Events at this location

All businesses, especially new ventures, need a business plan. Crafting a plan helps you define your concept, evaluate your competition, determine risks, and estimate costs.

Using our “To the Point” outline, learn how to put together a plan that will guide the growth of your business and that you can share with lenders and investors.

Speaker: Nicolas Mayerhoeffer, ASBTDC Business Consultant

This project is being supported, in whole or in part, by federal award number SSBCI-21031-0032 awarded to UA Little Rock ASBTDC by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

Starting a business is a journey, so let us show you the path to your goal and how to avoid common pitfalls. This highly practical, resource-rich online session will guide you through each step of the startup process, from idea to opening.

We’ll supply you with essential tools and knowledge to launch and run your business while also answering your questions along the way. Get our startup checklist, plus tips for business planning, branding, funding, and more. A must for first-time business owners! 

Speaker: Ty Barrett, University of Arkansas – Fort Smith ASBTDC

Considering starting a small business on the side to make extra money? Want to see if you can make a little extra cash with your hobby?

Find out about different ways to start a side hustle and things you need to know for your business to thrive. 

Join us online!

Speaker: Jack Poff, ASU Mid-South ASBTDC Director

When you’re working hard to run your business, keeping up with your marketing can be tough. In this session, you’ll learn ways to optimize your digital marketing strategy to fit your business goals, time, and budget.

We will show you how to maximize the value of free tools, like your Google listing and social media channels, and to confidently invest your limited marketing dollars in paid strategies that work.

Find out:

• How to take control of your FREE Google listing to help customers find you
• How to use your social channels to keep customers engaged
• How to optimize your website to generate sales
• How SEO works and why blogs might give you an extra boost
• When to pay (or not) for digital ads on Google, Facebook, and Instagram

Presenter: Destiny Adams, A-State ASBTDC Business Consultant 

This virtual event is available at no cost thanks to our mission co-sponsors FNBC Bank, First Community Bank, East Arkansas Planning & Development District, Bank OZK, First Security Bank, Capital CDC, Simmons Bank, and Northeast Arkansas Regional Intermodal Authority. The A-State ASBTDC is supported by the Neil Griffin College of Business and the Office of the Provost.

Do you need funding to start a business or expand your operations? Are you interested in how to get a business loan? Want to know the truth about small business grants?

This session is designed to help you separate fact from fiction when it comes to business funding. We will cover specific loan programs and other financing options for both startup and existing businesses.

Topics:

• Business loan and guaranty programs, including SBA loans
• Microloans, grants, and other options
• Business funding challenges and barriers, and how to overcome them

Speaker: Wendy Orvis, ASBTDC Business Consultant

Explore what business ownership is all about.

We’ll acquaint you with the startup process and the entrepreneurial lifestyle. This session will give you a sense of what starting a business requires and tips to help you decide if you are ready to move forward with your idea. Bring your questions!

Speaker: Laura Miller, A-State ASBTDC Director

This virtual event is available at no cost thanks to our mission co-sponsors FNBC Bank, First Community Bank, East Arkansas Planning & Development District, Bank OZK, First Security Bank, Capital CDC, Simmons Bank, and Northeast Arkansas Regional Intermodal Authority. The A-State ASBTDC is supported by the Neil Griffin College of Business and the Office of the Provost.

Starting a business is a journey, so let us show you the path to your goal and how to avoid common pitfalls. This highly practical, resource-rich online session will guide you through each step of the startup process, from idea to opening.

We’ll supply you with essential tools and knowledge to launch and run your business while also answering your questions along the way. Get our startup checklist, plus tips for business planning, branding, funding, and more. A must for first-time business owners! 

Speaker: Ashley Murguia, ASBTDC Startup Specialist