The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) at Southern Arkansas University was honored for its quality rural outreach by receiving the 2020 SBA Arkansas Small Business Development Center of the Year award at a virtual awards ceremony on November 12. ASBTDC Director Janell Morton and business consultant Kristen Cribb were recognized for achieving… Read More
Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center hires director
Janell Owens Morton has joined the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center at Southern Arkansas University as the center director. She comes to the ASBTDC from the Golden Triangle Economic Development Council, where she served as coordinator. Morton brings to the ASBTDC more than 25 years of business experience. She holds a degree in… Read More
SBTDC and College of Business offer market research to local businesses
MAGNOLIA – The Southern Arkansas University Small Business and Technology Development Center and the SAU College of Business will team up again this semester to provide market research projects to local small businesses. Market research enables entrepreneurs to access data and analysis to assist them in making sound business decisions relative to site selection, potential… Read More
2008 South Arkansas Legislative Workshop to be held at Southern Arkansas University Monday
Southern Arkansas University will host the South Arkansas Legislative Workshop from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday, November 3 in Salon A and B of Grand Hall in the Donald W. Reynolds Campus and Community Center. The workshop, co-sponsored by the Golden Triangle Economic Development Council of South Arkansas and SAU, provides a forum for… Read More
State’s premier business assistance program to announce new name Oct. 30 at SAU
MAGNOLIA— Innovation and technology businesses sprout up in the fertile fields and research labs of Arkansas, not just in Seattle and Silicon Valley. Arkansas Small Business Development Center, the state’s largest and most comprehensive business assistance program, is changing its name to underscore its commitment to helping Arkansas science and technology entrepreneurs pursue new ideas… Read More
SAU SIFE team hosts program to boost ethics in young people
MAGNOLIA—- SAKE Fx, a Students Acquiring Knowledge through Economics competition was held at Southern Arkansas University on Friday, Feb. 15. This was the first year that SAKE Fx was held and both El Dorado High School and Junction City High School attended. The competition is an important effort to teach high school students business ethics,… Read More
Small Business Development Center at SAU announces Arkansas Entrepreneur Day
For the seventh consecutive year, the Arkansas Small Business Development Center will celebrate Arkansas Entrepreneur Day by offering its “Starting a Business in Arkansas” seminar in 14 locations around the state simultaneously from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 25.
The seminar is designed to prepare participants for the intensive business planning process. It identifies
SAU students to hear from young entrepreneur
Students from the College of Business at Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, will have an opportunity to hear from a young entrepreneur on Thursday and Friday, Sept. 14 and 15.
Bryan Gallinger, of Seattle, Wash., will speak on topics such as business development, free enterprise, private franchising, and e-commerce. Gallinger will be assisted by Jonathan Oswalt, a
SAU to co-sponsor customer service seminar in Ashdown
The Small Business Development Center at Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, will offer an “Exceptional Customer Service” seminar from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 15, in Ashdown.
The seminar will be held in room 101 of the Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas in Ashdown. Co-sponsors include CCCUA/SBAE and the Little River Chamber
SAU SBDC recognizes local business at luncheon
The Small Business Development Center at Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, recognized two area business owners at the Entrepreneur Showcase Luncheon held in June in the Grand Ballroom of the Donald W. Reynolds Campus and Community Center located on the University campus.
The purpose of the Entrepreneur Showcase Luncheon was to recognize successful small businesses in southwest
