/news-archive/tag/amy-moorehead/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Fri, 02 Feb 2018 15:00:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2018/02/02/the-dish/ Fri, 02 Feb 2018 15:00:43 +0000 /news/?p=69144 ... Area entrepreneurs offer fresh perspective on food, beverage industry]]> Three metro-area business owners will 鈥渄ish鈥� about how to survive and thrive in the food-and-beverage industry on Feb. 15 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at The Joint in North Little Rock, 301 Main St. Speakers include:

• Amy Moorehead, Nexus Coffee & Creative
• Jack Sundell, The Root Cafe
• Collin McReynolds, Crave Fuel

A question-and-answer session will follow their talks. The event is free to attend, but pre-registration is required. Register online at asbtdc.org/training/little-rock-events or call the center at (501) 683-7700. The Dish is the first of a series of events the center will hold in central Arkansas for current and prospective owners of food-related businesses. For more information, contact Shannon Roberts at sxroberts@ualr.edu. The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration through a partnership with the University of Arkansas at Little Rock College of Business and other institutions of higher education. All ASBTDC programs are extended to the public on a non-discriminatory basis. Language assistance services are available for limited English proficient (LEP) individuals. Reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance.]]> /news-archive/2018/01/29/portable-assistance/ Mon, 29 Jan 2018 17:35:42 +0000 /news/?p=69141 ... $100,000 grant to help food and beverage start-up businesses]]> The center, based at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, is offering specialized programming and consulting for food- or beverage-related businesses in Faulkner, Jefferson, Pulaski and White counties in 2018. The project is funded by a $100,000 Portable Assistance grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration. 鈥淭he food-and-beverage sector is a mainstay of our economy that serves residents and tourists. Food, tourism and hospitality go hand-in-hand in central Arkansas,鈥� said Laura Fine, ASBTDC state director. 鈥淥ur goal is to support new and established small businesses in the industry by giving them tools and skills they can use to reach more customers, increase sales, and create jobs.鈥� Starting in February, ASBTDC will hold a series of events for prospective and current owners of small businesses that grow, make or sell foods or beverages. All are free, though pre-registration is required. The first is The Dish on Feb. 15 at The Joint in North Little Rock. Three local 鈥渇oodpreneurs鈥� will give short talks and answer questions about how they cater to today鈥檚 discerning and demanding consumer. Scheduled to speak are Amy Moorehead of Nexus Coffee and Creative, Jack Sundell of The Root Caf茅, and Collin McReynolds of Crave Fuel. ASBTDC has invited local food advocate Martin Butts to present two half-day workshops and a full-day food product 鈥渂oot camp鈥� in Little Rock. Butts is owner of Small Potatoes, a boutique consulting firm in Syracuse, N.Y., that specializes in working with small-scale and startup food businesses of all kinds. On March 15, Butts will lead 鈥淎BCs of Starting a Food Business鈥� in the morning and 鈥淩unning a Great Farmers Market Booth鈥� in the afternoon. The boot camp, 鈥淏reaking Out in the New Food Economy,鈥� is coming at a later date still to be determined. Lean Canvas workshops will take place April 3 in Little Rock and May 15 in Searcy. The center has customized the canvas 鈥� a quick and efficient planning tool for developing a business idea 鈥� for startup food or beverage businesses. For more information about any event, contact ASBTDC鈥檚 Shannon Roberts @sxroberts@ualr.edu or (501) 683-7700. The center also is looking to work one-on-one with prospective or current business owners who need assistance with getting started, obtaining financing, marketing or expanding a business. Available at no cost, consulting and market research services can be tailored to individual needs. Any food or beverage business in the four-county area can request a customized Market Snapshot which shows key economic and customer indicators for the local area. Call the center at (501) 683-7700 to set up a consulting appointment or request a free Market Snapshot. Contributing Writer: Gwen Green / Communications Coordinator / Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center The ASBTDC is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with SBA through a partnership with the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock College of Business and other institutions of higher education. The center serves new, existing and innovation-based small businesses across Arkansas. All ASBTDC programs are extended to the public on a non-discriminatory basis. Language assistance services are available for limited English proficient (LEP) individuals. Reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance.  ]]>