Entrepreneurs

Zink Lake Recreation aims to provide outfitter services to the Tulsa area, specifically for the Arkansas River and the recently rehabilitated Zink Lake. Ozarks at Large's Jack Travis spoke to Creed Henrickson, founder of the startup, who said the idea for the service stemmed from his own experience after he and his wife moved to the region.

This week, a conference on the University of Arkansas campus focuses on Celtic language and culture and how the past can help inform the present. On today's show, we hear about the Celtic Studies Association of North America, which convened in Fayetteville. Also, Michael Tilley from Talk Business and Politics takes Arkansas' economic temperature. Plus, entrepreneurs in the cycling arena are refining their work with the Arkansas Global Cycling Accelerator.

Resources for rural startups can be limited, but the Community and Rural Enterprise Development Clinic at the University of Arkansas Law School can help them. The clinic’s director, Peter Norman, is this week’s guest on Randy Wilburn’s “I Am Northwest Arkansas” podcast.

The Arkansas Global Cycling Accelerator, or AGCA, is officially launched in Bentonville. The initiative, a co-effort of the Greenhouse Outdoor Recreation Program (GORP) and Startup Junkie, aims to attract a cohort of 10 startups from North America, Europe and Asia.

This week’s episode of the I Am Northwest Arkansas podcast sheds light on the entrepreneurial spirit of Elizabeth Prenger. She co-founded Femme Health Founders, a group supporting femtech startups. She’s also the founder of Assicle, a product designed to aid postpartum recovery. In this excerpt from the episode, host Randy Wilburn asked Elizabeth Prenger about the development of the product.

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.