/news-archive/tag/pamela-reed/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Wed, 03 Nov 2021 13:14:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2021/11/03/artist-reboot/ Wed, 03 Nov 2021 13:14:11 +0000 /news/?p=80274 ... ASBTDC, Rock It! Lab and Arkansas Arts Council are set to host ARtist Reboot! on Nov. 10]]> Update: This event has been postponed until further notice. ARtist Reboot! will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 10, at the Central Arkansas Library System Rock It! Lab, 120 River Market Ave., Little Rock. Artists will learn how to start a business the right way, protect their intellectual property, identify their target customer, organize their business, and manage their finances. Musicians, visual artists, graphic designers, photographers, and anyone else who considers themselves to be an artist and wants to learn how to start a business around their art are encouraged to attend. to attend the free event. Pre-registration is required. 鈥淎ttending a day-long conference where you learn how to turn your passions into profits is an investment you won’t regret,鈥� said Pamela Reed, inclusion and diversity specialist for ASBTDC. The tentative schedule for the event: 9:10 a.m. – Welcome 鈥� Patrick Ralston, Director, Arkansas Arts Council/Artists Resources 9:30 a.m. – Your Art, Your Business 鈥� Pamela Reed, ASBTDC 10:45 a.m. Finance Best Practices & Pricing Your Product 鈥� Dr. Bruce James, Economics Professor, Philander Smith College 1 p.m. – Protecting Your Intellectual Property 鈥� Kim Vu Dinh, Professor, 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law 2:30 p.m. – Finding Your Target Customer/Marketing Strategy 鈥� Speaker TBD 3:30 p.m. – Business Planning Resources 鈥� Pamela Reed, ASBTDC 4:15 p.m. – Q&A with an Artist Musician, photographer, and poet Joshua Asante (Velvet Kente) will also lead a session. The location for this event is the new , a collaboration of CALS and Advancing Black Entrepreneurship. The lab has three maker spaces for use by creative entrepreneurs.]]> /news-archive/2021/10/19/asbtdc-women-entrepreneurs-panel/ Tue, 19 Oct 2021 13:30:10 +0000 /news/?p=80132 ... ASBTDC to Present Panel Discussion of Local Women Entrepreneurs]]> The free virtual panel discussion, 鈥淗ow I Got Over,鈥� will take place from 10-11:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 21, in partnership with the Women鈥檚 Business Center, Montclair State University, and Bank OZK. Please to register for the event. The panelists include Sharee Young, owner of Take Aim Axe Throwing; Amy Moorehead, owner of Nexus Coffee and Creative; Tina Gilbert, owner of Next Level Thinking; and Katherine Daniels, owner of KD Consulting Company. In addition, Nancy Sims, Bank OZK executive vice president and government guaranteed lending national sales manager, will moderate the panel. 鈥淐elebrating the women who have had the courage to venture into entrepreneurship is a privilege,鈥� said Pamela Reed, diversity and inclusion specialist at ASBTDC. 鈥淗earing these women share their entrepreneurship journey has the potential to not only empower and inspire women interested in becoming entrepreneurs, but to also enable them to learn from their experience.鈥� Participants will learn how local women got over the barriers and obstacles on their personal entrepreneurship journey, including how they navigated COVID-19. October is National Women鈥檚 Small Business Month. It highlights the benefits and industry women bring to communities when they own small businesses. For more information, contact Reed at 501-916-6718.]]> /news-archive/2021/07/14/wallace-entrepreneurs-series/ Wed, 14 Jul 2021 13:46:47 +0000 /news/?p=79353 ... Wallace to Lead Business Systems and Strategies Series for Entrepreneurs of Color]]> The three-part series starts Aug. 2. This virtual course is designed for prospective and current entrepreneurs of color, whether you are looking to start a business on a strong foundation or seeking to improve systems in an existing business. Wallace will discuss key business systems, the roles the systems play in day-to-day operations, and methods for using systems to create consistency, efficiency, and stellar customer service. The online sessions are on Monday evenings, Aug, 2, 9, and 16, from 6-8. Topics for each session: Aug. 2 –聽Industry framework and marketing systems for acquiring and retaining customers, building a culture of trust, and upselling Aug. 9 – Value-driven operations Aug. 16 – A budgeting system for optimal business decisions During each class, an attendee will receive a $25 gift card sponsored by Hope Credit Union. There is no fee to participate, but pre-registration is required.聽Register now for Small Business Strategies for Success. Wallace is founder and president of聽All Things Strategic. His expertise is in process improvement, change management, leadership development, and strategic management.聽Prior to starting his own consulting company, he was director of the Office of Strategy Management at 糖心Vlog传媒MS. For more information, contact ASBTDC Inclusion and Diversity Specialist Pamela Reed at聽pmreed@ualr.edu聽or (501) 804-6771.]]