{"id":138502315,"date":"2013-05-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-15T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acccapital.com\/ua-building-successful-startups-this-year-led-by-picasolar\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T13:07:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T17:07:47","slug":"ua-building-successful-startups-this-year-led-by-picasolar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acccapital.com\/hi\/ua-building-successful-startups-this-year-led-by-picasolar\/","title":{"rendered":"UA Building Successful Startups, This Year Led By Picasolar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Startups launched from the\u00a0<a title=\"Walton College\" href=\"http:\/\/waltoncollege.uark.edu\/?__hstc=253031638.4292d6eac5db52b98bd7414c95645fb5.1363700631079.1369074596045.1369316478500.19&amp;__hssc=253031638.2.1369316478500\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Walton Business College at the University of Arkansas<\/a>\u00a0in Fayetteville are earning both accolades at national business-plan competitions and money as viable, high-growth businesses.  <a title=\"Arkansas Business - A Look at Picasolar's Impressive 2013 Run\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arkansasbusiness.com\/article\/92486\/a-look-at-picasolars-impressive-2013-run\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Picasolar is the latest graduate-level UA startup to fare well on the national business-plan circuit<\/a>. Since 2008, the UA entrepreneurship program has launched 10 startup ventures that grew to become high-growth businesses. Those firms employ roughly 100 Arkansans and pay above-average salaries, and they&#8217;ve raised more than $16 million in private investments, grants and incentives.  They are:<!--more-->  <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Picasolar\" href=\"http:\/\/www.picasolar.com\/?__hstc=253031638.4292d6eac5db52b98bd7414c95645fb5.1363700631079.1369074596045.1369316478500.19&amp;__hssc=253031638.2.1369316478500\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Picasolar<\/a>, which has developed a technology that fixes flaws on the surfaces of solar cells;<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Silicon Solar Solutions\" href=\"http:\/\/www.siliconsolarsolutions.com\/?__hstc=253031638.4292d6eac5db52b98bd7414c95645fb5.1363700631079.1369074596045.1369316478500.19&amp;__hssc=253031638.2.1369316478500\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Silicon Solar Solutions<\/a>, which engineers low-cost, high-efficiency solar cells;<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"cycleWood Solutions\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cyclewood.com\/?__hstc=253031638.4292d6eac5db52b98bd7414c95645fb5.1363700631079.1369074596045.1369316478500.19&amp;__hssc=253031638.2.1369316478500\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cycleWood Solutions<\/a>, which makes biodegradable plastic bags;<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"EverClean Coating Solutions\" href=\"http:\/\/istart.org\/startup-idea\/business\/everclean-coating-solutions-llc\/11908?__hstc=253031638.4292d6eac5db52b98bd7414c95645fb5.1363700631079.1369074596045.1369316478500.19&amp;__hssc=253031638.2.1369316478500\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EverClean Coating Solutions<\/a>, which has developed a self-cleaning and anti-reflective coating for solar cells;<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Boston Mountain Biotech\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bostonmountainbiotech.com\/?__hstc=253031638.4292d6eac5db52b98bd7414c95645fb5.1363700631079.1369074596045.1369316478500.19&amp;__hssc=253031638.2.1369316478500\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boston Mountain Biotech<\/a>, which created a suite of production-ready cell lines for use in drug manufacturing;<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"BiologicsMD\" href=\"http:\/\/www.biologicsmd.com\/?__hstc=253031638.4292d6eac5db52b98bd7414c95645fb5.1363700631079.1369074596045.1369316478500.19&amp;__hssc=253031638.2.1369316478500\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BiologicsMD<\/a>, which developed a new treatment for osteoporosis;<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Movista\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mvretail.com\/?__hstc=253031638.4292d6eac5db52b98bd7414c95645fb5.1363700631079.1369074596045.1369316478500.19&amp;__hssc=253031638.2.1369316478500\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Movista<\/a>, maker of retail analytics software;<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Learning DifferentiatED\" href=\"http:\/\/www.learningdifferentiated.com\/?__hstc=253031638.4292d6eac5db52b98bd7414c95645fb5.1363700631079.1369074596045.1369316478500.19&amp;__hssc=253031638.2.1369316478500\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learning DifferentiatED<\/a>, which writes GED preparation software;<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"HomeDX\" href=\"http:\/\/istart.org\/startup-idea\/consumer-goods-life-sciences\/homedx\/11628?__hstc=253031638.4292d6eac5db52b98bd7414c95645fb5.1363700631079.1369074596045.1369316478500.19&amp;__hssc=253031638.2.1369316478500\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HomeDx<\/a>, which makes over-the-counter tests for food allergies and STDs; and<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"eLuminate Health\" href=\"http:\/\/eluminatehealth.com\/Home?__hstc=253031638.4292d6eac5db52b98bd7414c95645fb5.1363700631079.1369074596045.1369316478500.19&amp;__hssc=253031638.2.1369316478500\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eLuminate Health<\/a>, which developed an open network solution for imaging and surgical providers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>  Click here to continue reading the article from <a title=\"Arkansas Business - UA Building Successful Startups, This Year Led By Picasolar\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arkansasbusiness.com\/article\/92478\/ua-building-successful-startups-this-year-led-by-picasolar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arkansas Business<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Startups launched from the\u00a0Walton Business College at the University of Arkansas\u00a0in Fayetteville are earning both accolades at national business-plan competitions and money as viable, high-growth businesses. 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