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Big Week for Venture Center, Research Alliance as Puzzle Pieces Put in Place

It's been a big week for the Arkansas Venture Center and the Arkansas Research Alliance as pieces to the Arkansas techpreneur ecosystem puzzle come together.

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The Week Ahead: AVC Hosts First Pre-Flight Demo Day

The week ahead in Arkansas techpreneurship is a big one for the Arkansas Venture Center. The AVC will host its first Pre-Flight Demo Day Tuesday night, and on Wednesday hopes to finalize plans to move into the old ARK Challenge space.

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AVC's Pre-Flight Demo Day Set for Tuesday

Pre-Flight is a 14-week pre-accelerator course developed by the Nashville Entrepreneur Center that "provides the tools to help entrepreneurs and startup companies fast track their ideas to market."

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Michael Burcham Visit, Part of Startup Week, Rescheduled

Arkansas Startup Week in central Arkansas kicks off with Tech Cocktail CEO Frank Gruber at the AVC, but Friday's appearance from Nashville Entrepreneur Center CEO Michael Burcham is being rescheduled.

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Tech Cocktail's Mixer & Startup Showcase Part of Arkansas Startup Week

Arkansas Startup Week will include Tech Cocktail's Mixer & Startup Showcase, sponsored by the Arkansas Venture Center, on Nov. 12 beginning at 6:30 p.m. from Club Level on Main in downtown Little Rock.

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The Week Ahead: G60 Makes First Stop in Hot Springs

Things begin to heat up this week in anticipation of next week's Startupageddon, aka Arkansas Startup Week and the ARK Challenge's fall Demo Day in Little Rock. This week, however, brings us G60's first-ever stop in Hot Springs and more.

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The Week Ahead: Unplugged with Millie Ward, 1MC, Conway Geek Breakfast

It's a light schedule this week as the Arkansas techpreneur ecosystem prepares for hugeness on the horizon. That hugeness includes G60 making a stop in Hot Springs, the ARK Challenge fall Demo Day and more.

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AVC Names Lou McAlister Its First Entrepreneur-in-Residence

The Arkansas Venture Center has named its first Entrepreneur-in-Residence: Lou McAlister. McAlister is a tech founder, NYU grad and Arkansas native.

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1 Million Cups Highlights Entrepreneurial Week

Everybody's in Startup Weekend recuperation mode this week. Another successful SWLR went down over the weekend, won by Kick It Little Rock. So it's probably just as well that it's a relatively light week for entrepeneurial events.

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The Week Ahead: Startup Weekend, Pre-Flight, Build IT, Hub-UB

Another big week in the Arkansas startup ecosystem. Here are some of the week's biggies including Startup Weekend Little Rock and the Arkansas Venture Center's Pre-Flight launch.