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Young People and Capitalism

Patricia O’Connell
Contributor
An old photograph of a woman operating the first automatic dishwasher, which was invented by a woman.
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Women Entrepreneurs: The Long Walk to Success

Patricia O’Connell
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Jackie Robinson: No. 42 Was No. 1 – On the Field and Off

Patricia O’Connell
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Connecting the Dots With Bourbon Maven Tomeka Purcell

Grace Williams
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Zelda Wynn Valdes Dressed Divas, Dancers, and Bunnies

Patricia O’Connell
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Getting Back to Black Friday

Creighton Abrams
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FAO Schwarz Welcomes Target to Its World

Patricia O’Connell
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National Hispanic Heritage Month

Creighton Abrams
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Getting Hot in the Kitchen: Pickleball Comes of Age

Grace Williams
Contributor
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The Booming Tech Market for Boomers and Beyond

Natalie Burg
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What’s Better Than Stakeholder Capitalism?

Warren Stephens
Chairman, President and CEO of Stephens Inc.
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The Legacy of Gilded Age Heroine Clara Barton

Patricia O’Connell
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Print-Book Sales Tell a Good Story

Tom Gilbert
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Outsmarting 2021’s Supply Chain Grinch

Grace Williams
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The Trade Show Must Go On

Brian Scott Lipton
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Ron Popeil, a 20th – and 21st Century Capitalist

Patricia O’Connell
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The Business of BBQ

Chris Latham
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For Olympians, Winning is About More Than Medals

Bennett Voyles
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Athletes as Investors and Entrepreneurs

Patricia O’Connell
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Diversity in Advertising on the Rise

Tom Gilbert
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From Socially Responsible to Socially Just

Natalie Burg
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They Say It Can’t Be Done: Examining the Need for Regulatory Reform

Christina Elson
Executive Director, Center for the Study of Capitalism at Wake Forest University
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Learning About Money the Hard Way

Patricia O’Connell
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Author Q&A: Accountable: The Rise of Citizen Capitalism

Patricia O’Connell
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Beyond Barbie: The Legacy of Mattel Founder Ruth Handler

Patricia O’Connell
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Remembering the “Mother” of Monopoly

Bennett Voyles
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The Entrepreneurial Type

Bennett Voyles
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In These (Brown) Shoes: Throwing Shade at Ballet

Grace Williams
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John H. Johnson: Changing Publishing – and History

Patricia O’Connell
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Wake Forest’s Center for the Study of Capitalism: Can Capitalism Really Be “For Humanity?”

Christina Elson
Executive Director, Center for the Study of Capitalism at Wake Forest University
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LEGO: Not Just Another Brick in the Mall

Bennett Voyles
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Trends Reveal the Brighter Side of a Dark Year

Bennett Voyles
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Holiday Shoppers Tighten Their Belts – and Look Homeward

Grace Williams
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Beyond Meaningful Work: The General Store

Grace Williams
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How a Wine Entrepreneur Avoided a Pandemic Hangover

Grace Williams
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Can Minority Business Owners Find Partners in Big Banks?

Alyssa Abkowitz
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Working Home Alone – Together

Bennett Voyles
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The Pet Economy’s Pandemic Boost

Alyssa Abkowitz
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Telehealth Takes Off

Russ Banham
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Retail Therapy: The Pandemic Edition

Alyssa Abkowitz
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The Once-Solid Rental Housing Market Shows Its Cracks

Alyssa Abkowitz
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The Return to Suburbia

Alyssa Abkowitz
Contributor
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Agility: Navigating the Unknown

Leo M. Tilman
President and CEO, Tilman & Company; Author of Agility and Financial Darwinism
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Real Estate: Shelter from the Storm

Alyssa Abkowitz
Contributor
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Fitness Goes Home Again During COVID-19

Grace Williams
Contributor
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Business: One Solution to COVID-19

Matthew A. Waller
Dean of the Walton School of Business
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Rock Town Distillery Rolls into Hand Sanitizer

Patricia O’Connell
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“Mr. Lucky” on Success and Giving Back

