Supporting High-Tech Entrepreneurship: AEDC and Startup Junkie Consulting Team Up to Drive Growth in Arkansas”.

Recently, Jeff Amerine of Startup Junkie Consulting LLC led a discussion on strategic growth planning for HFA in Bentonville, hosted by Dave Creek Media. This was announced after the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) awarded the management contract for the Arkansas Statewide Technology Commercialization Center to Startup Junkie Consulting. The center, previously known as Innovate Arkansas, focuses on helping new tech entrepreneurs develop their inventions and high-tech concepts into successful businesses.

Clint O’Neal, executive director of AEDC, emphasized the importance of supporting entrepreneurs and growing high-tech companies in Arkansas. He highlighted that the program aims to assist entrepreneurs in scaling their ideas into successful companies that will provide high-paying jobs for residents of the state. Since its establishment in 2008, the Arkansas Statewide Technology Commercialization Center has helped over 200 portfolio clients generate $939 million in revenue, creating more than 6,000 jobs in Arkansas. These companies have received $50.9 million in federal grants and attracted a total investment of $473.6 million.

Startup Junkie Consulting is a nonprofit organization founded in 2008 that offers no-cost, one-on-one consulting, events, workshops, and access to capital and talent for entrepreneurs and innovators. Jeff Amerine, founder and managing director of Startup Junkie Consulting expressed gratitude for this partnership with AEDC in driving the development and growth of tech and tech-enabled ventures across Arkansas. He emphasized entrepreneurialism as a crucial element in fostering economic empowerment and vitality and looks forward to working with AEDC on this critical effort.

Overall, this partnership between Startup Junkie Consulting and AEDC highlights the importance of supporting high-tech entrepreneurship in fostering economic growth and innovation in Arkansas.