The Week Ahead: Women Founders, 1MC, WordCamp Fayetteville
The week ahead for Arkansas entrepreneurs is highlighted by tonight's Little Rock Women Founders Meetup, the weekly 1 Million Cups presentations on Wednesday and this weekend's WordCamp Fayetteville.
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Here's more on those highlights:
Little Rock Women Founders Meetup -- Juliana Echeverri of alt.consulting will speak about the landscape of social entrepreneurship: why it exists, the different schools of thought and an overview of different models. It's free and goes down beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce.
1 Million Cups -- 1MC is "a simple way to engage entrepreneurs in communities around the world. Each week, the 1MC program offers two local entrepreneurs an opportunity to present their startups to a diverse audience of mentors, advisors and entrepreneurs." Brought to Little Rock by the Arkansas Venture Center, it's free and runs from 9-10 a.m. on Wednesday from the Chamber.
Wordcamp Fayetteville -- Still time to register (cost is $35) for this WordPress conference hosted by WordPress users. It goes down Saturday from the Reynolds Center at the UA's Walton Business College. A meetup will kick things off Friday night and a "guru gallery" closes it out Sunday morning.