Between 2019 and 2023, The Venture Center generated more than $62.3 million in economic impact statewide, including $44.8 million in Pulaski County, according to an independent study. That impact comes from years of supporting entrepreneurs through accelerators, mentorship, community programs, and events designed to turn ideas into real, working businesses.

Between 2022-2023, companies that went through our accelerator programs raised over $258 million in private funding, adding to more than $924 million raised since 2016. Those businesses have created jobs here in Arkansas and brought national and international attention to what’s happening in our state.

The numbers speak for themselves, but they reflect something bigger: when entrepreneurs are given the right support, they build things that last—and that benefits all of us.

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