Competitions
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Two teenage self-taught computer programmers split a $1,000 prize as they took first place in the first annual Nebraska Software Builder’s Challenge, held March 31 at Lincoln’s Technology Development Center. Cousins...
April 19, 2012In 2010, the non-profit group Service Corps of Retired Entrepreneurs, or SCORE, awarded Chris Miller and his business partner Cole Strunkard with an Omaha Entrepreneur of the Year award. The award was given in response to the...
March 29, 2012An exciting new regional event, the Midwest Entrepreneurship Conference 2012, is happening at the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s Mammel Hall March 30-31. UNO, the Collegiate Entrepreneur Organization, and the Omaha chapter...
March 27, 2012It’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...
March 16, 2012Deadline 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,...
February 8, 2012Ben Blecha has one leg. He lost the other to bone cancer at age 16 and suffered through pain and blood loss during his college years. The prosthetic device he was fitted with never worked quite right. But the struggles he faced...
December 9, 2011This post is from guest contributor Wade Sikkink: After spending the first part of my professional life inside huge organizations (US Navy, Fortune 500 companies) I became interested in startups and entrepreneurship. I started...
November 22, 2011On Nov. 18, Invest Nebraska is holding its third annual East 2 West Venture Competition, designed to celebrate, encourage and spotlight the unique conditions in Nebraska’s culture that result in such a rich entrepreneurial...
November 7, 2011Time and money are two roadblocks faced by every entrepreneur, but with just $75 and 54 hours, you can jump-start your ideas and maybe even launch a business. Startup Weekend Omaha is back. From Sept. 16-18, business people,...
August 17, 2011Students representing Nebraska high schools, area colleges and universities had three minutes to pitch their idea for a new business. The second annual 3-2-1 Quick Pitch Competition was held on Wednesday at Memorial Stadium in...
March 1, 2011(Omaha – November 19, 2010) Invest Nebraska Corporation, a statewide venture development organization, hosted its East 2 West state competition Friday at The Old Mattress Factory Bar and Grill in Omaha. Six hopeful finalists...
November 23, 2010A challenge in 2006 from then University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) Cornhuskers Head Football Coach Bill Callahan sparked the development of Agile Sports, now a growing startup in Lincoln’s Haymarket. Callahan wanted to improve...
July 20, 2010While the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) is a gateway to corporate positions for some graduates, others use this honors program education and experience...
July 16, 2010RockDex, a company in Omaha, lets bands learn how they really rate with fans based on Internet buzz. Their software application tracks data like band mention and song plays on social media sites and other Internet venues, including...
June 30, 2010On 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...
June 16, 2010McCook, Nebraska, is probably one of the last places you’d expect to find a game store, let alone one with a global customer base. But since 2007, Game on Games has been providing Nebraskans in the southwestern corner of...
May 13, 2010Do you have an idea for America’s next great restaurant? Are you sitting on a billion dollar concept? If you think your restaurant idea has what it takes to go national and bring in millions of hungry Americans, read on… From...
March 30, 2010Student pitching in front of Memorial Stadium - Photo credit Three Pillars Media An “elevator pitch” is a bare-bones run-down of a business proposition, truncated so as to be deliverable in the time it takes an elevator...
March 1, 2010Heady Bed Marilyn Wilson got the inspiration for a new Wayne, Nebraska business, Heady Bed, while watching a design show on television. She noticed the designer’s staff often had to carry large, unwieldy headboards up narrow,...
February 16, 2010Invest Nebraska NebraskaEntrepreneur.com talks to Dan Hoffman, executive director of Invest Nebraska, about their Venture Competitions. Invest Nebraska is a nonprofit corporation that advises and invests in entrepreneurial businesses...
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