Sources & Further Reading

Authoritative starting points, grouped by topic.

Engineering design and accreditation

ABET engineering criteria, 2026–2027 — definitions, student outcomes, improvement, curriculum, and program criteria.
ABET criteria directory — locate the applicable commission and review cycle.
NSPE Code of Ethics — professional responsibilities for discussion.

Arkansas industry

Arkansas Economic Development Commission: key industries — regional industrial context; no affiliation implied.

Project management software

ProjectLibre Desktop and official documentation.
GanttProject — free desktop scheduling software.
OpenProject Community edition — free self-hosted software; deployment has operating costs.

Lean Canvas and entrepreneurship

Ash Maurya — creator of Lean Canvas.
Author’s books.
Running Lean, 3rd edition, O’Reilly — publisher’s book page; book access may require purchase or subscription.

Manufacturing and supply-chain resilience

Toyota Production System — JIT and jidoka.
NIST: when lean supply chains feel out of control — disruption and operational resilience.
NIST: supply-chain risk strategies for small manufacturers.

Financial education

Source links reviewed during preparation on October 24, 2026. The lessons and project examples are original educational synthesis; they are not official interpretations or endorsements by the linked organizations.

Seeking capital and business partners

SBA: business planning and funding and preparing for more funding.
SEC: small-business funding roadmap, early-stage investors, later-stage capital, and common startup securities.
SEC: capital-raising pathways.
BDC: investor relationships and equity financing or a loan. Canadian business perspectives; U.S. rules and programs differ.
Y Combinator: Series A term-sheet discussion. Venture financing perspective rather than a universal small-business template.