> /news-archive/2021/02/25/ua-little-rock-diversity-month/ Thu, 25 Feb 2021 18:38:18 +0000 /news/?p=78423 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Announces Events to Recognize Diversity Month]]> To celebrate Diversity Month, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock鈥檚 Diversity Council has scheduled a variety of events set to take place throughout the month of March. Presentations will include discussions on a range of topics, research findings, and historical events. Addressing Microaggressions 鈥� Noon, Wednesday, March 3 The Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE) will present this upcoming Lunch and Learn session as an opportunity for faculty to engage in conversations about how to deal with microaggressions in the classroom. Disability and Diversity 鈥� Noon, Thursday, March 4 The director for the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Disability Resource Center, Reed Claiborne, will present a discussion on disability and the things that frame perceptions of disabilities such as legal definitions, media portrayals, historical treatments, and more. Anti-Blackness, Social Feelings, and Public Policy: 1964-2020 鈥� 6 p.m. Thursday, March 4 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock English Department鈥檚 Cooper Honors Program will present a talk with Dr. Lisa Corrigan, associate professor of communication and director of the Gender Studies program, who will discuss her latest book, 鈥淏lack Feelings: Race, Affect, and the Long Sixties.鈥� Building Collaborative Relationships to Improve Race Relations 鈥� 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 9 A panel of researchers from the Little Rock Congregations Study (LRCS) will discuss findings relevant to race relations from their Fall 2020 survey with 35 community congregations. The panel will consist of 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock professors Gerald Driskill, Rebecca Glazier, and Kirk Leach. In partnership with the Clinton School of Public Service, the panelists will also present a process of facilitating community dialogues on key issues found within their survey results. Modern Warriors of World War I: American Indians in the Great War 鈥� Noon, Wednesday, March 10 Presented by Erin Fehr, an archivist with the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Sequoyah National Research Center, this event will highlight the sacrifice and bravery of American Indians and Alaska Natives that served in World War I. It will inform audience members about things such as how they used their language to create a code that was never broken by the Germans. The Sequoyah National Research Center created a to identify all 12,000 American Indians that served in World War I, which can be found online as part of the 鈥檚 website. New Funds for Minority Businesses in Little Rock 鈥� 2 p.m. Thursday, March 11 The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center will present a panel discussion on new funding opportunities available in Little Rock for minority businesses. We Sing! A Celebration of Women鈥檚 Heritage 鈥� 3 p.m. Sunday, March 14 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Choirs will host a live-streamed performance celebrating Women鈥檚 Heritage Month, featuring historically informed music performances, poetry reading, a speaker with commentary on notable women of the suffrage movement, and a special musical oratory presentation with Dr. Linda Holzer and Dr. Yslan Hicks. Putting the Pieces Together: A look at how Universal Design for Learning, Open Educational Resources, and Affordable Learning Content work together to benefit students and faculty 鈥� 3 p.m. Monday, March 15 in the Ottenheimer Library Presented by e-Learning Specialist Hannah Hurdle, will discuss the Universal Design for Learning (UDL), Open Educational Resources (OER), and Affordable Learning Content (ALC) frameworks for inclusive learning. Entrepreneurship: My Journey into the Unknown 鈥� 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 16 Entrepreneurial Education Specialist Pamela Reed, with the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center, will present a panel discussion featuring minority entrepreneurs. Connecting & Utilizing Social Media for Each Generation 鈥� 1 p.m. Thursday, March 18 Jennifer McDannold, coordinator of student orientation and transitions, will present information about each generation, focusing on social media and marketing tricks as well as best practices for Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z. 鈥淭his is Not Who We Are:鈥� Discussing Whiteness, Denial, & Division 鈥� 10 a.m. Monday, March 29 Laura Casey, a student success coach with the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Student Retention Initiatives (SRI) team, will host a discussion on the experiences of whiteness and confronting denial. She will be utilizing references such as Ibram Kendi鈥檚 book 鈥淗ow to Be an Antiracist鈥� in her presentation to unpack what denial mixed with whiteness looks like. Exploring Our Power and Privilege 鈥� 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 30 Sharon Downs, 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock assistant vice chancellor for student affairs, will present this final event to encourage conversation on the concepts of power and privilege.]]> /news-archive/2018/02/02/asbtdc-february-classes/ Fri, 02 Feb 2018 18:56:46 +0000 /news/?p=69226 ... ASBTDC offers seminars for business owners]]> The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center, based at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, will offer classes in February for business owners that will help them develop skills in business financing, QuickBooks, and the food and business industry.聽 A list of the courses include: will begin at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 6, at the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Reynolds Business Center. Do you need funding to start a business or expand an existing one? Learn about the business financing process and different sources of capital, including SBA-backed loans, traditional bank loans, micro loans, and alternative funding sources. 听2.听 will begin at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14, at the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Reynolds Business Center. Are you just getting started or considering using the desktop version of QuickBooks? If so, then join us for this comprehensive class on how to set up and use the program. 