“Growing Nebraska’s Innovation” to be featured on NET2 World March 28

“Growing Nebraska’s Innovation” will premiere on NET2 World on March 28 at 7 p.m. The program, sponsored by the Nebraska Department of Economic Development, features Nebraska entrepreneurs and businesses highlighting how they got their start funding the businesses, the challenges and opportunities they’ve encountered, and advice for other entrepreneurs. Mark Crawford, CEO and investment manager [...]

Invest Nebraska welcomes new chief executive, looks to invest in high-growth companies

  Invest Nebraska, a venture development organization founded in 2002 that advises and invests in innovative, growing and early-stage business ideas in Nebraska, welcomed its new chief executive and investment officer, Mark Crawford, to its operations in June. Crawford previously worked for SFI Financial, a Washington, D.C.-based venture capital firm. Crawford’s experience includes investing capital [...]

Western Nebraska is Primed to Attract Big Business

Nebraska was just listed as the 6th best state in which to do business. Businesses and families in Nebraska have not been hit as hard by the latest years of recession. The 2012 report from CNBC compared 10 categories of competitiveness. Access to capital, transportation, technology, quality of life and cost of living are some of [...]

VersaFiber turning agricultural trash into treasure

It’s readily assumed that corn is kind of a big deal in Nebraska — it is the Cornhusker State, after all. But Nathan Meyer is looking to make the husk just as valuable as the golden corn it sheathes. Meyer is the founder of VersaFiber, a company that processes corn stalks, husks and other agricultural scraps into natural [...]

Intern Program Cuts Costs, Connects Interns, Employers

Check back over the next month as we will be highlighting the different programs created this year by the Nebraska Legislature through the Talent and Innovation Initiative. Entrepreneurs can face many challenges as their businesses gain steam. One of those challenges is actually two-fold: how to find and attract talented employees and how to pay [...]

Talent and Innovation Initiative: A Growing Help for Nebraska’s Businesses

Check back over the next month as we will be highlighting the different programs created this year by the Nebraska Legislature through the Talent and Innovation Initiative. Being an entrepreneur – or being involved in any capacity with a start-up — can be quite the challenge, yet successful entrepreneurs provide reward not only for themselves, but state economies [...]

Micro Businesses Depend on the Nebraska Enterprise Fund

Nebraska Enterprise Fund (NEF) is a private, non-profit organization that was formed in 1994 to help Nebraska’s micro and small businesses develop. Micro businesses are small, self-employed, start-up or home-based business consisting of 10 or fewer employees. Micro and small businesses’ growth and development fuel Nebraska’s economy and, for several years, NEF has helped these businesses [...]

Nebraska Global and the State of Venture Capital in Nebraska

Patrick Smith, Principle and COO of Nebraska Global brings the good, the bad and the ugly of venture capital in Nebraska.  The amount of venture capital being moved in the state ranks Nebraska as 52nd, even behind DC and Puerto Rico. This presentation was given on September 14th, 2011 at the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce [...]

Sangeeta Badal – Entrepreneurship and Job Creation

2011 Nebraska Summit on Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship and Job Creation Sangeeta Badal, Senior Consultant, Gallup Consulting A growing degree of uncertainty in the world economy accompanied by chronic unemployment in many parts of the world has focused considerable attention on the specific role of start-ups. It is believed that entrepreneurship may be the most valuable tool [...]

Governor Announces New Entrepreneur Mentoring Initiative

The State of Nebraska has announced a new partnership that will invest in those most likely to create new jobs: entrepreneurs. Nebraska will be the first state use a new business-to-business mentoring program developed by the Gallup Organization, Gov. Dave Heineman announced at a press conference in Omaha Thursday. The initiative will provide business development assistance [...]

2011 Summit Preview: Joe Olsen of Phenomblue

Joe Olsen managed to take a nontraditional business in Omaha and expand it nationally, garnering the attention of some of the world’s most renowned companies. Olsen is the CEO and Director of Strategy and Innovation for Phenomblue, originally sold visual effects and animation to television studios, movie producers, and ad agencies. Today, Phenomblue is an interactive brand [...]

Steve Forbes speaks to UNL students and the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce

Steve Forbes made a stop in Lincoln on Tuesday to speak to University of Nebraska – Lincoln students and the local business community at the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce Annual Lunch.  Forbes, Chairman of Forbes Media and Editor In Chief of Forbes Magazine spoke at length about todays economy and what needs to be done [...]

Gallup CFO: Support for Individual Entrepreneurs Crucial to Nebraska’s Economic Health

Gallup Organization Vice Chairman and CFO Jim Krieger had a concern when his two sons attended high school in Lincoln. They were certainly bright enough students, he thought, but they also were “a little less than engaged in school.” When he talked with them about how he could help, a theme emerged that would spark [...]

State Chamber’s Technology Summit

Nebraska’s State Chamber has announced a summit set for January 19 focused on technology and economic development.  If you plan to attend, be sure to register soon.  For more information on the summit, see the press release below. Ken Jones Interview from Nebraska Entrepreneur on Vimeo. Heineman Interview from Nebraska Entrepreneur on Vimeo. LINCOLN – [...]

Nebraska Global venture capital fund unveiled, website goes live

It’s no surprise that businesses with a technology focus are likely to succeed – but finding funding to get a technology startup off the ground can be difficult. That’s where Nebraska Global comes in. Nebraska Global prides itself on being a successful combination of “nerds and money” by creating a venture capital fund that focuses on [...]

Report outlines state’s economic strengths, weaknesses

Invest Nebraska submitted a report to the Nebraska Legislature on Dec. 1 outlining the current state of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial programs in Nebraska. The report is called “Nebraska’s Innovation & Entrepreneurial Ecosystem.” Recent legislation proposed by Sen. Danielle Conrad of Nebraska’s 46th District prompted the Legislature’s Innovation and Entrepreneurial Task Force to ask Invest Nebraska, [...]

NU Tech connects innovators to researchers, promotes development

For NUtech Ventures (pronounced “new tech” as in new technologies), success means creating new companies and jobs to spur economic development in Nebraska. NUtech’s team is composed of innovation “matchmakers” whose job it is to connect entrepreneurs with the ideas and resources they need to create viable startups. NUtech is a non-profit organization affiliated with [...]

Richard Baier – Director of Nebraska Department of Economic Development

Richard Baier, Director of the Nebraska Department of Economic Development, talks about entrepreneurship and job building in the state of Nebraska.

Jeff Fortenberry discusses entrepreneurship in Nebraska

For more information please visit http://fortenberry.house.gov/

AIM Institute gives businesses Information Technology education

Small businesses are probably aware of the importance of using technology to promote itself. However, technology is constantly changing and starting a business is daunting already without having to worry about learning all the information behind technology. Companies like the AIM Institute provide services to startups to help create a bridge to understand technology. The [...]

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