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ASBTDC Director Mary Beth Brooks
In 2021, the expanded team of consultants and specialists with the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center at the U of A helped a record number of new and existing clients achieve success in starting and growing small businesses in Northwest Arkansas.
Facing similar challenges experienced by the NWA small business community throughout the COVID pandemic in 2020, consultants rendered over 3,700 hours of service to 1,346 clients. These efforts generated economic impact to NWA of $35.4 million in capital infusion and 30 new business…