3. ASBTDC鈥檚 newest course, will start at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, at The Joint in North Little Rock. Whether you are new to the food-and-beverage business or an old pro, how can you cater to the preferences of today鈥檚 discerning consumer? Through short, powerful talks, three local business owners will share their fresh perspectives on how to survive and thrive in the industry and carve a niche in the Central Arkansas food scene. 听4.听 begins at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, at the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Reynolds Business Center. Come explore what business ownership is all about. We鈥檒l acquaint you with the startup process and the entrepreneurial lifestyle. The free, hour-long conversation will give you a sense of what starting a business requires and tips to help you decide if you are ready to move forward with your idea. Bring your questions! For more information, contact Pamela Reed at 501-683-7700 or pmreed@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 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock College of Business and other institutions of higher education. The center assists companies at every stage of business development and growth. To learn more, visit asbtdc.org. All programs are extended to the public on a non-discriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities and individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP) will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact Pamela Reed at (501) 683-7700.]]> /news-archive/2018/01/13/asbtdc-january-workshops/ Sat, 13 Jan 2018 18:09:53 +0000 /news/?p=68995 ... Small business center offering programs for Arkansans interested in starting a business]]> The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center, based at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, will offer programs in January to help potential business owners prepare to start a business.聽 The center is offering the seminar, from 1-3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 24, in the Reynolds Business Center. The class covers essential startup steps, legal business structures, regulations, licensing, key issues that affect business success, and common pitfalls that entrepreneurs face. Those interested in attending may register by. The cost is $30. 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock employees, students, and veterans may attend for free. In the workshop, 鈥淗ow to Write a Business Plan,鈥� new and potential business owners will learn how to put together a plan that will guide the growth of the business and can be shared with lenders and investors. Participants will create a plan that defines the business concept, evaluates competition, determines risk, and estimates costs. The workshop will take place from 1-3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 31, at the Reynolds Business Center. Those interested in attending may register by. The cost is $35. 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock employees and students may attend for free. In addition to these seminars, ASBTDC will also offer an Introduction to QuickBooks workshop from 1-4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17, at the Reynolds Business Center.聽Participants may register by . The cost is $70. For more information, contact Pamela Reed at 501-683-7700 or pmreed@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 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock College of Business and other institutions of higher education. All ASBTDC programs are extended to the public on a non-discriminatory basis. The center assists companies at every stage of business development and growth. To learn more, visit .]]> /news-archive/2017/12/01/asbtdc-starting-new-business/ Fri, 01 Dec 2017 17:39:03 +0000 /news/?p=68711 ... State Small Business Center offering programs for Arkansans interested in starting businesses]]> The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center, based at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, will offer a free webinar to help potential business owners know if they are ready to own a business.聽 The webinar, 鈥淢oney Smart: Is Owning a Business a Good Fit for You?,鈥� will begin at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5. The webinar will be led by Program Specialist Pamela Reed, who will discuss the myths and realities of owning a small business and the critical first steps of self assessment and setting up a plan of action. Pre-registration is required and can be completed by filling out this. Additionally, the center is offering a seminar to help those interested in starting their own business. The talk, will be held from 1-4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, in the Reynolds Business Center on the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock campus. The class covers essential startup steps, legal business structures, regulations, licensing, key issues that affect business success, and common pitfalls that entrepreneurs face. Those interested in attending may register by. The cost is $30. 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock employees, students, and veterans may attend for free. For more information, contact Pamela Reed at 501-683-7700 or pmreed@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 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock College of Business and other institutions of higher education. The center assists companies at every stage of business development and growth. To learn more, visit asbtdc.org.]]>