Small Businesses

A Walton Family Foundation study shows startups make up over 30% of northwest Arkansas businesses, with strong survival rates and growing support.

Startup Junkie is partnering with TheatreSquared in downtown Fayetteville to host the 2025 Startup World Cup Arkansas Qualifier this August. Caleb Talley, executive director of the Startup Junkie Foundation, joined Ozarks at Large's Matthew Moore in the Bruce and Ann Applegate News Studio 2 to discuss.

A recent study from Georgetown University found that one-third of all people enrolled in Medicaid nationwide are connected to small businesses.

On today's show, we hear that lawmakers and citizens are collaborating on the Autism Task Force in Arkansas. Plus, we take a tour of the Nelms Dyslexia Center. Also, we interviewed a longtime nonprofit leader who is retiring.

Rachel Sullivant and Will Foster talk about the Entreprenuer Law Project, which offers pro bono legal advice to small businesses across Arkanas.

Becca Martin-Brown returns to discuss modern events with a deeper history with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams. This week, they speak with Denise Lanuti about her fused glass art and an upcoming Mother's Day event.

The Arkansas Global Cycling Accelerator (AGCA) has launched its 10-week hybrid program for 10 global startups focused on cycling tech innovation. Recently, we heard from a UK-based company, and now we turn to Bentonville, where Alex De La Fuente is developing Hightag.

Making advances in medicine and medical care is the shared goal of several startups participating in the third annual HealthTech cohort led by The Fuel Accelerator.

Saturday, Feb. 22, the next iteration of the Black-Owned Northwest Arkansas Business Expo will be at the Fayetteville Town Center. Last week, organizers Jasmine Hudson and J’Aaron Merchant came to the Anthony and Susan Hui News Studio to discuss the expo.

A newly formed organization in northwest Arkansas wants to keep immigrants in the region informed. On today’s Ozarks at Large, Sophia Nourani talks with organizers of the Alliance for Immigrant Respect and Education. Also, the Black-Owned Northwest Arkansas Business Expo is back again and more extensive this time. Plus, a new book from the University of Arkansas Press explores Asian-American identity through recipes, essays and illustrations.