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The Venture Intern Program pairs undergraduate students with early-stage ventures, entrepreneurship support organizations, regional accelerator programs and investor networks across Northwest Arkansas for a semester.
Saja Alshafeay, Nhiem Cao, Katherine Alejandra Miranda Munoz, Anthony Owura-Akuaku, Morgan Reese, Angellina Treat and Joshua D. Upshaw have been awarded the Graduate Entrepreneurial Fellowship.
Namrata Anand, Cris Caballero and Jenova Kempkes have each received a $4,000 stipend from the Friends of the CORD Entrepreneurial Scholarship to cover expenses related to entrepreneurship this year.
New startups include digital platforms for connection, product sales and educational services. The Arkansas Game & Fish Commission is sponsoring two companies with hunting and fishing in mind.