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5 Small Business Orgs Shaping NWA
You have an idea. Maybe a side hustle you want to make real, or a business you launched last month and are already learning the hard way. Either way, you don't have to figure it out alone. Northwest Arkansas has one of the deepest benches of small business support in...
Startup Funding in Northwest Arkansas | Kiva NWA x Village Capital Office Hours
Village Capital and Kiva NWA are holding joint, drop-in office hours at Startup Junkie on four Wednesdays this fall: Nov 4, Nov 11, Dec 2 and Dec 9, from 11 AM to 1 PM. The sessions are free, informal and open to anyone exploring startup funding in Northwest Arkansas,...
Startup Crawl 2026: Everything You Need to Know!
One night a year, the Fayetteville Square turns into the front door of the Northwest Arkansas startup scene. On Friday, September 25, 2026, the eighth annual NWA Startup Crawl does it with a beach theme: thirteen stops, unlimited craft beer, food trucks, live music on...
5 Ways NWA Startups Can Grow Their Audiences Without Breaking the Bank
Marketing budgets are usually the first thing to get cut when a startup is watching its runway. That's fair. Here are five tactics we've seen work for early-stage founders in Northwest Arkansas, ranked by how fast you can get them running. 1. Show up where your...
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Startup Junkie unveils OzarkSpark with USDA Rural Development support to expand services across the Arkansas Ozarks
OzarkSpark expands Startup Junkie's no-cost consulting, workshops, mentoring and access-to-capital guidance in nine counties across northwest and north-central Arkansas FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., November 12, 2026: Startup Junkie Foundation today unveiled OzarkSpark, a...
Startup Crawl Returns to the Fayetteville Square This Friday with 13 Stops, More Than 70 Startups and Live Music
Full route, brewery pairings, exhibiting sectors, food trucks and prizes released for the eighth annual Crawl, themed “Making Waves” FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., September 23, 2026: The eighth annual Startup Crawl returns to the Downtown Fayetteville Square this Friday,...
Startup Crawl Returns to Downtown Fayetteville on Sept. 25 with Beach-Themed Celebration
Main stage music lineup released, featuring emerging and nationally recognized artists FAYETTEVILLE, Ark – Startup Junkie today officially announced the return of Startup Crawl 2026: Making Waves, taking over the Downtown Fayetteville Square on Friday, September 25,...
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