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  • Put your business front and center by sponsoring a Chamber event, annual program, or digital media.

    New network building events in 2022 include the Battle of the Business Bowling Tournament and the Local Lunch for restaurants.  BE PRO BE PROUD and Connecting Educators in Industry are focused on building the workforce pipeline for our community.  Also new this year are two annual program sponsorships, the Governmental Affairs Committee, and the Chamber Ambassadors, both focused on advocacy for a strong, business friendly climate in our community, county, and state. 

    Or promote your business utilizing the Chamber website, which received more than 145,000 visits in 2021. And don't forget the long running favorites; the Annual Meeting & Business Expo, the Golf Classic, Business After Hours, and the Arkansas Scholars Award Ceremony.

     

     

     

  • ASBTDC Regional Office Director

    Posted: 11/06/2024

    The Regional Office Director works closely with the ASBTDC State Director and lead center management team, and the Center for Economic Development at UA Fort Smith.

    The ASBTDC provides business consulting, technical assistance, and training to entrepreneurs and small business owners or managers in all facets of starting, managing, and growing a small business. The Director will focus on individual assistance with business startup, business expansion, business planning, marketing, budgeting, financial analysis, and preparing business owners to apply for funding. The Director will also conduct outreach and instruct and implement training on small business topics in its geographic territory. Services will be delivered in accordance with program guidelines to achieve the performance measures and economic impact goals of the ASBTDC.

    The position requires the applicant to work in a professional environment. Dependability, diplomacy, flexibility, discretion, judgment, and confidentiality are a must. This is a full-time, grant-funded position governed by state and federal laws and agency/institution policy.

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