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In 2007, the global financial crisis challenged finance companies like Nebraska-based Nelnet, Inc. Nelnet found opportunities in the economic turmoil, starting new subsidiary businesses in the process. This is the story of how...
April 25, 20112011 Nebraska Summit on Entrepreneurship The Devils Surrounding Angels Brad Bernthal, Director of the Silicon Flatirons Center’s Entrepreneurship Initiative at CU-Boulder and Associate Clinical Professor at Colorado Law...
March 29, 2011John Moorhead of Free Air Collective and Fiserv talks about the lessons he has learned in opportunity assessment through the 3 startups he’s been a part of. The Startup Lessons event was put on by the Lincoln Young Professional...
March 18, 2011Students representing Nebraska high schools, area colleges and universities had three minutes to pitch their idea for a new business. The second annual 3-2-1 Quick Pitch Competition was held on Wednesday at Memorial Stadium in...
March 1, 2011Dusty Davidson met with Nebraska Entrepreneur to talk about BrightMix and their newest product Tripleseat. BrightMix transition from consulting to product development How a company makes the transition What goes in to making...
January 24, 2011Entrepreneurs today have something Jim Terrano wishes he would have had in 1974; role models. “I didn’t have a good set of mentors or examples in front of me and so I had to go learn all of this on my own through trial and...
January 18, 2011It’s no surprise that businesses with a technology focus are likely to succeed – but finding funding to get a technology startup off the ground can be difficult. That’s where Nebraska Global comes in. Nebraska Global...
December 21, 2010At first glance, Community Development Resources (CDR) may look like it provides the same loan services as a bank – but CDR adds a personal touch by offering personal experience and taking the time to listen to entrepreneurs. Executive...
December 13, 2010(Omaha – November 19, 2010) Invest Nebraska Corporation, a statewide venture development organization, hosted its East 2 West state competition Friday at The Old Mattress Factory Bar and Grill in Omaha. Six hopeful finalists...
November 23, 2010Entrepreneurs know how difficult it is to secure financing. The risk-averse posture of banks has left many businesses struggling to survive. Some businesses in rural Nebraska have been thrown a lifeline through the 2009 American...
November 19, 2010Pitching a startup idea to an angel investor is exciting – the entrepreneur is meeting with someone who can fund his or her idea and help make a dream for a business come true. But too often, entrepreneurs make mistakes when...
November 15, 2010This guest post was contributed by Todd Furasek, Vice President, Commercial Loans at Union Bank & Trust Company. It is very important that someone interested in owning a small business finds a business related to something he...
November 11, 2010Brad and Gina Babb learned first hand about inheriting a family business, finding a niche in a small community and ways to keep business in a difficult economy. The Babbs are the owners of Sandhills Glass and Garage Doors in Ord,...
November 8, 2010Hundreds gathered in Omaha last week to recognize local inventors and researchers in science fields as part of the UNeMed Innovation Week. Research, newly developed equipment and innovations in technology were among the top award...
November 1, 2010Getting a loan from a bank is difficult when the economic environment is struggling. Programs that offer micro-lending to businesses might be a possible route for new startups. The Rural Enterprise Assistance Program (REAP), part...
September 27, 2010A challenge in 2006 from then University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) Cornhuskers Head Football Coach Bill Callahan sparked the development of Agile Sports, now a growing startup in Lincoln’s Haymarket. Callahan wanted to improve...
July 20, 2010Even though advertisers are talented enough at promoting products to earn a livelihood doing so, a slick flash presentation or a clever commercial often cannot quite match a personal endorsement offered by a close friend. It’s...
July 1, 2010The costs of starting an independent business are sometimes a roadblock for success. That’s where business incubators step in. These incubators provide assistance for initial costs and provide a bridge between ideas and...
June 28, 2010McCook, Nebraska, is probably one of the last places you’d expect to find a game store, let alone one with a global customer base. But since 2007, Game on Games has been providing Nebraskans in the southwestern corner of...
May 13, 2010OMAHA – James Bowen and Nick Bock, and their company Five Nines Technology Group, have been named the Nebraska Small Business of the Year for 2010 by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). The information technology...
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