Arkansas Capital Corporation Awarded $35 Million in Federal New Markets Tax Credits Allocation
The U.S. Department of Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI) announced this week that Arkansas Capital Corporation, a CDFI Community Development Entity, is one of 73 applicants selected nationwide to share a total of $3.5 billion in New Markets... Read More →
Secrets to Managing Your Business Mistakes
Whether you forgot to attach an important document on an email, you lost a client, or you allowed private user data to be shared with third parties (we’re looking at you, Zuckerberg); mistakes are inevitable. Sure, you may feel embarrassed... Read More →
Clichés: The Good, The Bad & The Real
Whether you hate them, love them or love to hate them; one fact is true– clichés wouldn’t have become cliché if they didn’t resonate. Sure, you still need to “think outside of the box,” but not all clichés are eye-roll-worthy.... Read More →
5 Steps to Being a Great Boss
The worst thing about being a bad boss is less obvious than you might think. No, it’s not the feeling of conversations abruptly ending when you walk in a room. It’s not even the fact that you’re the only one... Read More →
How (Not) to Start Your Business
From topics as wide as “Opening a Business” to as narrowly-niched as “How to Start a Coffee Shop in Arkansas,” information, advice and “how-tos” are not hard to come by. It’s the Information Age, after all! The only problem? You... Read More →
5 Step Guide to Organizing Your Business
We won’t lie to you– starting a business is hard. New competitors seem to be emerging every time you blink, you’re responsible for more money than just your family’s and you can’t seem to remember your login and password information... Read More →
Year 1 of Entrepreneurship: Survival Secrets
We have some tough news that you need to hear– starting a business is not like the movies. There are no bath tubs filled with hundred dollar bills to relax in, and you probably won’t wake up one morning to... Read More →
Taking the Fear out of the Lending Process
What an exciting time! You’ve made the plunge to promote yourself from “employee” to “entrepreneur.” The first step has been taken… now what? You know your startup will need funding, but the idea of preparing a loan proposal or business... Read More →
Small Business Spark
Congratulations! If you’ve made it this far, you’re probably well on your way to either starting or growing your dream business. The truth is; though, whether your business is big, small, booming or just puttering along, every entrepreneur experiences the... Read More →
Why Veterans Make Great Entrepreneurs
November 11 is Veteran’s Day, but at Arkansas Capital, we’re celebrating the brave men and women who have served our country all week. From our Lunch and Learn for veteran entrepreneurs later this month to our “This One’s On Us” veteran celebration... Read More →