The Jonesboro Vision 2030 Comprehensive Planning Advisory Commission is hosting several meetings for the community to review the first draft of the Jonesboro Vision 2030 comprehensive plan. A draft is available for your review at www.jonesboro.org. The review sessions will be held at the Council Chambers located at 900 W. Monroe in the Huntington Building.
Hays held a grand opening at their newly remodeled location in University Center on Nettleton. The check out their specials visit their website at www.hayssupermarkets.com.
Unleashed Pet Grooming held a grand opening at their new shop located at 3500 E. Highland, Suite A. Call 870-210-2223 to schedule an appointment for your pet.
Fergus Orthodontics held a grand opening at their new office located at 2812 Harrisburg Road. Call them at 870-336-3366 to schedule an appointment.
Interstate All Battery Center held a ribbon cutting at their store located at 2820 E. Nettleton. Call 275-7646 for more information.
YourHR held a grand opening at their new business located at 2109 Fowler Avenue. YourHR's primary focus is making your Human Resources Department run efficiently and productively. They provide valuable Human Resources support to organizations. For more information visit their website at www.your-hr.info.com.
ASU Small Business and Technology Development Center to Offer “How to Create a Winning Marketing Plan” workshop Tuesday, February 5th 2 Sessions: 1-4 pm or 6-9 pm.
Jonesboro, AR (January 3rd) – Standing out in the crowd of competitors to get your marketing message across to potential customers has always been a challenge for small businesses. Fortunately, with today’s technology small businesses can “Stand Out from the Herd” and use cutting edge tools to grow their business.
The ASU Small Business and Technology Development Center is offering a “How to Write a Winning Marketing Plan seminar on Tuesday, February 5th at the ASU Delta Center for Economic Development to share innovative and easy to master tools that small business owners can use for little or no cost to improve their marketing message and grow their business. The seminar will be offered twice on Thursday, 1-4 pm and again 6-9 pm.
89% of small business owners said that marketing was the top priority for their success, yet 73% admitted that they did not have any type of marketing plan,” stated Herb Lawrence, ASU SBTDC director. “The challenge for most of these small businesses is that they feel that they lack the resources, time, or knowledge to create such a plan. In this workshop we will show small business owners how to create and use a plan that will actually save them time, use existing resources more effectively, and help them reach new customers to improve their bottom line”. A simple marketing plan will help small businesses learn how to focus on their very best customers, how to locate them, communicate with them, and drive more sales to their business with less effort. In this short 3 hour workshop attendees will receive the tools they need and the resources to actually create a plan that will significantly improve their marketing efforts and bring more customers to their business.
Cost is $35 per person, $25 for Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce and Downtown Jonesboro Association members, $20 for ASU Faculty, Staff and students. Register for this workshop by calling the ASU SBTDC (870) 972-3517; e-mail your registration to asusbtdc@astate.edu or on-line at http://asbtdc.ualr.edu/training/jonesboro.asp.
This workshop is co-sponsored by the Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Jonesboro Association, Pleth, LLC, First Security Bank, Liberty Bank of Arkansas and Simmons First Bank.
La Bella Vita Boutique recently held a ribbon cutting at their new store located at 1320 Stadium Blvd., Suite D. La Bella Vita Boutique, meaning "The Beautiful Life" in Italian, sells contemporary ladies apparel and accessories. For more information visit their website at www.labellavitaboutique.com.
Arkansas Methodist Medical Center and St. Bernards Healthcare held a formal groundbreaking for Paragould Medical Park, a new ambulatory care facility located at 4000 Linwood (U.S. 49 South) in Paragould. The initial phase will accommodate clinical offices of a number of primary care physicians and specialists, as well as pre-admission testing for patients who will be admitted to AMMC and St. Bernards, laboratory services, imaging services, physical therapy and rehabilitative services.
Business After Hours will be held on Thursday, February 21st from 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. at Burch & Co. Real Estate located at 2221 South Caraway, Suite A. Come and enjoy a great time of networking!
Tune in to Jonesboro's Businesses at the 2013 Business Expo. Now in its twenty-third year, Business Expo is produced by the Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce and co-sponsored by KAIT-TV. Known for its 'business to business' scope, Expo 2012 gave over 250 exhibitors the opportunity to meet more than 6,500 potential customers.
Expo 2013 will be held at the Arkansas State University Convocation Center on Wednesday April 3. For more information and to download a contract, click here.
ASU Small Business and Technology Development Center to host small business sales tax workshop in Jonesboro Tuesday, April 9th from 1-4 pm on ASU campus
JONESBORO, Ark (March 18th) - The Arkansas State University Small Business and Technology Development Center along with the Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce and Downtown Jonesboro Association will offer Arkansas Sales & Use Tax Seminar Tuesday, April 9th from 1-4 pm at the ASU Delta Center for Economic Development.
Arkansas State University Small Business and Technology Development Center and Arkansas Tax Associates, Inc. are hosting a small business workshop, in room 201 ASU Delta Center for Economic Development building, 319 University Loop West on the ASU campus for area business owners on Arkansas Sales and Use Tax for Small Businesses. This 3 hour workshop is designed to inform business owners of current sales tax laws, help them prevent overpayment of sales tax, educate them about the increased risk of audits that they face due to increased compliance audits and show them how to protect themselves from failure to comply with new regulations. The seminar also covers state of Arkansas Incentives and Tax Credits that are available to many eligible businesses. The Instructors will be David Rickman, Jeff Simmons and Ted Walker of Arkansas Tax Associates, Inc.
