Arkansas
Little Rock
Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center
We are your go-to resource for help starting or growing a business in Arkansas. Our centers assist all types of for-profit businesses, from home-based to high-tech. Receive one-to-one confidential consulting and cutting-edge market research at no charge, or expand your expertise through our affordable educational events.
Spark-Pre Accelerator-Little Rock Chamber of Commerce
Through a partnership, The Venture Center and the chamber have formed Spark!, a new small business pre-accelerator for businesses in the Little Rock region. Qualifying applicants will be startup companies with traction, full-time company founders and a central Arkansas resident with an annual recurring revenue of at least $50,000. Benefits of the program include the opportunity to pitch at Pitch ‘N Pint on December 10, free office space in The Venture Center, deeply discounted parking and conference rooms for meetings.
SBA-(US Small Business Administration)
Since 1953, the SBA has worked to ignite change and spark action so small businesses can confidently start, grow, expand, or recover.
Arkansas Procurement Technical Assistance Center
The Arkansas Procurement Technical Assistance Center’s mission is to assist Arkansas small businesses to succeed in obtaining government contracts. These contracts stimulate the growth of Arkansas’ economy. For over 25 years Arkansas PTAC has assisted Arkansas businesses.
https://www.sbir.gov/node/1526221
Created by Kathryn Finney, Founder & CEO of Digital Undivided, this small fund will give $100 support to 100 Black women who are building businesses to use in whatever way they need to use it.