Six weeks after taking ownership of a well-known Fayetteville restaurant, coronavirus changed everything for Jeff Allison. “I took over Bordinos on ... Read More
COVID-19 Presents Opportunity to Build Brand With Video
Small business owners are now strategizing successful re-openings. They are concerned with following health and safety guidelines, drafting human ... Read More
Transportation and Event Company Planning to Ride Out Virus Disruption
Arkansas Destinations owner Jana Cohen can point to the exact day the coronavirus pandemic disrupted her business. “On March 12 all bookings for ... Read More
Moving Forward and Getting Back to Business
As we begin to look toward the "new normal" after COVID-19, a lot of small business owners are wondering about what's next. The pandemic has left ... Read More
Demand Surges for Center Services as Businesses Contend with COVID-19
From March 11 to April 10, the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center consulted with 883 small business clients, a 35% increase ... Read More
Employees Stay On the Job at Wilson Family Businesses Despite Slowdown
The Wilson family timber operation, including two logging companies, a lumber company, an equipment company, and a forestry management company, ... Read More
Business Closed by Coronavirus Welcomes Grant from Women’s Foundation
LaQuita Rainey’s business is closed due to COVID-19, so when she learned she would receive a $5,000 Women Owned grant, she couldn’t hold back her ... Read More
Horvath Wants to Help Small Businesses with Access to Capital
As ASBTDC's new capital access specialist, Brandon Horvath is focused on increasing capital investment in ASBTDC client companies. With the ... Read More
Forca Expands to New Facility
Brian and Cora Wilson's martial arts academy and fitness studio was about to outgrow its space when they were referred to the Arkansas Tech University ... Read More
NWA Council Joins Center to Create COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Program
Working with the Northwest Arkansas Council, the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center regional office in Fayetteville is ... Read More
What to Do If You Can’t Pay Your Employees
Hardships Happen Sometimes, bad things happen. We fall on hard times, and our typical methods for doing things don’t work like they would under ... Read More
Center Adds Webinars for Small Businesses Confronting COVID-19
The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center is offering several no-cost webinars to help business owners respond to the coronavirus ... Read More