Team Face-to-Face consists of Thomas Marcoux, a doctoral student in computer and information science from France, and Joseph Kready, a senior computer science major from North Little Rock.

UA Little Rock team wins $10,000 in Arkansas Governor’s Cup

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock team won $10,000 and third place in the Walton Family Foundation Graduate Division of the Arkansas Governor’s Cup for their business plan pitch for a technology that creates Avatar-based chatbots. The awards were announced during a virtual awards ceremony on April 9. Continue reading “UA Little Rock team wins $10,000 in Arkansas Governor’s Cup”

Members of CloudCare include Claire Herman, a junior finance and economics major from Bigelow, Philip Plouch, a sophomore computer science major from Little Rock, and Justin Priest, a junior finance and economics major from Jacksonville.

UA Little Rock students win $4,000 prize in Business Plan Competition

Three students from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock have won a $4,000 prize in the e-Fest Business Plan Competition for their pitch for CloudCare, a smart baby monitoring app designed by a UA Little Rock professor.  Continue reading “UA Little Rock students win $4,000 prize in Business Plan Competition”

Three UA Little Rock teams are competing in the 2020 Arkansas Governor's Cup finals.

Three UA Little Rock teams competing in Arkansas Governor’s Cup finals

Three teams of entrepreneurial-minded students from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock are competing in the finals of the Arkansas Governor’s Cup business plan competition and a top prize of $25,000. Continue reading “Three UA Little Rock teams competing in Arkansas Governor’s Cup finals”

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Center Creates Accelerator to Help Arkansas Entrepreneurs Get Early-Stage Federal Innovation Funding

The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center is launching a new accelerator to help more early-stage Arkansas companies tap into SBIR, the highly competitive federal Small Business Innovation Research funding program. Continue reading “Center Creates Accelerator to Help Arkansas Entrepreneurs Get Early-Stage Federal Innovation Funding”

Award Winners (from left): Innovation Consultant Rebecca Todd, Associate State Director Michael Singleton, Business Consultant Martial Trigeaud, Business Consultant Nicolas Mayerhoeffer, and Interim Program Manager (and former consultant) Whitney Horton.

UA Little Rock ASBTDC staff honored for helping Arkansas’s small business owners

Staff members at the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock were honored for their efforts to help small businesses in the state succeed. Continue reading “UA Little Rock ASBTDC staff honored for helping Arkansas’s small business owners”

UA Little Rock employees ride Tour de Rock in honor of vice chancellor’s brother

Nine employees from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock rode nearly 550 miles in honor of a vice chancellor’s brother who is battling cancer.  Continue reading “UA Little Rock employees ride Tour de Rock in honor of vice chancellor’s brother”

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UA Little Rock hosts Big Dam Bridge Criterium

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has stepped in to host the Big Dam Bridge Criterium bicycle races after the race’s usual location experienced unexpected flooding.  Continue reading “UA Little Rock hosts Big Dam Bridge Criterium”

University of Arkansas at Little Rock employees and students ride the Tour de Rock to raise money for CARTI in honor of Steve McClellan's brother, Bruce.

Cyclists wanted to ride Tour de Rock in support of vice chancellor’s brother

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Cycling Club is looking for 10 students, faculty, and staff members to ride the Tour de Rock on Saturday, June 1.  Continue reading “Cyclists wanted to ride Tour de Rock in support of vice chancellor’s brother”

UA Little Rock student entrepreneurs win $40,000 at e-Fest

After winning the undergraduate and innovation divisions at the Arkansas Governor’s Cup last week, a dream team of student entrepreneurs from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has continued their winning streak by taking home $40,000 at e-Fest 2019.  Continue reading “UA Little Rock student entrepreneurs win $40,000 at e-Fest”

UA Little Rock student entrepreneurs come out on top at Arkansas Governor’s Cup

A dream team of student entrepreneurs from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has won two of the top honors at the Arkansas Governor’s Cup Collegiate Business Plan Competition, a statewide business plan competition for college and graduate students sponsored by Arkansas Capital Corporation.   Continue reading “UA Little Rock student entrepreneurs come out on top at Arkansas Governor’s Cup”