Federal $1 million grant to boost Arkansas businesses

The U.S. Small Business Administration awarded more than $1 million to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock to assist current and potential small business owners through the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center.

UALR team a finalist in global competition

Seven continents, 7 billion people — one global community united in challenging violent extremism. That’s the concept behind the #7Strong brand that University of Arkansas at Little Rock business students created in an advertising development course taught by marketing and advertising Professor Gary Geissler.

Campus invited to Global Entrepreneurship Week activities

Blake Norman has the “trep” (entrepreneurial) mindset. Having launched his own business – an outdoor gear and apparel store – at age 23 while in grad school, Norman understands the ingenuity and energy required to be an entrepreneur and a student.

Alum to receive prestigious business award

Gretchen Hall, president and chief executive officer of the Little Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau, will receive the prestigious Beta Gamma Sigma award Thursday, Dec. 5, in the Bailey Alumni Center at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.