Building Business Together: The Rogers Lowell Chamber offers the Downtown Rogers Merchant MeetUp to invite businesses to share success stories and ideas to further economic development in the core of our city. Downtown Rogers business owners, managers and employees, and other interested individuals, are invited to join us 8:45 a.m. Thursday, August 17, at The Key Wing of Rogers Historical Museum, 322 S 2nd Street, Rogers, AR.  In addition to connecting over coffee provided by Iron Horse Coffee Company, and sharing their latest news, participants will hear from the music promotion experts at Stages Live, LLC., the developers of an App that provides uses with easy access to a calendar of community events and local music venues and performers. 

What's Happening: The August DTR MeetUp is perfect for everyone who is interested in live entertainment in NW Arkansas. Meet the people behind Stages.Live, the Northwest Arkansas App headquartered in Downtown Rogers, that supports the local music industry and organizers of community events.

• If you own or operate a local restaurant, bar or retail shop, you won’t want to miss this program. All Bikes, Blues & BBQ events are found in the App and this is your opportunity to discover how you can advertise your business to rally week participants.
• If you own a venue that books musical talent, this APP provides the you with the opportunity to share your available booking dates with local talent. 
• If you have a local band or other form of performance art, Stages.Live provides you with targeted venues and business managers who can accommodate your future performances. 

All the Rage: All Bikes, Blues & BBQ events are found in the App and this is your opportunity to discover how you can advertise your business to rally week participants.

Rick Bray, Co-Founder & Director of Technology--Rick loves live music. He developed Stages.Live to expand local live music ecosystems everywhere, and help established and aspiring artists make a living doing what they love. Stages.Live is the third technology startup founded by Rick. In his 20’s, he developed software used in 18 states for real estate closings and escrow accounting. His next innovation was TVGuardian which was honored with a the international Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Best of Show Award and Innovations Awards for outstanding design and engineering.

Mike Seals, Executive Advisor--Mike’s professional career began at J. B. Hunt Transport Services in positions including SVP of Operations and President of J. B. Hunt Logistics, where he started 4 new divisions for the company. Next, Mike joined Rick and served as President of startup company Principle Solutions, Inc. built on Rick’s patented technology, TVGuardian where they manufactured and sold hundreds of thousands of TVGuardian units to retailers and licensed the TVG technology into millions of TVG enabled DVD Players, VCRs and other products. 

• Name of company: Stages.Live
• About: Stages.Live is a community events app with features that allows patrons to tip artists, Artists to identify available venues/stages and businesses to book gigs. The app also provides a streaming player for local musicians with touch play features and the ability to build a playlist of original and cover music videos from local artists.
• Find them online: https://stages.live/
• App Stores: 
  • Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/stages-live/id1580767228
  • Google Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stages.live
• Social Media:
  • https://www.instagram.com/stages.live/
  • https://www.facebook.com/StagesLiveApp

DTR Merchant Meetup, Thursday, August 17, 2023
Rogers Historical Museum-Key Wing
322 S 2nd Street, Rogers, AR
Social Time | 8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Program | 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Announcements | 9:30 - 9:45 a.m.

The Downtown Rogers Merchant MeetUp, held on the 3rd Thursday of each month, is:

Facilitating Small Business: The Downtown Rogers Merchant MeetUp is designed to facilitate connections and collaborations among Downtown Rogers businesses. Business owners, managers and staff are invited to this monthly get together to connect, converse, and collaborate.

Making a difference: Rogers Lowell Chamber hosts a monthly merchant meeting at various locations in DTR. Business representatives are invited to discuss ways the Chamber can help grow business. Ideas to continue to cultivate success in DTR are also shared.

Why it matters: Communities thrive when companies care. One mission of the Rogers Lowell Chamber is to showcase why Downtown Rogers is an ideal place to conduct business, raise a family and enjoy quality of life amenities. Celebrating locally owned businesses who care about community and our environment supports these entrepreneurs and illustrates the commitment among locally owned businesses, the chamber and the community.