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News Articles:
NUtech Thinkers and Tinkerers Series What kicked off Oct. 24, NUtech Ventures will host a series of seminars intended to bridge the gap between innovation and the consumer marketplace. The seminar series, “Thinkers and Tinkers”...
November 16, 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 11, 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 9, 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, 2011If you want to evoke a passionate response from L5 co-founder Kevin Hagemoser, just tell him the business he worked so hard to build is a networking group. He’ll be only too happy to correct you. “I abhorrently say...
November 9, 2011Creativity and innovation are buzzwords that get a lot of mileage among business owners. But what exactly is innovation, where does it come from, and how do you create it? Shane Farritor, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln engineering...
October 17, 2011In 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...
October 17, 2011Funding will be the topic of our next series on Nebraska Entrepreneur. Big to small, the topic comes up in some form for most startups. When Alice Dittman was a banker, she wasn’t able to give all the loans she wished...
October 12, 2011This 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....
October 11, 2011In 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...
September 26, 2011Junior Achievement of Lincoln is always looking for ways to inspire and ignite entrepreneurship within children. JA has been doing this for many years, but this fall the organization will be undertaking a new and exciting venture...
September 7, 2011[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...
June 1, 2011Every 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...
May 10, 2011University 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...
April 13, 2011“The only people who don’t keep learning are the arrogant.” That’s a nugget of wisdom Pam Dingman picked up from author John Maxwell. Like most successful entrepreneurs, Dingman is driven to keep learning. John...
April 1, 2011On 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’...
March 11, 2011Joe Moglia is one of the most recognized names in the heartland. Whether it’s through the Omaha Nighthawks or TD Ameritrade, Moglia has made an impact on Nebraska with his knowledge and expertise on business. Before joining...
March 11, 2011Ashley van Waes and Tyrone Fahie of SIFE Sales 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...
March 10, 2011The 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...
March 7, 2011It’s not uncommon to see children sitting on the sidewalk in a neighborhood with a self-made lemonade stand in the spring or summer with the hopes of making a little money but on May 1, don’t be surprised by all the lemonade...
March 3, 2011Resource Providers:
Web: http://www.centerforenterprise.com
Address: 1101 Halligan Drive North Platte NE 69101
Web: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/ne/
Address: Room 152, Federal Building, 100 Centennial Mall North Lincoln NE 68508
Web: http://www.mccneb.edu/entr/
Address: P.O. Box 3777 30th and Fort St Omaha NE 68103
Web: http://ccomaha.org
Address: Juan Diego Center 5211 S. 31st Street Omaha NE 68107
Web: http://www.aiminstitute.org
Address: 1905 Harney Street, Suite 700 Omaha NE 68102
Web:
Address: 211 Agricultural Hall Lincoln NE 68583-0703
Web: http://www.c-e-o.org
Address: 815 W. Van Buren, Suite 400 Chicago IL 60607-7107
Web: http://www.fallscityedge.com
Address: 1614 Stone Street P.O. Box 574 Falls City NE 68355
Web: http://www.cccneb.edu
Address: 550 S. Technical Boulevard PO Box 1024 Hastings NE 68901
Web: http://eship.lps.org
Address: 285 S 68th St Place 4th Floor Lincoln NE 68510
Videos:
[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 9, 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[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...
June 1, 2011Every 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...
May 10, 2011Joe Moglia is one of the most recognized names in the heartland. Whether it’s through the Omaha Nighthawks or TD Ameritrade, Moglia has made an impact on Nebraska with his knowledge and expertise on business. Before joining...
March 11, 2011Gallup 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...
January 28, 2011The 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, 2010The 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, 2010Sorrisos 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, 2010Grow 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, 2010January 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