From Employee to Entrepreneur
According to recent studies, roughly 550,000 Americans each month quit their jobs in pursuit of entrepreneurship. And why not? With dreams of flexible schedules, working from home and an income boost, entrepreneurship sounds pretty nice! And it is. But that’s not to... 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 →
Learning Leadership
If you invited the world’s most successful CEOs to dinner, you would find yourself sitting at the table with a diverse group of people with different personalities, backgrounds and approaches to running their businesses. By the time dessert was being... 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 →
2018 Governor’s Cup Winners Announced
Here at Arkansas Capital, our main goal is to empower local entrepreneurs– those of every age. That’s why, in 2001, the idea of the Arkansas Governor’s Cup was formed. This prestigious, statewide competition challenges college and universities’ best and brightest... Read More →
The Evolution of Entrepreneurship
The pursuit of profit isn’t a new one, and from Marco Polo to Mark Zuckerberg, the world has seen many different faces attempt this venture. One common characteristic, though? Entrepreneurship. Take a look at what it looked like seven centuries ago,... 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 →