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News No Comments Charlene Fadirepo of Washington, D.C., will lead “Banking in Color: Banking for the Black Entrepreneur,” a four-session virtual boot camp hosted by the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center that begins May 3. Fadirepo is the founder and CEO of Guidefi, a fin-tech startup she launched in 2019. The Guidefi platform connects women and people of color with culturally competent, credible, and affordable financial advisors. She is also a financial educator a...

The restaurant industry has been among the hardest-hit sectors during the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. To help bring jobs back and revive the industry, the American Rescue Plan established the $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) spearheaded by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). The RRF seeks to provide non-repayable funds to eligible food service businesses. Such applicants include restaurants, food stands, food trucks, food carts, caterers, bars,...

News No Comments The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center is seeking collaborative partners from across the state to become Arkansas Small Business Community Navigators. The Community Navigator initiative represents a cohesive framework for helping Arkansas small businesses respond to continuing challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic, says ASBTDC State Director Laura Fine. Fine said ASBTDC will build on its long history of working collaboratively with community-based ...

By Jessica Maurer, posted Mar 17, 2021 Myra McDuffie (shown above) and James McDuffie, owners of MeMa’s Chickn & Ribs in Burgaw, plan to expand the business. (File photo) Myra and James McDuffie, owners of MeMa’s Chickn & Ribs in Burgaw, celebrated the official launch of their fundraising campaign in partnership with Genesis Block and Folla Capital, and Hipp Architecture & Development, last week. The event, hosted by Genesis Block, kicked off a community funding campaign...

News No Comments In celebration of Women’s History Month, UA Little Rock is profiling women in leadership positions who are making a difference at UA Little Rock and in the community. The next Woman to Watch at UA Little Rock of 2021 is Laura Fine, state director of the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC). The state’s lead ASBTDC center is based in the UA Little Rock College of Business, Health, and Human Services.   Tell us about yourself? I started with t...

Mount Merapi, which straddles Central Java and Yogyakarta provinces, spewed columns of ash as far as 1,200 meters into the sky on Thursday, according to the ...

Presented by Pamela Reed, Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center This panel discussion will feature minority entrepreneurs discussing their experience. Audience questions encouraged.

Here’s our exclusive wrapup of upcoming events happening across North Carolina in March. Included are the latest meetups, conferences, workshops, application deadlines and networking events happening in Asheville, Charlotte, the Triad, Wilmington and other parts of the state. This post is part of our weekly column of upcoming events, along with our comprehensive resource guide for startups in the Triangle. To find out what’s happening this month in the Triangle specifically, check out part ...

WRAL TechWire keeps tabs on the latest and greatest meetups, panels, workshops, conferences, application deadlines and all things happening in the North Carolina startup/tech world. “The Headliners” is a multi-part weekly roundup of upcoming events to add to your calendar. Following is a list of March events in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and the greater Triangle area. To find out what’s happening this month in cities outside of the Triangle, check out part two of the “Headliners” co...

FORT COLLINS — Innosphere Ventures, the Fort Collins-based technology incubator, has expanded its University Partner Program to Oklahoma, striking a deal to foster technology transfer at Oklahoma State University. The relationship will be similar to those established with research universities in Colorado, including Colorado State University, the Colorado School of Mines and the University of Colorado Boulder, as well as universities in other states, including the University of Nebraska (NUTe...