Small Business and Entrepreneurship Development Division

04/20/2026

The Lender Quik-Connect: “Find Your Funder” hosted by Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center is the perfect opportunity for entrepreneurs to connect with potential funding partners. Entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to pitch their businesses to lenders, converse with credit counselors, get tips from business consultants, and much more. This event will take place on May 13th, 2026, at the UALR Reynolds Business center at 1pm, to register or for more information please click on the link below.

https://asbtdc.ecenterdirect.com/events/70372508

01/12/2026

You are invited to the Entrepreneurial Law Project Checkup brought to you by the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas. These sessions are free and are aimed to help business owners identify legal blind spots, get questions answered, as well as providing guidance on self-completing legal forms. For more information and to apply for a consultation, please click on the link below.

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11/04/2025

Our Events Calendar highlights events from our resource partners to make it easier for you to navigate the entrepreneurial resources available in the state. It’s packed with trainings and workshops aimed to help your business grow. For more information on the upcoming events, check out the link on our website.

Small Business and Entrepreneurship Development | AEDC

Keep up to date with our most current events on our website. Click here to learn more.

10/29/2025

Attention Veteran-Owned Businesses! Arkansas APEX Accelerator is hosting the “Veteran’s Summit” on November 13, 2025, from 9 am to 3 pm. The location for this event will be at the University of Arkansas, 2301 S. University Ave., Little Rock, AR. Join us for this wonderful event where a number of resource partners will attend and help answer questions about the programs and services that can help your veteran-owned business grow and succeed. To register, please click on the link below.

https://arapex.ecenterdirect.com/events/2203

10/06/2025

Are you a small business owner interested in growing your business? Our Resource Partners Event Calendar is packed with trainings and workshops aimed to help you with just that! You will find events that range from government procurement process, creating effective marketing plan, building your online platform, bookkeeping, and so much more! Check it out on our website.

Small Business and Entrepreneurship Development

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07/31/2025

The Arkansas Business Resource Hub is a free, centralized, statewide listing of the organizations committed to helping entrepreneurs and small business owners access the many resources, programs, and funding opportunities available to them. Join Mallory Race, Senior Project Manager with AEDC's Office of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, for the Building Your Network With The Arkansas Business Resource Hub, where she will share tips for navigating the site to find important resources and opportunities within your community and make connections with those committed to supporting your venture. This event will take place on August 5th, 2025, at 10am. For more information and on how to register, please click on the link below.

Arkansas APEX Accelerator | Arkansas Economic Development Commission

https://calendar.uada.edu/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D187535284

07/31/2025

Regional Innovation Cluster program (RIC) brought to you by the U.S. Small Business Administration aims to provide funding to small businesses in hopes of restoring the U. S. industrial base, bring back American jobs, and to reaffirm the nations economic dominance and national security. This program will not only assist with funding, but also assist in matching innovative technology to industry needs to reshore critical industrial and manufacturing capabilities, secure domestic supply chains, securing job creation. The deadline to apply is August 8th, 2025, for more information please click on the link below.

https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d260339ec92b467aa99ed5303e3f2c1a/view

07/31/2025

The Startup World Cup Regional Qualifier hosted by Startup Ju**ie is the perfect opportunity for entrepreneurs who have an idea for a new business. Entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to pitch their idea to world-class investors and tech CEOs for a chance to win $1 million dollars towards investment prizes. The deadline to apply if August 5th, 2025, for more information please click on the link below.

https://startupjunkie.org/apply-for-the-startup-world-cup-arkansas-regional-qualifier/