The Shift: Heartland startups beckoned for investment deadlines

Entrepreneurs looking for investors, mentors or to build a network should know about two approaching deadlines. Why it matters: Capital investment gives startups and young companies resources to help them more rapidly grow into mature, profitable businesses. Arkansas residents with "the most promising and innovative ideas" can apply for the fall cohort of the Builders + Backers Idea Accelerator. Applications are due by Sept. 29. • Participants receive $5,000 to use for experimentation to prove — or disprove — their ideas. • They learn how to put abstractions into action,...