An administrator and marketer by trade, Joe Elliott of Little Rock was convinced there was a marketable need for a handy, easy-to-understand handbook for patients in acute care hospitals. But he had no clue how to convert his idea into a profitable business.
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A year ago, a University committee created at Chancellor Joel E. Anderson’s request began the work of raising awareness and taking actions to promote healthy environments, economies, and societies. What has happened this first year?
Brian Henderson of Russellville is UALR’s new director of the Office of Student Services for the College of Business.
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Rolf Wigand, the Jerry L. Maulden-Entergy Chair and Distinguished Professor of Information Science and Management, and Jerry Wood, Ph.D. student in information science and applied science, will present a paper entitled, “Information Quality Issues in the Mortgage Banking Industry,” at the forthcoming 14th International Conference on Information Quality.
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Members of a national tax force on tax reform, chaired by UALR Professor Judyth Swingen for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) submitted their recommendations to President Obama’s tax reform panel last week.
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Michael Pakko of UALR’s Institute of Economic Advancement and Arkansas’ chief economist and state forecaster, will preview what is in store economically for the state and the nation based on econometric models from 9:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, at the DoubleTree Hotel during IEA’s fall forecast conference.
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Timothy Lee is on a mission.
The retired Air Force master sergeant is at the forefront of Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center’s (ASBTDC) veteran project aimed at active, retired, and reserve military personnel who are small business owners or aspiring entrepreneurs. A Small Business Administration Veterans Assistance and Service Program grand funded the effort for a year.
Lee, ASBTDC training specialist since 1995, served 18 years on active duty in the Air Force.
“As a military veteran, he Lee has brought great passion and expertise to this project,” said Janet Roderick, ASBTDC state director.
Lee led the development of ArkansasVeteran.com, helping ASBTDC utilize cutting-edge communication technologies to reach Arkansas veterans living in the state as well as those serving on active duty in Afghanistan and other far-flung locations. ArkansasVeteran.com is a Web portal that brings together in one place veterans-related resources, news, information and contacts for veterans and their families. Since January, the portal has recorded nearly 8,500 visitors. Lee also created two online training programs for veterans interested in small business.
This summer, he teamed with ASBTDC’s Herb Lawrence in conducting six live webinars for veterans on starting a business, writing a business plan and business financing.
“When I visit ArkansasVeteran.com, I am keenly aware of the many men and women now standing in my place overseas,” Lee said. “The veteran project gave me the opportunity to ‘pay forward’ the support I received as a Desert Storm veteran. I simply recalled my own family’s need and experiences and proceeded accordingly.”
Lee and Lawrence capped the project by sharing highlights at the 2009 Association of Small Business Development Centers annual conference in Orlando in September.
The UALR College of Business will honor two alumni at its Alumni of the Year awards beginning at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 16, at The Peabody Little Rock.
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UALR’s fall career fair, Career Connection Day, is set from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, in the Donaghey Student Center Ledbetter Halls B and C. The early registration deadline for employers is Sept. 23.
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Centennial Bank directors and employees have established an endowment scholarship at the UALR College of Business honoring the late banker and marketing executive Tom Steves, a UALR alumnus.
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