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What is the Rock It! Lab?
Housed inside the historic Cox Building located at 120 River Market Ave in CALS Library Square, the Rock It! Lab (RIL) is a place where under-resourced entrepreneurs are given the tools, guidance, and training necessary to start, grow, and scale their businesses. A partnership of the Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) and Advancing Black Entrepreneurship (ABE), the Rock It! Lab provides resources and services, including technical assistance, mentorship, marketing and promotion, networking opportunities, business education, one-on-one instruction, and more to assist entrepreneurs in creating successful businesses.
Rock It! Lab blasts off at ribbon cutting
On Thursday, July 22, onlookers cheered as Benito Lubazibwa, Director of ABE (Advancing Black Entrepreneurship) cut the ribbon held by CALS Executive Director Nate Coulter, Mayor Frank Scott Jr., and Andre Webster. Guests were invited to tour the Cox Building, previously housing the bookstore, as the new home of the Rock It! Lab – a partnership between CALS (Central Arkansas Library System) and ABE.
Coworking space
The Rock It Lab is located at 120 River Market Avenue, Little Rock, in the historic Cox Building. The three floors are divided into spaces that can be used by all members of the different RIL programs. Individuals who are not members of the incubator program but need “office space” to operate their developing businesses can utilize The Village coworking space by becoming coworking members.
FAQ
What is the Rock It! Lab?
The Rock It! Lab is a place where under-resourced entrepreneurs are given the tools, guidance, and training necessary to start, grow, and scale their businesses.
A partnership of the Central Arkansas Library System and Advancing Black Entrepreneurship, our multi-prong program provides resources and services including- technical assistance
- mentorship
- marketing and promotion
- networking opportunities
- business education
- one on-one consultations
- access to capital
- a 6-month incubator program
- multi-use coworking space
Do I have to be in the incubator program to use the co-working space?
Events
May 25 @ 11:00 pm
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Meet the Lender: Communities Unlimited
Bryn Wood Bagwell, Director of Lending at Communities Unlimited, will discuss how lenders make loan decisions, different financing options, the application process and documents required, and steps you can take to mitigate challenges to accessing capital.
Who should attend?
This event is a great opportunity for any business owner seeking financing.
To register visit:
https://forms.gle/cPFtfSyRDqkGEDk48 Food will be provided to all attendees.
https://forms.gle/cPFtfSyRDqkGEDk48 Food will be provided to all attendees.