Arkansas Couple Turns Love of Thrifting into Successful Small Business

At the start of 2019, Ray and Tristen Price were a thriving 20-something married couple living in Little Rock, both pursuing graduate degrees to further their careers. Continue reading “Arkansas Couple Turns Love of Thrifting into Successful Small Business”

Tania Martinez Chavez, a member of the Arkansas Business Navigator Project team at ASBTDC, is helping small businesses address and overcome some of the systemic challenges that face entrepreneurs from underrepresented communities.

ASBTDC’s Arkansas Business Navigator Program Partners with Conexion de Negocios Latinos to Support State’s Latino Entrepreneurs

The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center is proud to announce a new partnership with Conexion de Negocios Latinos, a Springdale-based non-profit organization that focuses on supporting Latino businesses in Arkansas. Continue reading “ASBTDC’s Arkansas Business Navigator Program Partners with Conexion de Negocios Latinos to Support State’s Latino Entrepreneurs”

State Director Laura Fine leads a team meeting at the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center at UA Little Rock. Photo by Ben Krain.

ASBTDC Reaches Historic Milestone by Infusing More Than $100 Million into Arkansas’s Economy in 2022

The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC), whose lead center is based at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, set a record by helping the state’s small business owners and entrepreneurs infuse nearly $102 million into the state’s economy during 2022.  Continue reading “ASBTDC Reaches Historic Milestone by Infusing More Than $100 Million into Arkansas’s Economy in 2022”

New Mini-Conference Will Help Businesses Up Their Game on Social Media

The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center and Arkansas Business Navigator will offer “Got Social?,” a new learning event for businesses and entrepreneurs, Nov. 3. Continue reading “New Mini-Conference Will Help Businesses Up Their Game on Social Media”

Brandon Horvath

ASBTDC’s Horvath Wins National Recognition

Brandon Horvath is one of the Top 40 Under 40 Young Professionals in the America’s Small Business Development Centers national network. Continue reading “ASBTDC’s Horvath Wins National Recognition”

Tania Martinez Chavez, a member of the Arkansas Business Navigator Project team at ASBTDC, is helping small businesses address and overcome some of the systemic challenges that face entrepreneurs from underrepresented communities.

ASBTDC Launches Arkansas Business Navigator Project to Help Entrepreneurs from Underrepresented and Underserved Communities

The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC), based at UA Little Rock, has launched a new program to help entrepreneurs and small business owners in minority, rural, and other underserved communities across Arkansas.  Continue reading “ASBTDC Launches Arkansas Business Navigator Project to Help Entrepreneurs from Underrepresented and Underserved Communities”

Gwen Green

Green Appointed to National Marketing Committee for Small Business Development Centers

Gwen Green, marketing and communications manager for the UA Little Rock-based Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC), has been appointed to the Marketing and Communications Committee for America’s SBDC national network. Continue reading “Green Appointed to National Marketing Committee for Small Business Development Centers”