“Arkansas Tax Associates, Inc. are long time partners with the ASU SBTDC,” said Herb Lawrence, ASU Small Business and Technology Development Center Director, “they provide a unique service, not provided by many accounting firms by helping small businesses understand Arkansas Sales and Use Tax requirements and making sure that they are in compliance. Arkansas Sales and Use Tax laws become more complicated every year and this seminar is designed to keep Craighead County businesses informed about changes, how to deal with audits, even find out if they have been overpaying.”
Registration is $35 per person ($25 for Chamber & DJA members and $20 for ASU Faculty, Staff and Students). For more information or to register contact the Arkansas State University Small Business and Technology Development Center at (870) 972-3517, email asusbtdc@astate.edu, register on line at http://asbtdc.ualr.edu/training/jonesboro.asp or “fan” the ASU SBTDC on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/asu.sbtdc.
These seminars are co-sponsored by Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Jonesboro Association, First Security Bank, Liberty Bank of Arkansas and Simmons First Bank.
Arkansas State University Continuing Education and Community Outreach and the Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce are co-hosting the Chick-fil-A Leadercast on May 10, 2013. This event will be held at Centennial Hall located in the Carl R. Reng Student Union at Arkansas State University. The Chick-fil-A Leadercast is a one-day leadership event broadcast LIVE from Atlanta. Join us for an unforgettable day of inspiration, learning, connecting and more. To purchase tickets visit either three locations: ASU, Chick-fil-A (Turtle Creek Mall) or the Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce. Tickets can be purchased online at http://www.chick-fil-aleadercast.com/location/jonesboro. For more information, contact ASU-CECO at 870-972-3052 or the Jonesboro Chamber at 870-932-6691.
The Westside School District recently broke ground for their new fine arts center. This facility will house the art, drama, band and choir departments and is expected to be completed in 2014. The auditorium will seat approximately 900 people.
Ready...Set...Network! will be held on April 25th at the Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce. Productive Staffing is sponsoring this exciting event where you can connect with up to 15 business associates one on one! This event is open to the first 15 businesses to RSVP. Only one business per category can participate. Call Barry Wells today at 932-6691 to register.
The Arkansas State University Small Business and Technology Development Center will offer the free workshop “Website in Day” at the ASU Delta Center in Jonesboro on Tuesday, May 7th, for local small business owners and their employees.
Website in a Day will be held in Room 201, ASU Delta Center for Economic Development, 319 University Loop West on the ASU campus in Jonesboro from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. The event is co-sponsored by ConnectAR, the Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Jonesboro Association, First Security Bank, Liberty Bank of Arkansas, and Simmons First Bank.
Approximately 97 percent of Internet users look online for local services – from restaurants to hardware stores, plumbers to dentists, – yet at least half of all small businesses don’t have websites.
“Website in a Day” will teach business owners how to build effective, easy-to-maintain websites with free online tools. The hands-on training will guide participants step-by-step through creating an attractive, functional, five-page website using ASU SBTDC-provided laptops.
The training is FREE, but space is limited to 15 attendees, and pre-registration is required. Register online at asbtdc.org/training or by calling the ASU SBTDC at (870) 972-3517 or Email registration asusbtdc@astate.edu. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested in advance. Contact Lois Travis at 319 University Loop West, on the ASU Campus, Jonesboro, AR 72401 or (870) 972-3517.
The workshop is one of 32 free online marketing training events for entrepreneurs that ASBTDC is offering around the state this year through a partnership with Connect Arkansas, a project of Arkansas Capital Corporation.
“To compete in their local markets as well as in the global economy, Arkansas businesses need to embrace the Internet. We are delighted to work with Connect Arkansas to strengthen small businesses by sharing tools, skills and knowledge they can use to reach more customers online and increase sales,” said Janet Roderick, ASBTDC state director.
The ASU Small Business and Technology Development Center is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration through a partnership with the University of Arkansas at Little Rock College of Business and other institutions of higher education. ASBTDC assists startups, existing businesses, expanding businesses and innovation-based businesses statewide. Core services include free consulting and market research plus low- and no-cost training. Learn more at http://www.astate.edu/a/sbtdc/.
Introduction to QuickBooks Seminar to be offered by ASU Small Business and Technology Development Center Starting Tuesday, May 7th.
The ASU Small Business and Technology Development Center will be offering a four night hands-on Introduction to QuickBooks workshop beginning Tuesday, May 7th from 6 – 9 p.m. in Room 201 ASU Delta Center for Economic Development on the ASU campus.
Instructors will be Linda Harvey, Jones & Company, Ltd., and Sherry Hensley of Computer Tutor, both certified QuickBooks instructors. Attendees will have an opportunity to learn the basics of this popular computerized accounting program hands-on. Each session will cover different aspects of QuickBooks. Participants should be comfortable operating a personal computer in a Windows environment.
Each session is designed to be stand-alone but attendees are encouraged to plan to attend all four evenings to get the most out of the series. Seating is limited to 15 participants.
The seminars are being co-sponsored by the Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce, Jones & Company, Ltd., Pleth, Computer Tutor, Downtown Jonesboro Association, First Security Bank, Liberty Bank of Arkansas and Simmons First Bank.
Registration is $75 per workshop or $225 for all four nights (a $75 savings) Jonesboro Chamber , DJA members and ASU Faculty, Staff & Students pay $165 for all 4 nights. To register or for more information contact the ASU SBTDC (870) 972-3517 or e-mail asusbtdc@astate.edu or register on line at http://asbtdc.ualr.edu/training.asp.