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Innovate Arkansas works with new, technology- based entrepreneurs to turn inventions and high-tech concepts into viable businesses. Our goal: Create high-paying Arkansas jobs in the knowledge, technology, and information-based industries. The result: A rise in Arkansas' per capita personal income. Learn more about Innovate Arkansas.INOV8 Blog
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Entrepreneurial Buzz From Around the State
That buzz you hear is the sound of Arkansas entrepreneurial worker bees building up an environment for further startup growth. And the bees are busy... // read more [0 comments] -
Techpreneurship: Could 2012 Be the Year of the Startup in Arkansas?
In Arkansas over the past 10 years or so, a steady march has been underway toward creating a robust venture ecosystem. // read more [0 comments] -
The Startup Lawyer: SOPA/PIPA's Effect on Arkansas Technology Entrepreneurs
Controversial proposed legislation in the U.S. Congress will directly impact Arkansas technology entrepreneurs. The bills target online piracy by seeking to curb the pirating of U.S. copyrighted material through the internet. // read more [0 comments] -
Techpreneurship: Safe Diving in the Option Pool
So how can the equity motivator best be used? How can equity be offered to key team members that will be fair to the founders, fair to investors and fair to team members? // read more [3 comments] -
Article Suggests VCs Still Slow to Invest in Seed-Stage Ventures
Do investors remain more hesitant than usual to jump when it comes to early-stage startups? One group thinks so. // read more [0 comments] -
'Gone in 60 Seconds' Returns Feb. 27 in Fort Smith
Gone in 60 Seconds, the successful elevator-pitch contest and brainchild of IA's Jeff Amerine, has itself been gone since October. But never fear, adrenaline junkies, it's coming back with a vengeance in February. // read more [1 comments] -
DoctorPreneur: A Sense of Purpose
As I sit in solitude planning the upcoming year, my thoughts keep returning to one central theme -- defining my sense of purpose. // read more [1 comments] -
Techpreneurship: 2011 Predictions - Final Grades
As I sit here on this final day of 2011, it seems like a final grade card for my 2011 predictions is in order. // read more [2 comments]
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Arkansas State Names 3 Finalists for Chancellor
Arkansas State University says it's picked three finalists in its search for a new chancellor. // read more
ArkansasSports360.com: Arkansas Coaches To Visit 5-Star Recruit Without Bobby Petrino
Arkansas Coach Bobby Petrino will not make an in-home visit with wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham as a ?proactive step? to avoid any risk of a violation in the recruitment process after a brief encounter earlier this month. // read more
Fast 15 Nomination Process in Full Swing
The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal continues to accept nominations for its 2012 Fast 15 class, to be featured in the May 14 issue. // read more
With Former Apple Exec at Helm, J.C. Penney Gets Rid of Hundreds of Sales
J.C. Penney is permanently marking down all of its merchandise by at least 40 percent so shoppers no longer have to wait for sales to get bargains. // read more
Kathy Deck: Northwest Arkansas to See Job Growth in 2012
Kathy Deck presented the outlook for the state and local economies at the 2012 business forecast luncheon. // read more
As Part of Turk Settlement with Sierra Club, Swepco Buys Wind Energy
American Electric Power subsidiary Southwestern Electric Power Co. says it has signed long-term deals to buy renewable energy from wind projects in three states as part of a settlement with environmentalists. // read more
Fed: Slightly Lower Growth, Unemployment in 2012
The Federal Reserve has downgraded its outlook for U.S. economic growth this year but is slightly more optimistic about the unemployment rate. // read more
