Emprende

The City of Little Rock’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is partnering with the Department of Finance to offer Emprende as a pathway of BUILD Academy. Emprende is a comprehensive educational program that offers Little Rock’s Spanish-speaking entrepreneurs a series of free classes on establishing, managing, and growing a business.

Emprende is the only program of its kind in Little Rock. With a focus on the construction, professional services, landscaping, janitorial, food services, and real estate and housing industries, this comprehensive cohort-based program provides small businesses with the knowledge, resources, and connections to do business with the City of Little Rock. Emprende bridges access and opportunity, ensuring that our Spanish-speaking community is fully included in—and contributing to—Little Rock’s economy. 

The program provides information about types of business entities; finances and access to capital; taxes, licenses and permits; insurance; networking; customer service; marketing; and doing business with the City of Little Rock. 

Since launching the program in 2022, our team has hosted four cohorts, dedicating over 76 hours of training to empower 121 participants, 80% of whom graduated after completing 85% of coursework. We registered 19 businesses as new City suppliers this past year, and we've seen a 22% increase in business-to-business networking.

Cupo limitado. Aplica ahora. Fecha limite: viernes 3 de enero de 2025. Haz click en enlace para aplicar.