Entrepreneurship

Startup Grind is a monthly fireside chat presented by the Conductor, in partnership with Google for Entrepreneurs, each month in Conway. The Conductor is a public-private partnership driving innovation that serves entrepreneurs and small businesses with one-on-one consulting, networking opportunities and exposure to angel investors.

It seems that nearly everyone is pursuing a side hustle these days. It’s almost impossible to get on social media without seeing a friend pushing a product or service.

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We’ve only seen the beginnings of the radical change that crowdfunding will have on product commercialization, especially with any consumer-facing hardware product. Crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter and Indiegogo allow entrepreneurs to pre-sell their products.

School may be out but students can stay STEM sharp this summer while having fun, boosting their self-confidence and exploring new concepts through educational activities. A wide variety of summer enrichment programs and camps for children in third grade through high school are available through Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) studies.

Made by Few was conceived six years ago to inspire web designers, developers, creatives and entrepreneurs in the startup space. Today, MxF 6 continues to carry that torch and has expanded by adding additional activities while highlighting the amazing food, people, culture and talent across the region.

The Little Rock Technology Park has completed the first phase of its six-phase project. According to Brent Birch, executive director of the Tech Park, this first phase of development came in $2.5 million under budget.

Work-life balance is hard. Jamie Deason’s goal is to make it easier; this was the motivation behind The Errand Mom.

Des Arc native, Paul Guess, started Deck the Halls, Y’all (DTHY), a Christmas wholesale business, out of personal love of Christmas. He had a theory that great customer service, combined with fair prices, would do well in a down economy.