Accelerator program to serve Delta in ’17

Local First Arkansas will host a small business accelerator program in early 2017 for businesses in the Delta.

The Delta Spark Accelerator will help businesses use technology and data analytics to find new customers. Identifying new customers is “one of the primary challenges for” small business owners, according to a news release issued by Local First Arkansas and the Delta Regional Authority.

Participants in the program will focus on data-related marketing, improving business plan models and job creation. Experts in search engine marketing, e-commerce and social media will be among those coordinating the online program.

Applications are being accepted. For more information visit deltasparkonline.com.

Local First Arkansas is a nonprofit organization that works to grow locally owned small businesses.

— Chris Bahn