EAS Participants Report Growing Revenues and New Jobs

In March, Nebraska launched an aggressive mentoring program to invest in the state’s entrepreneurs. Six months into the venture that uses the Gallup Entrepreneur Acceleration System, participating companies are reporting growth that can be measured in new jobs and increased revenue. “Since the start of the Nebraska EAS program, we’ve added three full-time jobs, two part-time [...]

Sangeeta Badal – Entrepreneurship and Job Creation

2011 Nebraska Summit on Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship and Job Creation Sangeeta Badal, Senior Consultant, Gallup Consulting A growing degree of uncertainty in the world economy accompanied by chronic unemployment in many parts of the world has focused considerable attention on the specific role of start-ups. It is believed that entrepreneurship may be the most valuable tool [...]

Governor Announces New Entrepreneur Mentoring Initiative

The State of Nebraska has announced a new partnership that will invest in those most likely to create new jobs: entrepreneurs. Nebraska will be the first state use a new business-to-business mentoring program developed by the Gallup Organization, Gov. Dave Heineman announced at a press conference in Omaha Thursday. The initiative will provide business development assistance [...]

Gallup CFO: Support for Individual Entrepreneurs Crucial to Nebraska’s Economic Health

Gallup 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 school.” When he talked with them about how he could help, a theme emerged that would spark [...]

NDE encouraging earlier exposure to entrepreneurship

As is the case with reading, writing and even learning a foreign language, the earlier in life we’re exposed to crucial skills, the easier they are to pick up. Entrepreneurial expertise is no different. That’s why Gregg Christensen and others from the Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) are seeking to include more entrepreneurial options in the curricula [...]