- University News Archive - 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock /news-archive/tag/ua-little-rock-college-of-business/ 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.听 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.听 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.听 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.听 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.听 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.听 Both events are free and open to the public, but registration is required by visiting the.听 For more information, contact Pamela Reed at pmreed@ualr.edu or 501-683-7700.]]> U.S. Small Business Administration $125,000 grant extends ASBTDC鈥檚 services for high-tech entrepreneurs /news-archive/2019/09/04/small-business-grant/ Wed, 04 Sep 2019 19:28:08 +0000 /news/?p=75051 ... U.S. Small Business Administration $125,000 grant extends ASBTDC鈥檚 services for high-tech entrepreneurs]]> The (ASBTDC) at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received a $125,000 grant to assist women-owned, rural, and socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses. The U.S. Small Business Administration awarded the competitive funding as part of the Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program. FAST鈥檚 objective is to improve outcomes for underrepresented entrepreneurs in SBA鈥檚 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs.听 ASBTDC is one of 24 grant recipients, which include state and local economic development entities, Small Business and Technology Development Centers, Women鈥檚 Business Centers, Procurement Technical Assistance Centers incubators, accelerators, colleges, and universities that provide support to small businesses developing and commercializing high-risk technologies.听听 鈥淔AST partners support an important role in attempting to fill various gaps that R&D-focused small businesses may have to help them win SBIR/STTR awards,鈥 Acting Administrator Christopher Pilkerton said. 鈥淭hey focus on the needs of next-generation high-tech firms and support them through the entire cycle from ideation to commercialization. SBIR funding is one way to do that. Additionally, a number of these awards are going to partners that are located in Opportunity Zones where job creation and investments are moving forward to revitalize communities.鈥 The grant will allow the center to provide consulting services to more entrepreneurs seeking funding through SBIR and STTR, said Laura Fine, state director of the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center. Those services include market research and proposal writing assistance.
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鈥淲e are excited to continue our FAST project,鈥 Fine said. 鈥淭he SBIR/STTR program provides critical funding to small businesses pursuing commercialization of new technologies. ASBTDC is eager to provide Arkansas鈥 small businesses with the education, tools, and support to win these competitive funding awards and grow their companies. Rebecca Todd and Martial Trigeaud in our center have the knowledge and experience to support Arkansas companies in navigating the SBIR/STTR proposal writing and submission process.鈥澨 ASBTDC will use the funds to provide SBIR/STTR education through one-on-one mentoring and agency-specific webinars. The center will also hold a multi-week accelerator program that will actively engage innovators in the vetting of their own ideas and preparing SBIR/STTR proposals. The accelerator is for companies who have not previously won SBIR/STTR funding and will have separate cohorts focusing on the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. To encourage participation in SBIR/STTR by companies owned by women, ASBTDC will build on the success of last year鈥檚 鈥渁ccelHERate鈥 programs with additional outreach and TED-style events focused on women entrepreneurs.听 FAST provides specialized training, outreach, mentoring, and technical assistance for R&D-focused small businesses. The program provides one-year funding to organizations to execute state and regional programs that support potential SBIR applicants and awardees. The FAST award project and budget periods are for a base period of 12 months, beginning Sept. 30, 2019.听 The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the Small Business Administration through a partnership with the and other institutions of higher education. The center assists startups, existing businesses, expanding businesses, and innovation-based businesses statewide.  ]]> ASBTDC awarded $100,000 to assist four-county area /news-archive/2018/01/04/asbtdc-grant/ Thu, 04 Jan 2018 20:08:08 +0000 /news/?p=68929 ... ASBTDC awarded $100,000 to assist four-county area]]> ASBTDC will focus on four counties in central Arkansas: Faulkner, Jefferson, Pulaski, and White. The center will provide consulting, market research and educational programming targeting small-scale and startup food-and-beverage-related businesses. These services will aim to increase business starts, job creation and retention, and sales. Funded by the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock College of Business and the , ASBTDC is a statewide network that provides support and resources to entrepreneurs and small businesses around the state of Arkansas. The photo above right shows staff at the听Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center. 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 programs are extended to the public on a non-discriminatory basis. Language assistance services are available for limited English proficient individuals.]]>