Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Education


News Articles:

NxBizSuccess reaching out to entrepreneurs via portal, podcasts

As social media becomes more prevalent and newer, bolder ways of distributing facts, figures and fictions enter the picture, it seems the paradigm for acquiring and analyzing information shifts on a near daily basis.  Although... 

July 22, 2010
Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program takes shape

The 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, 2010
NebraskaEDGE bundles networking, education and growth into single package

While it’s relatively easy to set up a learning environment (often as simple as putting a teacher and at least one interested pupil in the same room), sustaining that educational ambiance proves a much more involved task.... 

July 19, 2010
Allied Strategy sets path for Raikes School startups

While the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) is a gateway to corporate positions for some graduates, others use this honors program education and experience... 

July 16, 2010
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... 

July 14, 2010
Omaha Chamber of Commerce builds connections for starting businesses

Starting a business in Omaha or Lincoln seems like a challenging task when there are numerous national chain stores to compete against.  Many entrepreneurs have a difficult time finding the right resources to establish themselves... 

June 21, 2010
High School Students Learn Real World Skills in Entrepreneurship Focus Program

On a Friday morning in late May, three young people huddle around a laptop, making last-minute tweaks to a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation. New, bright blue t-shirts printed with inspirational words and business names rest... 

June 16, 2010
SCC Entrepreneurship Center Incubator Opens More Space

The 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, 2010
Heartland Conference extends entrepreneurial wisdom to high school students

For the better part of three decades, the Heartland Conference has provided interested parties a little face time with some of the biggest names from the Nebraska business scene. And earlier this month, the 25th Annual Heartland... 

May 5, 2010
SCC Entrepreneurship Center Provides Educational Sessions, Advice to Public

Ongoing business education opportunities and free business counseling are just two of the Southeast Community College (SCC) Entrepreneurship Center services open to the community. The “Business and Bagels” business... 

May 4, 2010
PK Partnership Class Boasts 90 Percent Small Business Success Rate, Tripling of Sales

Everyone’s heard horror stories about small business failure. Some sources peg the rate of new startups that plummet into the abyss during their first year at around 70 percent; others go so far as to posit that 9 out of... 

April 12, 2010
Kimmel Brings Innovation to Businesses

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Connie Reimers-Hild UNL Kimmel Education and Research Center 5985 G Road Nebraska City, NE 68410 In these current economic times, businesses must continue to find new ways to be productive and continue... 

March 24, 2010
Food Processing Center Helps Move Products from Stoves to Storefronts

Food Processing Center Even though it’s something everyone needs on a daily basis, food is a tougher sell than you might think. For starters, the failure rate of new food products hovers well above 75 percent, with the New... 

March 18, 2010
Inaugural “Quick Pitch” Competition A Rousing Success

Student pitching in front of Memorial Stadium - Photo credit Three Pillars Media An “elevator pitch” is a bare-bones run-down of a business proposition, truncated so as to be deliverable in the time it takes an elevator... 

March 1, 2010
Nebraska Center for Entrepreneurship Helps Students Navigate Troubled Job Market

The most successful entrepreneurs are those who’ve been able to visualize opportunity where others see nothing at all. That propensity for pulling ideas out of thin air is indispensable in an ailing economy, where employment... 

February 1, 2010
Valley County Sets New Paradigm for Rural Economic Growth

To many, the image of the young adult venturing out from their tiny hometown to seek the fortunes of the big city is an iconic slice of Americana. But Caleb Pollard, executive director of Valley County Economic Development, has... 

January 25, 2010

Resource Providers:

Mid-Plains Center for Enterprise
USDA Rural Development – Nebraska
Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food
The Food Processing Center – University of Nebraska Lincoln
Metro Community College Entrepreneurship Center
Midwest Center for Women Entrepreneurs
Catholic Charities – Microbusiness Training and Development Program
AIM Institute
University of Nebraska – Lincoln Extension
Inventors, Investors and Entrepreneurs Club (I2E Club)
NxBizSuccess
Elkhorn Valley Economic Development Council
Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization (CEO)
Falls City Economic Development and Growth Enterprise, Inc. (EDGE)
Central Community College – Small Business Incubator/Institute
Small Business Association of the Midlands
Lincoln Public Schools – Entrepreneurship Focus Program
Nebraska EPSCoR
Center for Rural Research and Development, UNK
Nebraska Cooperative Development Center

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Videos:

SCC Entrepreneurship Center Incubator Opens More Space

The 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, 2010
Sorrisos Gourmet Pasta Sauce: From Family Recipe to Store Shelves

Sorrisos 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, 2010
Grow Nebraska Helping Nebraskas Small and Boutique Entrepreneurs

Grow 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, 2010
10 Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make – Event Wrapup

January 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