business plan competition that is sponsored by the Arkansas Economic... Read More →
3rd UA Team Qualifies for Business Plan Competition
A team led by Ellen Brune, a University of Arkansas doctoral student in chemical engineering, won a March 13 business plan competition at the University of Nebraska, the UA said Tuesday. It is the third UA graduate student team to... Read More →
Governor’s Cup Winner, Agricultural Food Systems Mentioned in Arkansas Business
AFS Just Wants a ‘Good Piece of Steak’ by Mark Carter A good piece of steak. Lawson Hembree is simply trying to make sure you get one. He’s the co-founder and CEO of Innovate Arkansas client firm and John Brown... Read More →
Fayetteville Schools Feature Y.E.S. Participants
Several Holt Middle School 7th grade students had the chance to turn their ideas for starting a business into reality when they were selected to sell their products at an Expo in Little Rock by the Y.E.S. for Arkansas Empowering... Read More →
Youth Entrepreneur Showcase Announces Winners at Expo
Y.E.S. for Arkansas, a statewide business plan competition for fifth to eight graders, announced the winning teams today following Expo Day at Park Plaza Mall. Twenty-six finalist teams were previously selected as those with the Best Business Plans and Most... Read More →