Arkansas Business Navigator Podcast
Are you a small business owners or entrepreneur who wants to start, grow, or reimagine
your business?
Co-hosts Brandon Mathews and Kam Gomez will breakdown opportunities for your small
business in 15 minutes or less. Let us help you find resources, so you can spend more time growing
your business.
Episode 1: Arkansas Business Navigator Overview, SBA Drought Relief for Nonfarm Small
Businesses
Episode 2: Destigmatizing Debt, Economic Injury Disaster Loans
Episode 3: SBA Loan Products, New Veteran Owned Small Business Certification
Episode 4: Arkansas Business Navigator Grant Guide
Episode 5: 2023 Trends to Watch, SBA Disaster Loan Rate Changes, The Government Will
Buy That from You
Episode 6: Free Self-Guided Education Platforms, Arkansas Business Navigator Events
around the State
Episode 7: The First Ever Arkansas Grown Conference & Expo, Free Legal Services from
UA Little Rock Bowen Law School
Episode 8: Employee Retention Tax Credit: What is it and am I Eligible?
Episode 9: Business Plans: Small Upfront Costs With Long-Term Savings
Episode 10: Building Your Outside Team
Episode 11: AR SBA Hires New Lender Relations Specialist, PTAC is APEX Accelerator,
New Latino ABN Spoke
Episode 12: March 31, 2023 Disaster Relief Resources from SBA, FEMA, and Arkansas,
Food and Beverage Startup Series
Episode 13: Disaster Relief Updates, New Rules for SBA Loan Programs, New Hire at
AR SBA District Office
Episode 14: Marketing Hacks, Q&A
Episode 15: Faster Disaster Declarations, First-ever Latino Business Awards, ABN HR
Resource Guide
Episode 16: A.I. For Small Businesses
Episode 17: Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce’s New Small Business Series, SBA Creates
New Military Spouse Business Program
Episode 18: Starting Off On The Right Path
Episode 19: Arkansas Latino Business Awards, SBA Improves Lending Program for 7(a),
504, and more
Episode 20: Essential Digital Skills For Small Business Owners
Episode 21: Proposed Department of Labor Rule Affecting You, SBA Disaster Preparedness
Resources, HR Workshop November 7 Save the Date
Episode 22: Arkansas Business Navigator Podcast Episode 22: Program Ending and Next
Steps, On Ramp Funding Available to ABN businesses, Full-day HR Seminar Nov 7
The Arkansas Business Navigator is a program of the Arkansas Small Business and Technology
Development Center housed at the U.S. Little Rock and is funded in part through a
grant through the U.S. Small Business Administration. All opinions, conclusions and
or recommendations expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily
reflect the views of the SBA.