Angela Hernandez began her entrepreneurial journey by seeking guidance from the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center at the ... Read More
FR8relay Receives $1M Phase II Grant
ASBTDC client FR8relay, a Bentonville logistics technology company, has received a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation. The Phase ... Read More
Martial Arts Master Becomes Studio Owner
NWA Martial Arts Academy manager and instructor Michael Felix held a lifelong goal of owning his own studio. When the academy was offered for sale ... Read More
Gates Starts Clinic to Offer Cutting-Edge Orthotics and Prosthetics
Terran Gates of Bentonville discovered her passion for prosthetics and orthotics while job shadowing at a local clinic while she was in high ... Read More
Crème Rises to the Top: Young Entrepreneur Creates Ice Cream Dream
Nicholas Mendoza’s Crème Ice Cream Company features hand-crafted, high-quality small batch ice creams, ices, infused ice creams, and non-dairy and ... Read More
Delta-Style BBQ Lands in the Heart of Northwest Arkansas
Growing up in Des Arc, Dana Neely developed her passion for barbecue by watching and helping her father smoke and slather ribs in the Delta ... Read More
Lieblong Opens Doors for New Lock and Safe Business
Mike Cambron of Fayetteville started out in law enforcement but soon decided that he could better serve the community as a locksmith, helping people ... Read More
New Na’guara Food Truck Wows Springdale with Venezuelan Cuisine
In her native Venezuela, Mariana Alvarez studied medicine and psychology to become an educational psychologist. In search of new opportunities and ... Read More
Couple Purchases Popular Wedding and Event Venue
The Mansion at the Orchard is a premier wedding venue and event space located in Bentonville. In 2021, Jason and Jessica Thibodeaux, who lived ... Read More
Travel Stop in NWA Leads to New Business, New Home
When mountain bike enthusiasts and travelers Tyler and Morgan Baumgardner began to look for a place to call home, they chose one of their favorite ... Read More
Plastic Surgery Practice Gets Startup Help
The Kelamis Plastic Surgery Center in Fayetteville opened in early 2021 as a full-service plastic and reconstructive surgery practice. Dr. J. Alex ... Read More
Through Exporting and E-Commerce, Five Star Jerky Sets Sights on Global Markets
Caribe Producers, Michael Hocklander’s Springdale-based company, formed an e-commerce export strategy for Five Star Jerky, the company’s international ... Read More