• Business.gov

    The official business link to the US Government. It provides a single access point to government services and information to help the nation's businesses with their operations.

  • Guía de Información en Español

    Este sitio le proveerá Información en español, traducciones en español y significados de palabras en español

  • Bank of America Small Business Resource Center

    Bank of America provides some outstanding small business resources on their website, including an Online Business Suite to help manage cash flow and animated Demonstrations (including audio) concerning several educational areas such as "Starting Your Business," which includes a detailed vision of "Developing a Business Plan."

  • BusinessWeek Online

    The small business version of Business Week online. They provide the most up to date news on small business.

  • INC.com

    The website for Inc. magazine. A great resource for the growing company.

  • U.S. Census Bureau

    Provides demographic information about the US and it's population.

  • Stat-USA

    One-stop internet browsing for business, trade, and economic information.

  • Entrepreneur.com

    The website for entrepreneur magazine. A great resource for the entrepreneur in all of us.

  • IRS

    Provides tax information for small businesses and entrepreneurs.

  • entreworld.com

    This site is an extremely useful resource for entrepreneurs. It allows you to sift through information on starting, growing, and supporting your business.

  • Small Business Administration

    Aids, counsels, assists and protects the interests of small businesses and helps families and businesses recover from national disasters.

  • Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy

    This site is a vast resource for small business research in the all areas. News, publications and information concerning white papers are Also available on this site.

Prince Dim - Undergraduate Assistance

Prince Joined the SBANC team in june 2008. He is currently an Undergraduate student in the University of Central Arkansas pursuing a degree in Computer Science and Information technology and a minoring in Honors disciplinary studies.

He is an international student from Enugu, Nigeria. He brings his knowledge of website development and design to the team and contributes the best way he can. He is hardworking and friendly and gets along with everyone.

Prince’s hobbies are playing basketball and working out. He also enjoys playing video games.

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Conway Businesses and Other Links

Welcome to the SBANC Conway Area Links Page! This SBANC page is a One-Stop Shop for finding small business-related information in Conway, Arkansas.

All of the links provided here will open in a new window so that you will not have to leave the SBANC Website. The content provided on the respective linked pages is the responsibility of each particular site owner.

Acxiom Corporation

Acxiom provides customer data expertise, information systems management, operational excellence, technological innovation and creative problem solving.

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Log Cabin Democrat

Online access to mid-sized newspaper based in Conway

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Conway Chamber of Commerce

The complete website for community, economic, and industrial development information about Conway, Arkansas.

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The Official Site of the City of Conway Arkansas

Official government site with information on living, working, and visiting the community. Department contacts and employment information.

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The Toad Suck Daze Website

Information about events and sponsorships for the annual Faulkner County Festival.

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AreaConnect - Conway

Find local info, white pages, demographics and more

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topix.net - Conway

Local news for Conway, AR continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

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Central Baptist College

Official directory of this Missionary Baptist aligned school with information on the academic programs related to the development of Christian leadership

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Hendrix College

Hendrix is a national leader in a distinctive form of liberal arts and sciences education.

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Small Business Institute Officers

President

Kirk C. Heriot
Columbus State University
4225 University Ave.
Columbus, GA 31907
Email: heriot_kirk@colstate.edu
Ron Cook
Rider University
2083 Lawrenceville Rd.
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648

President Elect

Bruce Kemelgor
University of Louisville
College of Business
Louisville, KY 40292
Phone: 502-852-4788
Fax: 502-852-7557
Email: bhkeme01@louisville.edu

Secretary/Treasurer

Sherrie Taylor
Texas Woman�s University
School of Management
P.O. Box 425738
Denton, TX 76204
Phone: 940-898-2903
Fax: 940-898-2120
Email: staylor@twu.edu

Vice President - Case Competition

Patti Wilber
Northwestern Oklahoma State University
709 Oklahoma Blvd.
Alva, Oklahoma 73717
Email: PLwilber@nwosu.edu

Vice President - Communications

Johan Curtiss
Washington State University
2710 University Dr.
Richland, WA 99354
Phone: 509-372-7142
Fax: 509-372-7512
Email: links@tricity.wsu.edu

Vice President - Programs

George Puia
Saginaw Valley State University
7400 Bay Road
University Center, Michigan 48710
Phone: 989-695-6336
Email: puia@svsu.edu
JSBS Email: jsbs@bradley.edu

Vice President - Programs Elect

Ron Cook
Rider University
2083 Lawrenceville Rd.
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
Phone: 609-895-5522
Fax: 609-896-5304
Email: cookr@rider.edu

Vice President - Marketing

Sherry Hoskinson
University of Arizona
Karl Eller Center, McClelland Hall Rm. 202
Tucson, AZ 85721
Phone: 520-621-4823
Email: shoskinson@eller.arizona.edu

Vice President - Quality Assurance

Terrence Paridon
Cameron University
2800 West Gore Blvd.
Lawton Oklahoma 73505
Phone: 580-581-5517
Fax: 580-581-2954
Email: terrence@cameron.edu

