Thrift Shopping in Northwest Arkansas: A First-Timer's Guide to UpStart Thrift
Looking for a thrift store in Northwest Arkansas? UpStart Thrift in Farmington is volunteer-run, just west of Fayetteville, and every dollar of profit funds local small business grants. Here’s what to know before your first visit.
What Is a Nonprofit Thrift Store? How Your Donation Becomes a Small Business Grant
Not every thrift store is a nonprofit, and not every nonprofit thrift store works the same way. Here’s how the model works, and how UpStart Thrift in Farmington, Arkansas turns a bag of donated clothes into a grant for a local small business.
UpStart Thrift Marks Four Years of Growth & Community Impact with Store Expansion
Startup Junkie’s volunteer-run, nonprofit thrift store reopened inside an expanded 4,928-square-foot Farmington building, marking four years of affordable shopping and support for local entrepreneurs.
UpStart Thrift Store Fuels Entrepreneurial Growth with Grants for NWA Startups
UpStart Thrift awarded grants to Zach Taylor of Fat Top Farm and Diana Michelle of Fine Art of Massage, two repeat Kiva NWA borrowers growing their businesses in Washington County.
UpStart Thrift Accepting Applications for First Small Business Grant
The first $5,000 UpStart Grant will go to a Washington County entrepreneur, funded by proceeds from the volunteer-run thrift store that opened in Farmington in June 2022.
UpStart Thrift Re-Sell Store to Open in Farmington, Support Entrepreneurship
Startup Junkie Foundation is partnering with community volunteers and donors to launch UpStart Thrift at 235 E. Main Street in Farmington, with all proceeds directed back to local small business owners.