Juntos en Negocio: A Celebration of Latinx Entrepreneurship

Let's kick off the start of Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month with this networking event at the Fayetteville Public Library! 

In partnership with Experience Fayetteville and Startup Junkie, Fayetteville Public Library is hosting a networking opportunity for Spanish-speaking businesses. This program is also part of Startup Junkie’s Northwest Arkansas Startup Crawl, an annual event designed to highlight existing startups and elevate the perception of the region.

Prior to the networking event, there will be an opportunity to tour the Fayetteville Public Library’s Center for Innovation. The Center’s goal is to exemplify digital literacy and workforce development by offering unprecedented access to a variety of technologies – come and check out the audio production studio, video production studio, simulation lab, virtual reality lab, photography studio, and fabrication and robotics lab and more!

Please see the schedule below:

• 4:30pm - 5:30pm: Center for Innovation tours (prior to the start of the networking event)
• 6:00pm - 7:30pm
  • Introduction to Fayetteville Public Library’s Nonprofit and Small Business Resource Center, Experience Fayetteville, and Startup Junkie in Gathering Glade
  • Meet + greet of businesses and non-profits at booths in front of the Event Center 
  • DJ in The Gathering Glade
  • Lotería, Mexican bingo game, in the Reception Room

Light refreshments will be provided. Registration is required. Please register here: [insert link]

Want to sign up for a booth?

If you are a Spanish-speaking/Latinx business or non-profit organization, please call (479) 856-7116 to register for a booth (at no cost and as tables are available) for an opportunity to highlight your business or non-profit organization during the networking event.

Si usted tiene un negocio o es representante de una organización Latinx sin fines de lucro, por favor llame al (479) 856-7116 para registrarse para un puesto (sin costo y ya que hay mesas disponibles) para tener la oportunidad de destacar su negocio u organización sin fines de lucro durante el evento de networking.

Mask recommendation: In keeping with the City of Fayetteville, Fayetteville Public Library recommends that unvaccinated and partially vaccinated persons wear masks. 

Program Partnership:

The Fayetteville Public Library supports entrepreneurship through the Nonprofit and Small Business Resource Center, which is designed to find grant funding opportunities, support start up nonprofits and research marketing trends and study entrepreneurship. We offer online and print resources and workshops – all for free!

Experience Fayetteville: Experience Fayetteville is the convention and visitors bureau for the city of Fayetteville, Arkansas. It is responsible for marketing the city to visitors and achieving a positive economic impact through tourism. It is the first point of contact for convention and meeting planners, sports tournament coordinators and tour operators. Experience Fayetteville oversees the visitors bureau and Experience Fayetteville Visitors Center, Fayetteville Town Center and the historic Walker Stone House. The Fayetteville Advertising & Promotion Commission is the governing body of Experience Fayetteville.

Startup Junkie: Startup Junkie Consulting marked its beginnings in 2008 and formally organized as an LLC in 2011 by offering consulting services at no-cost to entrepreneurs. In order to expand the reach, impact, and depth of services, Startup Junkie Foundation was born in 2015 as a 501(c)3 nonprofit. As two organizations sharing the same purpose, mission, vision, and values, the team is jointly building entrepreneurial ecosystems in Northwest Arkansas through providing no-cost, one-on-one consulting; events, workshops, and programs; and access to capital and talent.

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