Immediate Past President

Shawn Carraher
Cameron University School of Business
2800 West Gore Blvd.
Lawton Oklahoma 73505
Phone: 580-581-2367
Email: scarraher@cameron.edu

Editor - Journal of Small Business Strategy

Fred L. Fry
Foster College of Business Administration
Bradley University
1501 W. Bradley Avenue
Peoria, IL 61625
Phone: 309-677-2310
Fax: 309-677-3348
Email: ffry@bradley.edu
JSBS Email: jsbs@bradley.edu

At-Large Board Representatives

Don Bradley, University of Central Arkansas
Janet Roderick, Arkansas Small Business
Development Centers
Cuthbert “Bert” L. Scott, Indiana University
Northwest

Small Business Institute Journal Reviewers

Joe Bell

Affiliation: University of Arkansas, Little Rock

Naomi Birdthistle

Affiliation: University of Limerick

Francois Brouard

Affilitation: Carlton University

Noel Burchell

Affilitation: Unitec Business School

Glenn Chappell

Affilitation: Coker College

Edward G. Cole

Affilitation: St. Mary’s University

Paul Dunn

Affilitation: University of Louisiana at Mornoe

Cecilia Hegarty

Affilitation: University of Ulster, Coleraine

John R. Hendon

Affilitation: University of Arkansas, Little Rock

Theresa J. Hencir

Affilitation: John Massey School of Business

Jeanette Lemmergaard

Affiliation: University of Southern Denmark

Dorothy Minkus-McKenna

Affiliation: Berkeley

Alberic Pater

Affiliation: FACET BV

Jean Raar

Affilitation: Deakin University

Ken Simpson

Affilitation: Unitec Business School

Anna Stankova

Affilitation: Unitec Business School

Lyndon Walker

Affilitation: Unitec Business School

Carol Wittmeyer

Affiliation: St. Bonaventure University

Darush Yazdanfar

Affilitation: Mid Sweden University

Small Business Institute Journal

Mission Statement

The primary purpose of the Small Business Institute Journal is to publish scholarly research articles and cases in the fields of small business management, entrepreneurship, and field based learning. As one of the official journals of the Small Business Institute� (SBI), SBIJ is recognized as the applied and pedagogical instrument for projecting and supporting the goals and objectives of SBI�. The journal is published twice a year (April and October) electronically to be available to its members, small business owners, entrepreneurs, government officials, and community/economic development officers, policy makers, researchers. This journal is dedicated to practical research that will further small business, entrepreneurship and field based learning.

General Information

Since this is an electronic journal articles can be added at any time, but the official dates of publication are April and October. Reviewers must be members of SBI and will be solicited from members and recipients of the Small Business Advancement National Center weekly newsletter. If a non-member wishes to become a reviewer, they must first become a member of SBI�. The April issue will have the best papers from the Small Business Institute� Annual Conference that were deemed journal worthy pertaining to the applied aspects of the mission statement of the Small Business Institute� Journal. The editor has applied to Cabell’s Directories as a new journal.

Submission Procedure

The Microsoft Word file should contain (in this order):

  1. A cover page with title, author(s) names and contact information, and at least 4 key search words pertinent to the article
  2. Biographical statements for each author (position and research interests)
  3. Article abstract (no more than 200 words)
  4. The article, with the Reference List and all tables and figures at the end.
  5. E-mail: Send file as an attachment. Put “[first author's last name] Submission” (for example: Jones Submission) on the subject line. Send to sbij@uca.edu. If more information is needed, please go to http://www.sbaer.uca.edu/sbij.

Manuscripts should address research issues in a logical and practical way. We strongly encourage incorporation of problematic advice for practitioners based on research results. Manuscripts should not exceed 20 double spaced pages (excluding tables and references). Authors should follow the APA format.

Due to the large numbers of submissions and the related demands on reviewers, we must initially screen manuscripts and reject some without submitting them for further review. The editor will review all manuscripts for content and suitability to the journal. Authors whose manuscripts do not pass the initial screening will be notified immediately so they can submit elsewhere. All manuscripts must be original submissions that have not been published elsewhere and are not under consideration at any other print or online journal or magazine.

Each manuscript undergoes a blind review by three reviewers and the editor. A manuscript will be fully accepted only after all the revisions required by the editor and the reviewers have been made.

The following list is the research topics that SBIJ readers are most interested in:

  1. Community and Economic Development
  2. E-Commerce
  3. Entrepreneurial and Small Business Education
  4. Entrepreneurship
  5. Ethics and Social Responsibility
  6. Family Business
  7. Feasibility Studies
  8. Field Based Learning
  9. Finance and Accounting for Small Business
  10. Franchising
  11. International Small Business and Entrepreneurship
  12. New Venture Creation
  13. Small Business Assistance and Training
  14. Small Business Strategy