Innovate Arkansas

The University of Arkansas' Sam Walton College of Business will host its 16th-annual Business Forecast Luncheon on Jan. 29 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the John Q. Hammons Convention Center in Rogers.

She believes Arkansas has been comparatively insulated from the recession due to its local nature -- Arkansans tend to serve themselves and their neighbors in greater proportion than other parts of the country.

Commerce Arkansas is hopping. Arkansas Business named its three CFOs of the year; Windstream CEO Jeff Gardner provided the luncheon keynote address, and several hundred Arkansas business leaders are perusing the exhibits and networking pavilions at the Statehouse Convention Center in downtown Little Rock.

In the morning session, Little Rock commercial real-estate magnate Hank Kelley offered his take on the current environment. While it included its share of gloom and doom -- nationwide, the commercial real estate market is down 26 percent with another 14 to go, he said -- Kelley offered a glimpse of the silver lining.

Windstream announced a major acquisition this morning, and it just so happens Windstream CEO Jeff Gardner is providing the luncheon address.

Arkansas works with new, technology-based entrepreneurs to turn inventions and high-tech service concepts into viable businesses. Our goal: Create high-paying Arkansas jobs in the knowledge, technology, and information-based industries by taking new ideas to market. ...

Techpreneurship, with Jeff Amerine (Jeff Amerine is an IA advisor and officer with the University of Arkansas Technology Licensing Office. Each Thursday, his Techpreneurship blog will appear in INOV8. Drop him a line in comments.) Folks, this week I ran across a pretty interesting and insightful interview Colleen DeBaise at the Wall Street Journal did with Reid Hoffman [...]

Arkansas saw six patents issued this past week, which represents a 2009 weekly high.

The best part of Commerce Arkansas isn't the opportunity to hear experts in the field share their experiences and offer advice or even the networking opportunities. The best part of Commerce Arkansas is the price...it's free.

Techpreneurship, with Jeff Amerine (Jeff Amerine is an IA advisor and officer with the University of Arkansas Technology Licensing Office. Each Thursday, his Techpreneurship blog will appear in INOV8. Drop him a line in comments.) In the 1990’s the conventional bubble wisdom for tech startups involved grabbing share or eyeballs and blowing off business fundamentals.  For some [...]

Arkansas will never be a wind producer, but she is on her way to becoming the epicenter for wind-energy manufacturing.

Capsearch is fast becoming standard operating procedure among lawmakers at the state Capitol.

Capsearch is fast becoming standard operating procedure among lawmakers at the state Capitol.

Techpreneurship, with Jeff Amerine (Jeff Amerine is an IA advisor and officer with the University of Arkansas Technology Licensing Office. Each Thursday, his Techpreneurship blog will appear in INOV8. Drop him a line in comments.) Well when all my supposedly sage advice and clever Techpreneur insights dry up, I guess it may be time just to brag [...]

The Fayetteville region made CNN Money's list of best places to launch a small business, as reported by Ozarks Unbound, an online magazine/herald of local politics, culture and the arts for Northwest Arkansas.

The Fayetteville region made CNN Money's list of best places to launch a small business, as reported by Ozarks Unbound, an online magazine/herald of local politics, culture and arts for Northwest Arkansas.

Climate change may be undeniable. In fact, since topping out in 1998 with the warmest year recorded globally, temperatures worldwide have fallen. The Pacific Ocean is cooling. The climate indeed is changing.

Who are the best young entrepreneurs in Arkansas? Which startups hold the most promise? Which are the most likely to show up in BusinessWeek one day?

Arkansas works with new, technology-based entrepreneurs to turn inventions and high-tech service concepts into viable businesses. Our goal: Create high-paying Arkansas jobs in the knowledge, technology, and information-based industries by taking new ideas to market. ...

Guy Kawasaki shares some insight on venture capitalists, and what entrepreneurs need to know about them.

Are you an entrepreneur looking for a means to commercialization? Vivek Wadhwa blogs at TechCrunch that research university technology transfer offices, such as the one at the University of Arkansas, are gold mines waiting to be tapped.

Arkansas works with new, technology-based entrepreneurs to turn inventions and high-tech service concepts into viable businesses. Our goal: Create high-paying Arkansas jobs in the knowledge, technology, and information-based industries by taking new ideas to market. ...

Arkansas works with new, technology-based entrepreneurs to turn inventions and high-tech service concepts into viable businesses. Our goal: Create high-paying Arkansas jobs in the knowledge, technology, and information-based industries by taking new ideas to market. ...

Arkansas works with new, technology-based entrepreneurs to turn inventions and high-tech service concepts into viable businesses. Our goal: Create high-paying Arkansas jobs in the knowledge, technology, and information-based industries by taking new ideas to market. ...