FNBEA to hold St. Jude Benefit 5K

First National Bank of Eastern Arkansas To Hold St. Jude Benefit 5K

First National Bank of Eastern Arkansas, in partnership with KFIN, will hold the Race for the Cure 5K benefitting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital on Saturday, October 29, 2016. The race will begin at 8:00 a.m. and both start and end at the FNBEA Osceola Branch, located at 1460 W Keiser Avenue in Osceola. Pre-registration before October 14 is $25, and guarantees a t-shirt for the race. Late registration is $30 and begins October 15, and day-of registration will be available from 7:00 – 7:45 a.m. the morning of the race.

In addition to awards for each age group, there will also be a battle of the schools between Osceola and Rivercrest as a challenge to see which school can raise the most donations for St. Jude. Since students will be gathering donations to give at school, students will have a discounted race entry fee of $10 as an incentive to participate in the 5K itself.

Click here for the general registration form.

Click here for the student registration form.

For more information, contact Taylor Lucius at First National Bank of Eastern Arkansas at 870-622-0400 extension 1504, or stop by the bank.

First National Bank of Eastern Arkansas is a proud member of the Osceola/SMC Chamber of Commerce.

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Free Business Development Conference Set for September 30

2016 NORTHEAST ARKANSAS BUSINESS & ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE
“Innovation & Inclusion:  Creating Job Opportunities in the Rural Marketplace”

Innovation, inclusion and job creation in rural Arkansas will be the key words at an upcoming regional conference to be held in Blytheville, Arkansas.  Funded by the United States Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, the 2016 Northeast Arkansas Business & Enterprise Development Conference, with a theme of “Innovation & Inclusion:  Creating Job Opportunities in the Rural Marketplace” will bring together approximately 20 private, state, federal and nonprofit organizations with a singular mission of equipping small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs with the skills and resources to start and expand their businesses.

Hosted by the Arkansas Human Development Corporation (AHDC), Arkansas Northeastern College (ANC), Arkansas State University-Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC), Mississippi County Economic Opportunity Commission and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), the conference will be held Friday, September 30, 2016 from 8:30 am – 2:00 pm at the Holiday Inn - Blytheville, 1121 Main Street, Blytheville, AR 72315. Topics will include but are not limited to, building effective partnerships, securing capital, how to sell goods and services to the government, and social media.

Join us at 8:30 am for a “Lenders Roundtable Breakfast,” where participants will network with local, regional and statewide lenders. Organizations invited to participate include Arkansas Capital Corporation Group, Arkansas Economic Development Commission, Arkansas Department of Workforce Services, Communities Unlimited, Eastern Arkansas Planning and Development District, FORGE, Farmers Bank and Trust, Hope Credit Union, Southern Bancorp, USDA – Rural Development …and MORE! Lunch will also be provided.

Current business owners and those just getting started, youth entrepreneurs, business and technical school students, apprentices, veterans and community and economic development professionals, are invited to attend this unique opportunity. You will engage with other business owners, receive help with research and business planning, learn how to increase your networking results and learn to do more business with government and private industry. Mr. Samuel Rikkers, Administrator, Rural Business Cooperative Services – USDA, Rural Development, Washington, DC will be luncheon speaker. 

Don’t miss the opportunity to help your community create needed JOBS by learning valuable insights to help your small business GROW! And, INNOVATE! 

Click here to download the flyer.

AN INVESTMENT OF TIME IS THE COST TO ATTEND BUT REGISTRATION IS ENCOURAGED.

You may register by calling Arkansas Human Development Corporation at (800) 482-7641  

or online at http://goo.gl/McuCqE

Information submitted by:

Arkansas Human Development Corporation

Contact: Clevon Young

cyoung@arhdc.org

501-374-1103

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