Patricia O’Connell
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Giving in the Time of Covid-19: Millie.com

Patricia O’Connell
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Charles and Ray Eames: A Design for Working

Bennett Voyles
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How Capitalism Shaped Philanthropy in Germany

Bennett Voyles
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Summit Golf Brands Shifts from Shirts to Masks

Patricia O’Connell
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Delivering Smiles During COVID-19

Denise Bedell
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Dining Bonds: Investing in the Future of Restaurants

Patricia O’Connell
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Cupid and Capitalism: Valentine’s Day Is for Spenders

Patricia O’Connell
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How “Food as Software” Will Disrupt the Food Industry

Jennifer Elizabeth Brunton
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Should You Start a Foundation?

Patricia O’Connell
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Toys for Tots: Seven Decades of Holiday Magic

Grace Williams
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Milton Hershey: Sweet Dreams of Helping Others

Patricia O’Connell
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The Future of B2B Sales in a AI-Driven World

Bennett Voyles
Contributor
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Create Little Rock: Getting Young People on Board

Jay Chesshir
President & CEO, Little Rock Chamber of Commerce
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“Competition Keeps Us All Sharp”: Q&A with Craig Hall

Patricia O’Connell
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World War II and “The Golden Age of Capitalism”

Patricia O’Connell
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Business Lessons from D-Day

Patricia O’Connell
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Cash Is Still King When Teaching Kids about Money

Grace Williams
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Empowerment Through Connection: Patriot Broadband

Grace Williams
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Putting Financial Literacy to the Test

Warren Stephens
Chairman, President and CEO of Stephens Inc.
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To be or not to B Corp?

Bennett Voyles
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Coming to an Empty Space Near You…For A Limited Time

Grace Williams
Contributor
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‘Tis the Season: Giving and Giving Back

Patricia O’Connell
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Relationship Is the Solution: Combat Flip Flops

Grace Williams
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Experiential Marketing in the Digital Age

Des'Tini LaGrone
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Dr. Bessie Moore: A Financial Literacy Pioneer

Patricia O’Connell and Michael Munevar
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Economics Arkansas’ National, First-Place Winning INVESTWRITE Essay, Spring 2018

Mariah Roberts
Fifth Grader, Arnold Drive Elementary School
A student raising his hand in class.
A woman placing a sign in a store window that says Open.
A silhouette of a women flexing both of her biceps with an ocean sunset in the background.
Several stacks of quarters and other coins with a marble sitting on top.
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Uplifting The Home Country

Chris Latham
A person holding a lightbulb that is illuminated.
A man with a white and grey beard, wearing glasses and sitting at a desk looking at a laptop.
A person sitting in a classroom desk writing with pencil on paper.
A photograph of a man holding a white dog in his arms.
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Category Creators: Building a Market From Scratch

Denise Bedell
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Cookies & Capitalism

Patricia O’Connell
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How Samasource Reverses Poverty One Job at a Time

Jan Alexander
Contributor
A woman sitting at a desk talking on the phone and looking at her computer screen.
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The Walmart Effect

Matthew A. Waller
Dean of the Walton School of Business
A black and white photo of a chef plating a dish in the kitchen of a restaurant.
Lucille Ball on the set of I Love Lucy.
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That’s Show Business

Patricia O’Connell
Contributor
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Jack Stephens: Vision and Passion

Curt Bradbury
Chief Operating Officer, Stephens Inc.
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Funding the Next Generation of Women Entrepreneurs

Vicki Saunders
Founder, SheEO
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Why Do the Young Reject Capitalism?

Warren Stephens
Chairman, President and CEO of Stephens Inc.
Umber Ahmad
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Capitalism: Creating Opportunity and Wealth to Make a Difference

Umber Ahmad
Owner and Creator, Mah-Ze-Dahr Bakery NYC
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Digital Nomads: Reinventing the Travel Industry for a New Generation

Marisa Costa
Director of NEXT, Protravel International & Tzell Travel Group
Miko Branch
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Building a Ground-Breaking Business From the Ground Up

Miko Branch
Co-founder and CEO, Miss Jessie's
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