State Director
Laura Fine is the State Director of the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center, overseeing a comprehensive network of eight offices and leading a team of more than 35 professionals dedicated to supporting small businesses statewide. She began her tenure with the ASBTDC in 1989 and assumed her current role in January 2017.
Actively engaged in the economic development landscape of Arkansas, Laura serves on the Arkansas Capital Corporation Board of Directors and previously on the board of America’s Small Business Development Centers. Her contributions have been recognized consistently, including her listing in Arkansas Business‘ Arkansas 250 for her influential leadership in economic development.
Laura previously held roles at Levi Strauss & Company and multiple small and family-owned businesses. She holds a Master of Public Administration from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and a Bachelor of Science in Education from the University of Central Arkansas.