PIPELINE brings unexpected opportunity to Nebraska entrepreneurs

This is the kind of pipeline we DO want getting in to our water system. No, we’re not talking about the TransCanada pipeline (that’s a whole different topic); we are talking about the PIPELINE Entrepreneurial Fellowship Program. With a recent $800,000, three-year challenge grant, given by the Kauffman Foundation and the dollar-for-dollar help from of [...]

Nebraska Global Investment Fund Raises $37.3 million

[UPDATED] LINCOLN, Neb. — October 4, 2011 — Nebraska Global today announced that it has completed the capital raise portion of its Nebraska Global Investment Fund at $37.3 million. The fund is one of the largest software investment funds in the Midwest, and has attracted investors drawn to the idea of building sustainable, impactful and [...]

Agriculture Innovation with Mark Gustafson

Nebraska Entrepreneur sat down with Mark Gustafson to talk about agricultural innovation in Nebraska and the University of Nebraska’s role in that. Mark Gustafson is the founding director of the Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program and the Paul Engler Chair of Agribusiness Entrepreneurship of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska [...]

University of Nebraska highlights efforts in innovation and entrepreneurship

In conjunction with President Obama’s signing of the America Invents Act today – legislation that will streamline the patent process and foster economic development – the University of Nebraska is highlighting its key efforts in innovation and entrepreneurship that are helping to build a more competitive economy for Nebraska. The America Invents Act is the [...]

Outstanding Speaker Lineup for the 2011 Nebraska Research and Innovation Conference

[UPDATE: Registration has been extended until 3pm Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011.] Innovation has been at the forefront in Nebraska with the new Talent and Innovation Initiative and many other objectives, both public and private. The need to foster innovation in key industries has taken hold as a clear way for Nebraska to grow its economy [...]

Farritor’s Lessons on Angel and Venture Capital Funding

Funding will be the topic of our next series on Nebraska Entrepreneur. Big to small, the topic comes up in some form for most startups.   We asked former NASA robotics scientist and current Nebraska entrepreneur Shane Farritor for tips on how to get funding for startups.  Here’s what he had to say. University of [...]

Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program Update

Nebraska Entrepreneur sat down with Mark Gustafson to talk more about the Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship program. Mark Gustafson, the founding director of the Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program and the Paul Engler Chair of Agribusiness Entrepreneurship of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, has been one of the [...]

Perseverance pays off for Country Rhoads Homemade Jalapeño Jelly

[This is part of a series of articles over the next month focusing on one of Nebraska's key entrepreneurial areas: the food industry. Check back frequently as we explore local food producers, restaurants and the growers .] An empty nest, a green thumb and a clear jelly don’t exactly sound like ingredients in a recipe [...]

Larry Keeley on the importance of continual innovation

Larry Keeley, a leading innovation and strategy consultant, spoke at The Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management. Keeley is a leading innovation and strategy consultant with the Monitor Group, a global management consulting firm that advises the world’s leading corporations and nonprofits on issues of strategy, organization and innovation. Keeley has worked [...]

Taking your recipe from product to profit has never been easier

[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 farmers’ markets blooming and themes of “Go Local” sweeping grocery stores, it is prime time for [...]

Startup lessons and insights from Nebraska Global and Agile Sports founders

On April 27, the Lincoln Young Professionals Group and its Entrepreneurship Committee brought together two local entrepreneurs, one seasoned and one fresh, to talk about their startup experiences. John Wirtz, COO of Agile Sports, is best known for the product Hudl, which is marketed to high schools, universities and professional sports teams to allow coaches and [...]

Raikes School students paired with corporations for real-world education

Every 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 the Raikes School to work as technologists and business managers on real-world software development projects. The Design Studio [...]

Midwest Technology Exchange coming this May

The Midwest Technology Exchange (mtechx) is a collaborative conference focusing on the development and commercialization of Midwestern technologies which have been developed in collaboration with the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC) and the Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC).   An internationally renowned group of speakers including Steve Burrill, Rich Bendis, [...]

Nebraska Global wins Walter Scott award for entrepreneurship

University of Nebraska President James B. Milliken has announced the 2011 winner of one of the university’s most prestigious awards for entrepreneurship: the Walter Scott Entrepreneurial Business Award. This year’s Scott award winner is Nebraska Global, a Lincoln-based venture capital fund that invests in startup software companies in order to build a vibrant, competitive technology [...]

Retirement is not the plan for one Nebraska entrepreneur

For 50 years, John Brasch has been building a legacy in the elderly care industry with his company, the J. Brasch Co. He’s started four companies and launched six products and now, at 70, Brasch has decided to give it another go. He will begin his fifth company and will begin selling his seventh product, the SafePresence Caregiver Communicator [...]

Nebraska Distinguished Entrepreneur Award Winners

On March 14th, 2011 UNL’s Nebraska Center for Entrepreneurship hosted their annual Innovation Night to present their 2011 Nebraska Distinguished Entrepreneur Awards.  This years awards went to four different companies including Jack Henry with Global Industries, Charlie Hull and Clint! Runge with Archrival, Steve Kiene with Nebraska Global and John Lund with OFFWIRE. The purpose [...]

Collaborative Work Spaces and the Accelerating Effects on Business

Collaborative Work Spaces and the Accelerating Effects on Business Matthew Wegener, President & CEO, ISoft Data Systems and Turbine Flats Turbine Flats is an idea community and home to 10 early stage and start-up businesses. In this session, Matthew Wegener will discuss the businesses that are taking root at Turbine Flats today. He will explain [...]

Jennifer Yentes – Innovative research fuels future advances in health care

Jennifer Yentes, Laboratory Manager, Nebraska Biomechanics Core Facility, University of Nebraska at Omaha Innovative research fuels future advances in health care The Nebraska Biomechanics Core Facility is a world-renowned laboratory focusing on advancing healthcare through innovative research. Our goal is to facilitate the efficacy of current rehabilitation and treatment techniques as well as understanding mechanisms [...]

UNeMed and UNMC to host seminar on Intellectual Property and Licensing Basics

On April 16, UNeMed and the University of Nebraska Medical Center have teamed up with the Licensing Executives Society (LES) to host a one-day seminar on Intellectual Property and Licensing Basics. This is part of LES’ popular Professional Development Series (PDS). The course will cover: • IP Basics: patents, trademarks, know-how and trade secrets. • Smart strategies [...]

SIFE Students Put Entrepreneurship Principles in Motion at UNL

Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) have put the principles they practice into motion here at UNL. The student organization is operating an online auction system that resells surplus inventory for departments across campus. Although the online site was in operation for several years under the name UNL Surplus Online Sales, when SIFE took over its [...]

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