Not surprisingly, MIT leads the way in the creation of tech-based startup companies. What may seem a little surprising to us here in Arkansas is No. 2. The University of Utah. The Utes may have struggled to break the BCS barrier on the football field in recent years, but the U is firmly established...
Innovate Arkansas routinely checks the website of the U.S. Patent Office to see what new ideas are being generated out of Arkansas. Check out the patents section of IA's redesigned site. This past week, for example, saw 1,897 patents issued (that includes all U.S. territories and possessions). Arka...
CNBC has released its annual ranking of states in terms of their business environment, and Arkansas comes in at No. 31. The ranking considers cost of doing business, work force, quality of life, technology and innovation, access to capital, cost of living, transportation and infrastructure, and bus...
Mutually beneficial partnerships between research universities and young startups can transcend even the most dreary economic climate. Just look at California, where collaboration in the field of nanotechnology is attracting millions in research and development grants to the state. Similar opportu...
Could research in the field of nanotechnology give Little Rock an economic boost? It seems to have done so in Albany, N.Y., a capitol city whose MSA is roughly the same size as Little Rock's. UALR's Nanotechnology Center is on the cusp of some big developments, many believe, and the university is...
Carbon nanotubes are ready to explode. Not literally. That wouldn't be good. But in a commercial sort of way. Click here for more information on what scientists at UALR and UAMS are up to in the field of nanotechnology, or see the video below. Small Times has an interesting look at commercial nan...
Venture-capital funds are down for the second quarter of 2009. Big time. According to the National Venture Capital Association, VC funds are down 82 percent compared to the same period in 2008. (Which just goes to show why organizations like Innovate Arkansas are so important in helping Arkansas sta...
VCs are showing some love to research universities in Georgia. Arkansas' own university research is kickin' it -- think UALR's nanotech center and UAMS' BioVentures. And before long, Little Rock may be home to a biomedical research park.The research scene is ready to explode in Arkansas. Now, if onl...
So says Thomas Friedman in the New York Times. He notes that recessions are a time when companies like Microsoft get born:We might be able to stimulate our way back to stability, but we can only invent our way back to prosperity. We need everyone at every level to get smarter. I still believe that A...
The business plan is an essential component to the startup process. Entrepreneurs aren't likely to get far without one. Right?...Or do they even need one at all? Are VCs attracted to the plan or the (wo)man? Check out what a group of Indian investors expect from a deal and a look at contrasting scho...
