Ladies Who Launch Brings Together Female Entrepreneurs

Ladies Who Launch is a new group in Lincoln with big goals. According to co-founder Amber Pankonin, the group’s mission is “to build a community among female entrepreneurs in Lincoln and be a resource for women starting businesses or want to support women starting businesses.” Pankonin said she saw a need for such an organization [...]

Big Red Welcomes Hail Varsity

Grills fire up and the tailgating starts as early as 8 a.m. Memorial Stadium fills with the Sea of Red and the Tunnel Walk booms. Every Cornhusker fan knows what this means: It’s Game Day. Now, Husker Nation has a new way of connecting with their favorite athletic program – Hail Varsity magazine. Featuring intriguing [...]

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Presents HIVE, an Organization Buzzing with Activity

HIVE is a collaborative, student-led community at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln structured around four platforms to help students come together: learning, collaborating, sharing and connecting. “Our premise is we want to be the space for students of any major who have an idea in any field; students that want to build something and we want [...]

Software Builders Challenge Scheduled for March 30 in Lincoln

The 2013 Nebraska Software Builders Challenge has been scheduled for this Saturday at Assurity Life Insurance Co. headquarters, 2000 Q St. in Lincoln. Students at any level are invited to form teams of up to four people to participate in the challenge. Teams will be given a real-world business challenge and will compete for cash [...]

NMotion to Accelerate the Start-Up Scene in Lincoln

Six to 10 start-ups will be selected to participate in the first year of NMotion, a new start-up accelerator in Lincoln. NUtech Ventures, a non-profit affiliate of the University of Nebraska whose goal is to help form partnerships between industry and university research to advance technology, is just one of the many partners involved in [...]

Pipeline Fellowship Program Selected 5 Nebraska Entrepreneurs

The 2013 fellows of the Pipeline Entrepreneur Fellowship program have been selected, and five Nebraska entrepreneurs are among the 13 who made the cut. The Nebraska entrepreneurs who were chosen are: Paul Jarrett of Bulu Box, a vitamin supplement company; Ben Blecha of Ace Ortho Solutions, an animal rehabilitation company; Leandro Castro of MultiMech, materials [...]

Entrepreneurial UNL Startup Weekend is March 8-10

Developers, designers, marketers, product managers and startup enthusiasts are invited to collaborate in UNL Startup Weekend, March 8-10 in Avery Hall. Through hands-on workshops, participants will learn to put entrepreneurial ideas into action. Other topics include: transforming ideas into viable business models, creating a business model canvas to understand all the parts of your business [...]

Invest Nebraska Provides Financing to Pro-Fit

Invest Nebraska Corp. announced today an investment in Pro-Fit Performance Club Fitting, L.L.C. (Pro-Fit). The investment is expected to aid Pro-Fit in developing and marketing the Pro-Fit Performance Club Fitting System, the company’s patented club fitting software system. Terms of the investment have not been disclosed. “Invest Nebraska’s capital provides us the ability to refine [...]

Blake Lawrence and Opendorse Changing the Game

Blake Lawrence is no stranger to sports or business. As a former University of Nebraska football player, he knows what the life of an athlete is like. As the founder of Hurrdat Social Media, he knows how social media is shaping business. Like any good athlete, Lawrence saw an opportunity to change the game, and [...]

Invest Nebraska completes financing in Virtual Incision

Invest Nebraska Corp. announced today the closing of financing in Virtual Incision, a Nebraska medical device company. The investment was completed in conjunction with Prairie Gold Venture Partners and Bluestem Capital, both of Sioux Falls, S.D. Terms of the investment have not been disclosed. The capital will be used to accelerate the development of Virtual [...]

Discovering the Product for You with the Help of Bulu Box

After recently completing the San Francisco marathon, University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduates Paul and Stephanie Jarrett developed an idea for a vitamin supplement sampling company. As Paul Jarrett finished the marathon, he was approached from various companies giving away free samples to the runners. “I thought it was pretty interesting that nobody was taking down our [...]

FUSE Coworking Poised to Ignite Lincoln’s Startup Community

In cities with successful entrepreneurial communities, the “co-working” concept of solo entrepreneurs, independent contractors, telecommuters and other professionals working in a shared office environment has become a hot trend. In Lincoln, however, co-working hasn’t gained a foothold, despite the Capital City’s burgeoning startup scene. Three Lincoln businessmen are poised to ignite a change. Matt Westenburg, [...]

Health Care Connect, a competition for Nebraska entrepreneurs

DEADLINE December 15! Register now. Designers, developers and entrepreneurs create products and solutions every day. But often the solution is found and then the creator goes in search of the problem. Great products emerge, but the process is backward. The largest private industry in Lincoln is changing that. The city’s health care industry is fostering [...]

Video: Khara Plicanic with KaBloom Studios

Khara Plicanic, owner of KaBloom Studios, joined Nebraska Entrepreneur to share about her journey with the evolving photography business she started a number of years ago. She talks about how the hardest decisions really have set her up for success. From moving from part-time to full-time, changing from shooting everything to shooting just weddings and [...]

Startup Week kicks off in Lincoln

Lincoln’s entrepreneurs will get advice, opportunities and inspiration next week at a number of Lincoln Startup Week events. Plans for the week originated when Matt Sherman, co-founder and president of Three Pillars Media, sent an email to local business professionals, looking for a way to expand Lincoln’s startup community. “We have a ton of new [...]

Inagural Startup Weekend Lincoln to Debut September 7-9

Lincoln leaders and entrepreneurs will get a chance to shine at Startup Weekend Lincoln, beginning Sept. 7. With more than 400 past events in 100 countries last year, Startup Weekend has established itself as a successful global event, aimed at teaching entrepreneurs startup basics. Lead coordinator Amanda Thonen said she’s been discussing the idea of a Lincoln Startup [...]

Video: Vestn Builds Startup on Ideas, Raises Seed Funding

Vestn helps individuals develop personal brands and institutions market their outstanding programs. Vestn was founded by Conner Dana, Brian Cary, and Phil Baylog at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The company started out as a way to network students at a school via their interests and skillsets and quickly became a branding solution for both the [...]

Investment Banking: How High-Level Expertise Can Help Your Business

This article appears in a multi-part series about business acquisitions. Nebraska business owners, investors and support professionals tell Nebraska Entrepreneur about the merger and acquisition (M&A) process and their best advice to business owners. Business owners and entrepreneurs in Midwestern cities such as Omaha, Lincoln and Des Moines experienced a lesser impact on their businesses [...]

Nick Bock – Five Nines Technology Group

Nebraska Entrepreneur recently had the opportunity to sit down with Nick Bock, CEO of Five Nines Technology Group. In the five years that Five Nines has been in existence, they have out-grown several offices and now employ over 60 people. Some of the main topics covered are how to have a successful business partnership, managing [...]

Dillashaw: Build a Strong Business, Exit Strategy Will Follow

This article appears in a multi-part series about business acquisitions. Nebraska business owners, investors and support professionals tell Nebraska Entrepreneur about the acquisition process and their best advice to business owners. As a corporate securities lawyer, Bart Dillashaw has seen plenty of merger and acquisitions deals. The Texas native spent seven years working in Silicon [...]

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