Entrepreneurship for Engineers class off to a great start

Engineering majors at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are getting an opportunity to look at their industry in a different way this spring. A new class this semester, Entrepreneurship for Engineers, is designed for engineers who would like to become business people. According to UNL’s announcement website, “Good engineering is about making the world better, and good [...]

Video: Startups from the eye of a student

With the Nebraska Summit on Entrepreneurship becoming a popular event for students, for 2012 there was added a panel of startups that were created about students. The panel included Calvin Pappas of SelectOut Inc., Allen Kruse of Rare Earth Solar and Craig Zuhlke of Photonic Solutions, Inc. This panel is about students who juggled the [...]

2012 Student Quick Pitch Competition is Feb. 23

Deadline for application is February 9th On Feb. 23, high school and college students throughout Nebraska will be given a unique opportunity. The Student Quick Pitch Competition allows students to showcase their entrepreneurial, communication and presentation skills. Students will present a “quick pitch” business proposal, to be judged by a panel of entrepreneurs from across [...]

Junior Achievement of Lincoln launches new high school focused program

Junior Achievement of Lincoln is always looking for ways to inspire and ignite entrepreneurship within children. JA has been doing this for many years, but this fall the organization will be undertaking a new and exciting venture called Driven Youth Invitational. This seven-week program is designed to take motivated high schoolers and prepare them to create and [...]

High School Students Learn Real World Skills in Entrepreneurship Focus Program

On a Friday morning in late May, three young people huddle around a laptop, making last-minute tweaks to a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation. New, bright blue t-shirts printed with inspirational words and business names rest on a table nearby. Across the room, a large foam board model of Lincoln’s Haymarket displays representations of new businesses including some [...]