- University News Archive - 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock /news-archive/tag/global-entrepreneurship-week/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Tue, 12 Nov 2019 14:29:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock celebrates Global Entrepreneurship Week with talks on financial independence, technology startups /news-archive/2019/11/12/global-entrepreneurship-week-2/ Tue, 12 Nov 2019 14:29:24 +0000 /news/?p=75587 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock celebrates Global Entrepreneurship Week with talks on financial independence, technology startups]]> In celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock will host two talks to teach the community about achieving financial independence at any stage in life and how to start a successful technology business. Global Entrepreneurship Week began in 2008 with an emphasis on inspiring young people to make their mark in business. The project has quickly grown to become a comprehensive effort that engages entrepreneurs, investors, policymakers, researchers, support organizations and others collaborating to advance economic growth and innovation in more than 170 countries around the world.听 The talks on Tuesday, Nov. 19, and Thursday, Nov. 21, are hosted by the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock College of Business and the Arkansas Small Business Technology and Development Center. 鈥淢oney Milestones鈥 will begin at 6 p.m. Nov. 19 in Reynolds Business Center Room 103 on the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock campus. The talk, featuring GenWealth financial advisors John Shrewsbury and Janet Walker, is for those who are interested in becoming financially independent and want to learn about the financial opportunities available at each stage of life, regardless of financial status. Noah Asher, a May 2019 Summa Cum Laude graduate of 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock with bachelor鈥檚 degrees in finance and administration, will host a talk on how to start and manage a technology-related startup business from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Downtown, 333 President Clinton Ave. Asher is a serial entrepreneur and CEO of Vascugenix, a medical technology startup business formed during his senior year of college, when Asher competed on a team of 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students who won the Arkansas Governor鈥檚 Cup. In this dynamic discussion of his journey to success, Asher will share his personal story, the story of Vascugenix, how to find success in failure, and the importance of a pivot. Both events are free and open to the public, but registration is required by visiting the. For more information, contact Pamela Reed at pmreed@ualr.edu or 501-683-7700.]]> ASBTDC plans week of activities to encourage entrepreneurship /news-archive/2018/11/01/global-entrepreneurship-week/ Thu, 01 Nov 2018 13:03:02 +0000 /news/?p=72531 ... ASBTDC plans week of activities to encourage entrepreneurship]]> Anyone at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock interested in exploring entrepreneurship can turn to the on-campus experts at the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center. Part of the College of Business, ASBTDC offers no-cost consulting and market research to budding entrepreneurs, along with a variety of educational events. During Global Entrepreneurship Week听Nov. 12-18, the center will host a slate of free entrepreneurship-focused activities, including Small Talk, an event for 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students. is set for 5-7 p.m. Nov. 15 in the Reynolds Business Center atrium. Students are invited to network and have a bite to eat ,then hear from three young entrepreneurs: Mario Settles of Trukplease, Liz Sniegocki of Haven Massage Therapy, and Matthew Young of ListingVillage. The trio will share their startup stories through TED-style talks. The event is a joint effort of ASBTDC and the College of Business. Additional GEW events include:
  • – Nov. 13, The Centre in University Park. 鈥淪tartup in a Day鈥 combines three of the center鈥檚 most popular seminars, 鈥淪tarting a Business in Arkansas,鈥 鈥淲riting a Business Plan,鈥 and 鈥淔inancing Options.鈥
  • – Nov. 14, Little Rock Technology Park. The Business Innovations Clinic at the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law will share ways to safeguard inventions, written material, apps, symbols, names, images and other types of intellectual property.
  • (webinar) – Nov. 14
ASBTDC will kick off its new 鈥淏oost Business in Your Community鈥 online series for mayors, county judges, and other local elected officials. The webinar will discuss what communities can do to assist new and potential business owners. All the events are free of charge. The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center assists entrepreneurs at every stage of business development and growth. Learn more at . Global Entrepreneurship Week is the world鈥檚 largest celebration of the innovators and job creators who launch startups. Through local, national and global activities, GEW inspires people everywhere to take the next step in their entrepreneurial journey. Last year, events took place in 167 countries.]]>