Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation

We're SEC champs! ?? #UARK?topped The Princeton Review's 2023 rankings for graduate entrepreneurship programs in the #SEC and placed No. 4 in the South! The prestigious rankings analyzed academic offerings, experiential learning opportunities and career outcomes. ???? Entrepreneurship & Innovation is a community for all disciplines at the University of Arkansas. As a part of it, you can: ?? Explore cutting-edge innovation spaces ?? Network with campus-wide changemakers and visionaries ?? Transform your passion into a project, a product, an event, a business, or a noble cause. Kickstart your entrepreneurial journey ??: https://lnkd.in/eNgfcbj #StartSomethingAR #StudentInnovators #CreativeExploration

"Our team combines youthful enthusiasm with seasoned expertise to making sustainable transportation accessible and affordable for everyone." ???? Meet Open Access Bike Library, one of eight startups in our Greenhouse Outdoor Recreation Program (GORP)! ??????? Based in #Bentonville, Open Access Bike Library offers an affordable way to test e-bikes and promote a more sustainable environment.?The company is led by Maddy Gabe, a rising junior at the Thaden School. As a part of #GORP's fall 2024 cohort, Open Access Bike Library will have access to workshop training, team mentoring and dedicated product/service development to help them scale. They'll also receive $15,000 in "non-dilutive seed funding" - which doesn't require founders to give up equity in the company. ???? Have you got the next big idea for #OutdoorRecreation? Then become a GORP entrepreneur ??: https://lnkd.in/gciY5bup #StartSomethingAR

Startups affiliated with #UARK now have a new space in downtown Fayetteville to help launch their ventures, as?Startup Village South?has relocated to?One East Center! ???? Our facility provides 24/7 access to dedicated desk space, free WiFi, a conference room, lounge?and small kitchenette. Founders will also be adjacent to the?Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center, which relocated as well. "This is the primary benefit of the move: we're building a nexus of entrepreneurship and small business support in downtown #Fayetteville," said Zoe Buonaiuto, Ph.D., OEI's director of business incubation.????? "ASBTDC,?Startup Junkie and Startup Village will be in the same building, providing a central location for U of A students and affiliates to get help in launching their ventures in one building." Applications are open to early-stage companies — scalable, pre-revenue ventures with limited operations or minimal market presence, or those in their first year of revenue refining their business model. University students, faculty, staff, and affiliates are welcome to apply.????? Join the Village: https://lnkd.in/g9mvcZEm #StartSomethingAR #InnovationHub #EntrepreneurialLife

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. has "created the Logistics Venture Lab ... that will launch up to six startups over the next three years." ???? #SupplyChain #Logistics #FreightTech

Join us at 4 p.m. today at the #BrewerHub for an?info. session (and free pizza!) about how our Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship you can successfully launch your venture!????? RSVP: https://lnkd.in/gKW-pZ7j Our Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship provides a fast-paced, experiential environment to develop your skills as a founder alongside intensive mentoring and soft skills development. The certificate helps teams launch successful commercial or non-commercial ventures, create and market innovative products and processes, drive social impact, and become leaders and innovators within existing organizations. ???? #StartSomethingAR #LaunchYourVenture #FoundersJourney

We've proud to announce with the launch the Arkansas Business Resource Hub, a free and centralized listing of organizations providing resources to #Arkansas entrepreneurs and small business owners. ???? This is a partnership with the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, and will help Arkansas founders identify, contact?and engage organizations throughout the state to help them grow their prospective or existing businesses. "The Hub will be a gamechanger for our entrepreneurial community, connecting entrepreneurs and small business owners with the resources they need to thrive," said Danielle Chaney, senior program manager at OEI and responsible for administering the tool. ???? Check out the Hub: https://lnkd.in/gri2Z2rY #StartSomethingAR #ArkansasEntrepreneurs #SmallBusinessSupport

Join us next week as we reveal how to navigate the grant landscape, craft compelling applications, and position your business for success. ???? Led by Nhiem Cao, COO at Lapovations, LLC, this workshop will walk you through the process of identifying, applying for, and winning grants that can provide crucial financial support for your venture. Dinner will be provided! ??? Don't miss this opportunity to explore non-dilutive funding options that can help you grow without giving up equity! RSVP now ??: https://lnkd.in/gxmdc_nU #StartSomethingAR #GrantWorkshop #BusinessGrowth

#GORP is coming to central Arkansas to support #OutdoorRecreation startups with a multi-session learning experience designed to help them market their companies! ??? Overseen by the Greenhouse Outdoor Recreation Program, the flagship business incubator at the University of Arkansas, the GORP Marketing Summit this fall on Petit Jean Mountain. RSVP now ???: https://lu.ma/g8n4ypmc The summit will provide day-long expertise in the fields of brand building, bootstrapping, intellectual property law, marketing as well as a question-and-answer session with a local founder. Sessions: ?? “Building a Brand Ecosystem” presented by Zac Trout, Trout Media ?? “Bootstrapping an Omni-Channel Marketing Strategy” presented by Will C., Archetype ??? “Protect Your Idea: Understanding Intellectual Property Law” presented by Debby Winters, Ph.D., J.D., Cascade Law Group ?? “Digging Deep: How To Understand and Reach Your Target Market” presented by Heather Robinette, Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center ? “Founder Q &A” a conversation with Stephanie Buckley of Petit Jean Coffeehouse #StartSomethingAR #OutdoorInnovation #BrandMarketing

Unlock essential legal tools to start and grow your business! Whether you're an aspiring or established entrepreneur, this event offers invaluable insights into the legal foundations of running a successful venture. ???? Join us in #Helena on Nov. 2 for a morning of legal education followed by personalized, one-on-one legal assessments. Hosted by the Entrepreneurial Law Project, in collaboration with the University of Arkansas School of Law, Fayetteville and the Office of Entrepreneurship & Innovation, this event will be held at the Phillips County Chamber of Commerce. Don't miss out on this opportunity to gain the legal knowledge you need to protect your business and thrive! ?? Register: https://lnkd.in/gpE4i27j #StartSomethingAR #LegalEssentials #EntrepreneurshipLaw

Join forces with Fierce Foundry, a #FemTech venture studio, and other women in #Arkansas to build an impactful company over a weekend! ???? This two-day event from Oct. 5-6 at The Collaborative will focus on innovation, collaboration, and empowerment, providing a platform for participants to develop their skills, network, and showcase their talents. The top three teams will be awarded cash prizes based on functionality and overall user experience of the prototype, viability of business plan and go-to-market strategy. ???? In 48 hours, teams of female engineers, designers, marketers and business leads will: ?? Build a working product prototype that a founder may continue building post-hackathon ?? Create a Go-to-Market Strategy for their product ?? Create an investor deck and business plan (including market research) for their product Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gWWfFFyE #FemTech #ArkansasInnovtion #FemaleFounders