UA Startup Mentor Carol Reeves Recognized by Fortune
Carol Reeves, the woman behind the success of business-plan competition teams from the University of Arkansas, has been recognized by Fortune as one of 10 women around the world “Doin’ It for Themselves.” The prestigious list includes celebrity entrepreneurs Chelsea... Read More →
John Brown University Sweeps Tri-State Undergraduate Finals
John Brown University swept the Undergraduate Finals in the fourth-annual Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup Tri-State business plan competition in Las Vegas, and a team from the University of Arkansas earned Second Place in Graduate Finals. The Arkansas teams were... Read More →
John Brown University Teams Dominate 2011 Governor’s Cup
Students from John Brown University in Siloam Springs won four of six top prizes Wednesday at the 11th annual Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup college business plan competition. JBU swept the top three spots in the overall undergraduate division and... Read More →
Silicon Solar Solutions Making Headlines
Five employees hunched behind desks at an office in the Arkansas Research and Technology Park in Fayetteville to finish paperwork for a grant proposal to help their new company keep operating. “It’s all up to us to make it happen,”... Read More →
Firms Born from UA Patents Called Key
Five employees hunched behind desks at an office in the Arkansas Research and Technology Park in Fayetteville to finish paperwork for a grant proposal to help their new company keep operating. “It’s all up to us to make it happen,”... Read More →
2011 Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup Finalists and Semi-Finalists Announced
The best business plans from college and university teams statewide were recently selected to compete in the next round of the state’s premier business plan competition. Teams from nine Arkansas colleges and universities were announced as finalists in the Donald... Read More →
Former Governor’s Cup Team Nets Dept. of Defense Grant
BiologicsMD of Fayetteville announced Tuesday that it has recieved a $2.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to futher develop a drug for osteoporosis. Company President Paul Mlakar Jr. said the grant will be spent over two years... Read More →
Young Entrepreneurs Prepare to Showcase Ideas on Jan. 14
Arkansas school children are bringing their entrepreneurial dreams to life in an annual competition that features kids’ inventions and innovations. The Youth Entrepreneurial Showcase will feature the innovative products and services of the 25 finalists’ teams, along with a marketing piece... Read More →
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 →
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 →