4H – EntrepreneurShip Investigation (ESI)

EntrepreneurShip Investigation (ESI) is an exciting, interactive, and comprehensive curriculum project designed for youth, ages 10-19.  ESI uses a variety of tools to help participants develop their entrepreneurial skills and find their business niche.  Through exciting activities, case studies and current technology, participants are transformed into budding entrepreneurs! After completing all levels of the curriculum, [...]

AIM Institute

The AIM Institute is a not-for-profit membership organization that provides entrepreneurship and information technology leadership to Nebraska and the surrounding region.  AIM provides a range of services and programs to build individual and organizational capacity in effectively applying IT to business development, workforce recruitment and career development.   AIM’s signature annual event is Infotec.  IT professionals, [...]

Buy Fresh, Buy Local Nebraska

Buy Fresh, Buy Local Nebraska is an outreach and marketing initiative to promote and support local foods.  The initiative began in 2006 after much research by a group of consumers, farmers, non-profits and small local businesses that wanted to create something of benefit for all Nebraska communities.  With on-going grass roots support, it is a [...]

Center for Applied Rural Innovation

Mission Statement: To help create a rural community and agricultural structure that is economically viable, environmentally sound, socially acceptable and sustainable into the future. Our foci include leadership, sustainable agriculture, and economic and community development through education and research. CARI is the focal point within the University of Nebraska–Lincoln for communities and individuals to obtain [...]

Center for Rural Affairs – Rural Enterprise Assistance Project

Mission: REAP is a business development program with the Center of Rural Affairs. Its mission is to strengthen rural communities through small, self-employed business development. Services: It provides individuals with business management training, technical assistance, lending capital, loan packaging, and networking opportunities for starting and growing a business. Roundtables and/or associations of micro-entrepreneurs are formed [...]

GROW Nebraska

GROW Nebraska helps Nebraska entrepreneurs become sustainable businesses. Through training and technical assistance, GROW increases the survival rate of start-up businesses. GROW facilitates marketing and networking opportunities that help micro businesses in Nebraska increase their triple bottom line, and they actively work with members to create brand awareness. GROW provides these services to members at an [...]

Invest Nebraska Corporation

Through the financial support of the public and private sectors, Invest Nebraska exists to improve access between emerging Nebraska-based businesses and the resources they need to more effectively and efficiently achieve their goals.

Nebraska Cooperative Development Center

The Nebraska Cooperative Development Center is Nebraska’s center for cooperative based business development. We provide education, training, and technical assistance to cooperatively owned business, be it a cooperative, an LLC, or other business structure. We are committed to creating sustainable communities in Nebraska where people work together to meet their needs and reach their goals. [...]

Nebraska Council on Economic Education

The mission of the Nebraska Council on Economic Education is to act as a catalyst and lead a statewide initiative to advance economic literacy. We believe that students should develop economic ways of thinking and problem solving that they can use in their lives as consumers, savers, investors, members of the workforce, responsible citizens and [...]

Nebraska DECA

DECA is the association of marketing students with 160,000 members worldwide and approximately 2,200 Nebraska members. DECA is co-curricular and enhances marketing education by applying classroom instruction to competency based competitive events. DECA is professional development conferences, campaigns for local and state offices, newsletters, and recognition programs to enhance the skills and knowledge of all [...]

Nebraska Department of Economic Development

Nebraska Department of Economic Development is the lead economic development agency for Nebraska emphasizing growing and diversifying the state’s economic base, and bringing new dollars into the state. Nebraska is truly in the middle of it all, offering an array of advantages that make exploring, living, working and doing business here a wonderful and rewarding [...]

Nebraska Economic Developers Association

The Nebraska Industrial Developers Association (NIDA) was officially formed in January, 1973. The members of the association changed the name of the association to the Nebraska Economic Developers Association (NEDA) in 1992. Today, NEDA has over 200 members representing a wide variety of organizations. Members from government, chambers of commerce, railroads, financial institutions, construction, advertising, [...]

NebraskaEDGE

NebraskaEDGE is the umbrella organization for rural entrepreneurial training programs hosted by local communities, organizations and associations. Since 1993, the NebraskaEDGE has helped nearly 2,250 individuals, small business owners and their partners start and improve their businesses. Over 100 training courses have been held in urban and rural communities across Nebraska. Positive results of NebraskaEDGE [...]

NxBizSuccess

Imagine sitting at the kitchen table.  You and your friends are discussing the pro’s and con’s of business ideas, what will work and what doesn’t stand a chance.  Now imagine a place where you can have the same conversations, but with hundreds of people, online.  That is the vision of NxBizSuccess, to add life to [...]

University of Nebraska – Lincoln Extension

The UNL Extension office has many different entrepreneurial programs.  Below is a sampling of those. EntrepreneurShip Investigation (ESI) is an exciting, interactive, and comprehensive curriculum project designed for youth, ages 10-19.  ESI uses a variety of tools to help participants develop their entrepreneurial skills and find their business niche.  It consists of three unit booklets [...]

University of Nebraska Rural Initiative

The University of Nebraska Rural Initiative identifies opportunities in rural Nebraska and catalyzes experimentation, innovation and collaboration in partnership with rural citizens to enhance the economy of rural areas while promoting sustainable and socially beneficial use of resources. Nebraska – We recognize the abundance and potential of Nebraska’s resources: human, social, natural and physical. The [...]

USDA Rural Development – Nebraska

USDA Rural Development works with individuals in private and non-profit sectors, state, tribal and local governments to improve the economy and quality of life in rural Nebraska.  Rural Development provides funding to take steps in developing critical infrastructure in communities across America. The Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan program provides lenders with access to guaranteed [...]