Arkansas has a wealth of entrepreneurial thinkers. Most built businesses that had major economic impacts for the state and beyond, but many use their business acumen to make a difference for others around the globe. This post introduces a few of these stories and children’s books that can be used with your students to share their accomplishments.
What will tomorrow’s workplace look like? Will your students have jobs similar to their parents or will they explore new opportunities? As usual, it is up to you to help your students understand their opportunities. For many, seeing beyond what family members do is a challenge. Perhaps this article can be used to introduce your students to changing work environments. Please share comments about how you will use it or how your students responded.
Do teachers have the skills to be entrepreneurs? You bet they do! Learn about a teacher who became an entrepreneur to supplement their family income while she stayed at home with her preschool children.
Join the Bessie Moore Center and Startup Junkie to learn about a new tech startup designed to facilitate robotics programming in your classes. Get on the coding bandwagon and learn how you can help you students learn robotics. Startup story and robotics play on December 5th, @ 5 @ the Brewer Family Entrepreneurship Hub! Great holiday gift items! Robotic kits discounted for presentation attendees.
Want to meet a local teacher who started her own business near the Bentonville Square? Want to meet college students who have started an easy to program robotics business to teach coding skills? Want to sample wine, olive oil and vinegar? Want to purchase some tasty, educational and unique holiday gifts? Then join us for Startup Culture in the Classroom tours.
Do you prefer t-shirts that are soft, comfortable, creative and better for the environment? B-Unlimited is a t-shirt printing company in Fayetteville, Arkansas that uses water based inks from England to print their creative designs. They grew their business past the $10M mark providing quality and fast turn-around for their niche market – 500 fraternities and sororities across the U.S. Learn the story of B-Unlimited: From Thought to Cloth.
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