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Beka Doolittle long knew she wanted to start her own business. The actual concept came in 2007 when she was working as a personal banker. Beka Doolittle “Between my husband and sons, I had all of these boys in the house, and...
May 15, 2013About 15 years ago, Hani Haider had an idea. Haider, a biomedical engineer and professor of orthopedic surgery research at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, thought hip and knee replacement surgeries could be better. The...
April 26, 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, 2013Grills 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...
April 10, 2013Ben Pankonin, CoFounder Social Assurance Building a product where an industry is already at, technology wise, is an easy task. But building a new product that matures an industry, and a big one at that, is no small task. To create...
March 21, 2013“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...
March 20, 2013Blake and Adi 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...
February 14, 2013Created out of a focus on health and nutrition, Omaha-based Little Red Barn Beef is sharing how it believes cattle should be raised and ultimately reach consumers using the power of eCommerce. Focused on preserving the famous...
February 11, 2013In recent years, the world of book publishing has been turned on its ear. Internet, software and rapidly changing printing technologies have fueled the rise of book self-publishing, opening the floodgates to writers who can publish...
February 7, 2013Pacha Soap started as an idea while on a bus in South America, grew out of a college dorm room and has successfully grown from there. Hastings entrepreneur Andrew Vrbas shares his story about creating a business that will help...
January 30, 2013Vireo Resources opened a new building in Plattsmouth fewer than three months ago, but has already made strides in the world of pharmaceuticals. The company focuses its energy on alternative pain relievers and muscle-building supplements...
January 9, 2013After 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...
January 7, 2013Many people dream of working at a job they love. Dusty Davidson made this dream come true by leaving a standard software development job to start his own company. “I wanted to create a place that employees would love to work...
December 10, 2012Laminated Wood Systems, based in Seward, began in 1992. Prior to its inception, two of Laminated Wood Systems’ current owners, President Bob Reisdorff and Vice President of Sales and Marketing Doug Kotil, were providing...
November 5, 2012The web changes every day. Children are constantly on the move. Blogglebeans, a new interface for grandparents to interact with their grandchildren, capitalizes on the perpetual motion of modern families. Several years ago some...
October 2, 2012Khara 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, 2012Boyd Ober’s desire to help others achieve success inspired him to found Leadership Resources and continues to fuel his passion today. Serving as president of the company, he devotes his time to building relationships, coaching...
September 21, 2012Vestn 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...
August 31, 2012Brian and Kelly Magiera, a couple from Ord, Neb., recently opened the Blank Slate Theater. When the couple first bought the building it was a movie theater, which they kept open for another four years. But with new times come...
August 20, 2012Chocolate chip, snickerdoodle, oatmeal raisin and frosted sugar cookies. After 30 years in the business, Eileen Harman of Eileen’s Colossal Cookies has perfected 13 different recipes. Eileen Harman, Founder and President “It’s...
August 13, 2012Videos:
Ben Pankonin, CoFounder Social Assurance Building a product where an industry is already at, technology wise, is an easy task. But building a new product that matures an industry, and a big one at that, is no small task. To create...
March 21, 2013Pacha Soap started as an idea while on a bus in South America, grew out of a college dorm room and has successfully grown from there. Hastings entrepreneur Andrew Vrbas shares his story about creating a business that will help...
January 30, 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, 2012Boyd Ober’s desire to help others achieve success inspired him to found Leadership Resources and continues to fuel his passion today. Serving as president of the company, he devotes his time to building relationships, coaching...
September 21, 2012Vestn 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...
August 31, 2012Brian and Kelly Magiera, a couple from Ord, Neb., recently opened the Blank Slate Theater. When the couple first bought the building it was a movie theater, which they kept open for another four years. But with new times come...
August 20, 2012Nebraska 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...
August 8, 2012Mark Carson started Fat Brain Toys out of the garage of his house based on the curiosity of his son. They now have 45 full time employees and up to 250 employees during the holiday season. Below the video you will find several...
April 27, 2012Doug Burgum Philanthropist Doug Burgum discussed the pursuit of successful entrepreneurship and innovation in this April 20 session organized by the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management. Burgum’s presentation...
April 25, 2012Startups – Midwest Style Opening keynote for the 2012 Nebraska Summit on Entrepreneurship was Christian Renaud of Startup City Des Moines and Present.io. Face Reality Rethink Infrastructure Forget Ownership Shut up and...
March 19, 2012The 2012 Nebraska Summit on Entrepreneurship came to a close this year with a keynote address by Steve Kiene, Managing Principal of Nebraska Global. Steve talks about what it means to be a Nebraska entrepreneur and ends with “you...
March 13, 2012Are you interested in innovation and entrepreneurship? The Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management at UNL would like to share this talk by Barry Uphoff. Barry will provide a spectrum of insights into...
December 13, 2011On November 30th the Lincoln Young Professionals Group presented their new entrepreneurship series called Capital Insights. To kick it off they had some of Lincoln’s finest young entrepreneurs take the stage in an informal...
November 15, 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 14, 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[Our VIDEA contest in August produced a multitude of entries on entrepreneurs that they felt have good lessons to share. Grant Stanley of Contemporary Analysis was one of those.] Nebraska entrepreneur Grant Stanley recently sat...
November 9, 2011Most entrepreneurs have amazing stories about how far they’ve come to fulfill their dreams, but how many had to move to a different country, learn another language and be knowledgeable about multi-government regulations...
October 14, 2011Clay Ramsey left his corporate job with Cabelas in order to follow his passion of owning his own business as well as the opportunity to move back to his families home town. This is the story of the lessons that Clay learned along...
October 11, 2011Guy Lewis and his family moved back to Ord, NE from Portland, OR to be closer to family. One difficulty when moving to a smaller community can be that the jobs don’t align with your background. For Guy, that meant the...
October 6, 2011