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The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Nebraska District Office will sponsor a free, one-hour seminar designed to take the mystery out of the process of applying for federally guaranteed small business loans. “Take the Mystery...
May 13, 2013University of Nebraska President James B. Milliken today announced the winners of two NU awards honoring extraordinary efforts in entrepreneurship in Nebraska: the Peter Kiewit Student Entrepreneurial Award and the Walter Scott...
April 24, 2013HIVE 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...
April 3, 2013Janita Pavelka of Holdrege was honored as the 2013 Nebraska Outstanding Entrepreneurship Educator at the Women’s Entrepreneur Conference held in Grand Island on March 20th. Hosted by the REAP Women’s Business Center in partnership...
April 2, 2013Six 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...
March 26, 2013The 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,...
March 12, 2013Developers, 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...
March 7, 2013Jim Krieger, founder of the Krieger Family Foundation and chief financial officer of Gallup, was honored with the 2013 Nebraska Entrepreneurship Outstanding Service Award at the 7th Annual MarketPlace Nebraska Conference. The...
February 26, 2013Nebraska’s start-up businesses are brimming with unique ideas, brilliant entrepreneurs and hard workers. But there’s one thing missing. Brett Stohs, director of the new Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic at the University of Nebraska...
February 5, 2013Khara 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...
September 24, 2012An entrepreneurship program that has gone on for the past six semesters is returning to Central Community College in Hastings and Grand Island on Sept. 11. The program, created by Lisa Tschauner, business occupations instructor...
September 17, 2012Economic and community development in Western Nebraska is faced with some unique challenges: small and declining populations, great distances between communities and dense concentrations on agriculture. Thankfully, the Panhandle...
July 26, 2012The second breakout in the Succession and Re-invention track at the 2012 Nebraska Summit on Entrepreneurship was focused on establishing and leveraging advisory boards within your business. This topic comes up often and especially...
March 28, 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, 2012Engineering 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...
March 26, 2012Speaker Preview: 2012 Nebraska Summit on Entrepreneurship Christian Renaud enjoys reading about history, using vivid analogies, munching on pop-tarts, and helping entrepreneurs thrive in their own unique ecosystem. Lucky for...
February 22, 2012Speaker Preview – 2012 Nebraska Summit on Entrepreneurship The Rheas of Rhea Cattle Company have been active in agriculture in since 1872. James Rhea founded the family farm when he began breeding Percheron draft horses...
February 12, 2012NUtech Thinkers and Tinkerers Series What kicked off Oct. 24, NUtech Ventures will host a series of seminars intended to bridge the gap between innovation and the consumer marketplace. The seminar series, “Thinkers and Tinkers”...
November 16, 2011[Shane Farritor's Innovation Seminar series was filmed live at the NET studios in Lincoln, NE. This series is designed to change the way you think about business and engineering. It is designed to encourage you to work with imagination,...
November 11, 2011[Shane Farritor's Innovation Seminar series was filmed live at the NET studios in Lincoln, NE. This series is designed to change the way you think about business and engineering. It is designed to encourage you to work with imagination,...
November 9, 2011Resource Providers:
Web: http://www.centerforenterprise.com
Address: 1101 Halligan Drive North Platte NE 69101
Web: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/ne/
Address: Room 152, Federal Building, 100 Centennial Mall North Lincoln NE 68508
Web: http://www.mccneb.edu/entr/
Address: P.O. Box 3777 30th and Fort St Omaha NE 68103
Web: http://ccomaha.org
Address: Juan Diego Center 5211 S. 31st Street Omaha NE 68107
Web: http://www.aiminstitute.org
Address: 1905 Harney Street, Suite 700 Omaha NE 68102
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Address: 211 Agricultural Hall Lincoln NE 68583-0703
Web: http://www.c-e-o.org
Address: 815 W. Van Buren, Suite 400 Chicago IL 60607-7107
Web: http://www.fallscityedge.com
Address: 1614 Stone Street P.O. Box 574 Falls City NE 68355
Web: http://www.cccneb.edu
Address: 550 S. Technical Boulevard PO Box 1024 Hastings NE 68901
Web: http://eship.lps.org
Address: 285 S 68th St Place 4th Floor Lincoln NE 68510
Videos:
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...
September 24, 2012[Shane Farritor's Innovation Seminar series was filmed live at the NET studios in Lincoln, NE. This series is designed to change the way you think about business and engineering. It is designed to encourage you to work with imagination,...
November 9, 2011[Shane Farritor's Innovation Seminar series was filmed live at the NET studios in Lincoln, NE. This series is designed to change the way you think about business and engineering. It is designed to encourage you to work with...
November 9, 2011[This is part of a series of articles over the next month to focus on one of Nebraska's key entrepreneurial areas: the food industry. Check back frequently as we explore local food producers, restaurants, and the growers .] With...
June 1, 2011Every year the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln takes on a new set of projects for its Design Studio program. The curriculum enables juniors and seniors at...
May 10, 2011Joe Moglia is one of the most recognized names in the heartland. Whether it’s through the Omaha Nighthawks or TD Ameritrade, Moglia has made an impact on Nebraska with his knowledge and expertise on business. Before joining...
March 11, 2011Gallup 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...
January 28, 2011The Paul F. and Virginia J. Engler Foundation donated $20 million to the University of Nebraska at Lincoln earlier this year in an effort to create a program focused on finding students with entrepreneurial drive and providing...
July 21, 2010The Southeast Community College (SCC) Entrepreneurship Center incubator program in Lincoln opened additional business incubator space May 1, 2010. Tim Mittan, the center’s director, said expanding the incubator office space...
May 7, 2010Sorrisos Gourmet Pasta Sauce from Nebraska Entrepreneur on Vimeo. Learn about how Sorrisos Gourmet Pasta Sauce came in to existence and some of the resources that helped them along the way to build their business. http://www.sorrisossauce.com/ Read More →
February 22, 2010Grow Nebraska from Nebraska Entrepreneur on Vimeo. Janell Anderson-Ehrke talks about GROW Nebraska and how they help entrepreneurs bring their products to market and the impact they have on economic development. Read More →
February 17, 2010January 12th was the night Steve Glenn spilled the beans on the 46 businesses he’s started and lessons learned along the way. The founder and CEO of Executive Travel, one of the most successful and fastest growing travel management...
January 27, 2010