Collaboration Connects Energy Industry and Entrepreneurs

Arkansas Small Business Center

The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center, in collaboration with the Arkansas Advanced Energy Association and in partnership with the U of A divisions of Economic Development and Research and Innovation, presented Energy Innovation Day on June 15. The event offered the opportunity for advanced energy industry stakeholders to connect with potential research partners and funding opportunities.

Eileen Chant, outreach program manager at the U.S. Department of Energy, presented a workshop on federal Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs and then met one-to-one to discuss projects and funding opportunities with researchers and entrepreneurs.

The day also included an industry overview panel, an innovation showcase that highlighted cutting-edge energy technologies, and networking with academia, industry, government, investors, innovators and thought leaders.

To learn more about the energy innovation needs and opportunities in Arkansas, click to view the following presentations:

Energy Innovation Day - ASBTDC Services
Energy Innovation Day AAEA
Energy Innovation Day - SVS Services
Energy Innovation Day _ Becky Keogh State Infrastructure
Energy Innovation Day DOE SBIR STTR Overview
Energy Innovation Day Glen Hooks Audubon Delta
Energy Innovation Day Tom Waggoner Syntex presentation
Energy Innovation Day UATDF-ARTP intro
Energy Innovation Day_Tulsa Innovation Labs

For additional information on Technology Commercialization and SBIR/STTR programs, contact:

Catherine Corley
Innovation and Business Consultant, ASBTDC
University of Arkansas
479-575-5148 or visit: ASBTDC, UA

The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center at the U of A helps small business In Northwest Arkansas thrive. With offices in Fayetteville and Bentonville, ASBTDC consultants provide one-on-one confidential consulting at no cost to the client and in-person and virtual trainings and workshops to help entrepreneurs gain the knowledge and skill to be successful.

The ASBTDC at the U of A 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 and is a unit of the Division of Economic Development, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.