Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation

#WaltonCollege has jumped to No. 22 in The Princeton Review’s 2025 Top 50 Entrepreneurship Graduate Programs — up 10 spots from last year! 📈👏 This achievement highlights the power of cross-campus collaboration and a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem in #NWArk. Congratulations to everyone involved! Some factors the Princeton Review editorial team considered when deciding rankings: 📚 The core courses of the #UARK graduate program, New Venture Development I & II, are integrated into multiple degree programs across campus, lending the program a unique interdisciplinary structure.   🚀 The ability to provide multiple resources for student-founded companies, such as the #HeartlandChallenge Student Startup Competition, Startup Village, the Entrepreneurial Law Project and the Venture Mentoring Services program.   🌱 A track record of alumni ventures — In the last three years, companies formed by students and recent alumni of the program include Hidalga Tech, ProPika, Celludot Llc, Lapovations, LLC, LockStop, PushKin, GammaVet and Horizon Health Solutions. Let's get connected: https://lnkd.in/eNgfcbj #StartSomethingAR #Innovation #Entrepreneurship

Join us next week as we celebrate the five inaugural companies in our Student Business Incubator! 🎉🚀 We'll be at The Collaborative in #Bentonville on Aug. 5 to highlight the following startups: The Keepsake Collective (Founder: Brianna Swafford ) 🎁✨ Trash Assist (Founder: Marlan Rhame ) 🗑️♻️ Precision Clubworks (Founder: Sam Wells) ⛳️🛠️ Swaply (Founders: Walter Sarmiento Henicke & Joe Boehler ) 🔄🤝 Deadreckon Technologies (Founder: Nicholas Gillen) 🧭💻 Program Schedule 5 pm - Doors Open 5:15 pm - Pitches Begin (7 minutes + 3 min Q&A) 6:15 pm - Networking 7 pm - Doors Close RSVP now: https://loom.ly/IreVGTg SBI was formed to allow students to get paid to work on their startups. This summer was the first cohort. The 10-week program was conceived to help University of Arkansas students with fledgling business ideas and provide a dedicated space to help them develop their business models. 🐗💡

Join us next week as we celebrate the five inaugural companies in our Student Business Incubator! 🎉🚀 SBI was formed to allow students to get paid to work on their startups. This summer was the first cohort. The 10-week program was conceived to help #UARK with fledgling business ideas and provide a dedicated space to help them develop their business models. 🐗💡 RSVP now: https://loom.ly/IreVGTg #StartSomethingAR #StudentSuccess #StartupLife

We were thrilled to bring the Entrepreneurial Law Project to Razorback Football with the help of our partners at Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC! 🏈⚖️ The session covered a range of issues, from how to select an attorney to the basics of forming an LLC/non-profit, followed by some one-on-one sessions with student athletes. ELP is partnership with the University of Arkansas School of Law, Fayetteville that provides free legal guidance to local small business and early-stage entrepreneurs. 📚📈 Learn more at the links in our bio! #StartSomethingAR #StudentSuccess #StartupLife

Meet Brianna Swafford, who founded The Keepsake Collective, a modern lifestyle brand offering decorative keepsake boxes. 🎁✨ Brianna is part of the inaugural cohort of OEI's Student Business Incubator (SBI), which launched this summer and allows students to get paid to work on their startup. The 10-week program was conceived to help #UARK undergrads with fledgling business ideas and provide a dedicated space to help them develop their business models. 🐗💡 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gNbsfaMJ #StartSomethingAR #StudentSuccess #CommunityImpact

Meet Marlan Rhame—Supply Chain Management and Computer Science major and founder of Trash Assist, a residential trash can service that moves your bins to the curb and back so you don’t have to. This summer, he’s participating in the Student Business Incubator from the Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, a 10-week program that supports student founders with full-time funding, expert mentorship, and space to build their ventures. From early mornings to developing innovative solutions, Van is using the incubator to take Trash Assist to the next level. Follow along as he turns big ideas into action! #WaltonCollege #UARK

Talk about a field trip! Our Student Business Incubator got an exclusive tour of Walmart's New Home Office in #Bentonville. 🏢💡 OEI's Student Business Incubator (SBI) launched this summer and allows students to get paid to work on their startup. The 10-week program was conceived to help #UARK undergrads with fledgling business ideas and provide a dedicated space to help them develop their business models. 🐗💡 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gNbsfaMJ #StartSomethingAR #StudentSuccess #CommunityImpact

In the latest Short Talks from the Hill podcast, learn about the Entrepreneurial Law Project, which provides pro bono legal advice to small businesses and start-ups across Arkansas. #UARK LISTEN --> https://bit.ly/3IuZ2uB

"The inaugural cohort features three companies developing breakthrough solutions across mineral processing, geothermal deployment, and battery materials." 🔋💡 https://lnkd.in/gRvm9QMD #Innovation #CleanEnergy #DeepTech

Join us in September for Startup Crawl - the biggest startup party in the #Heartland! 🎉🥳 Startup Crawl returns Friday, Sep. 26, for its seventh year — and this time, we’re turning the spotlight on the bold, the curious, and the future-focused. From 5-9 p.m., downtown #Fayetteville becomes a walkable showcase of the region’s startup community. 🚶♀️🏙️ You’ll explore a curated lineup of emerging companies, enjoy unlimited craft beer with the purchase of a drinks ticket, discover new ideas, and experience the creative energy that fuels #NWArk — all with a soundtrack of live local music and plenty of surprises along the way. General Admission is free, but please register to join the adventure! 🎟️✨ https://lnkd.in/gZmKfuSq #StartSomethingAR #CommunityShowcase #SupportSmallBusiness