Entrepreneurs

Startup Junkie will host a pitch competition during HonorFest this weekend where participants can pitch new products, services, or business ideas in 60 seconds for a chance to win one of two $1,000 prizes.

Saturday morning at the Medium in Springdale, Cureate is hosting a diverse entrepreneurship panel and breakfast.

In today’s excerpt of I Am Northwest Arkansas, we hear from Dexter Caffey, the founder of Smart Eye Technology, a company who uses facial recognition to protect data.

Cureate Courses' graduates are local food entrepreneurs, wholesalers, restaurateurs, farmers and chefs. For months, the participants learned business and networking skills while still perfecting their food. This week, Allie Jones, owner of JAML Jams, Katie Helams, proprietor of Grow NWA, and Kim Bryden, the CEO of Cureate, joined Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams at the Carver Center for Public Radio.

An accelerator is hosting a 10-week program focused on cybersecurity in Bentonville. Startup Junkie’s Fuel Accelerator has worked with entrepreneurs and startups over the last 6 years, with a recent focus on artificial intelligence and machine learning. Darian Harris said a gap they have seen in the business to business market is utilizing AI and machine learning to improve cybersecurity.

Ryan Rogers earned an undergraduate degree in physics and a Ph.D. in theoretical chemistry. But science doesn’t fully define him or his ideas. Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams sat down with Rogers to learn more about his artistic endeavors.

This winter, the Fayetteville Public Library’s Center for Innovation will host the second Maker to Market entrepreneurship program. Accepted applicants can learn how to use equipment and receive personalized instruction on various startup needs. Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams spoke with Center for Innovation manager Melissa Taylor about what has changed since the event's last iteration.

On this week's edition of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal, host Paul Gatling sits down with a partner from Texas-based venture capital firm The Mercury Fund and more.

Since 2022, the University of Arkansas' Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship has fostered growth in the region's outdoor recreation industry through its startup incubator, the Greenhouse Outdoor Recreation Program. Leaders from this semester's group of startups, or cohort, discuss their inclusion in the program.

Northwest Arkansas' first Colombian food truck is located in Centerton. Owner Orlando Joven tells his journey from his hometown to a restaurateur.