Friday, January 27th, 2012

Business Incubators


News Articles:

Nebraska Global: Not Your Average Startup Fund

Good things grow in Nebraska. That’s the belief behind Nebraska Global – and they’re ready to back that up with $37.3 million. Steve Kiene, Patrick Smith and Doug Durham, who founded the software development fund... 

November 1, 2011
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.... 

October 11, 2011
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... 

October 4, 2011
Business Model Innovations – Matthew Wegener, ISoft Data Systems and the Turbine Flats Project

Matthew Wegener, founder, president and chief executive officer of ISoft Data Systems and co-founder and president of the Turbine Flats Project, was one of three companies that presented on a panel about business model innovations... 

October 4, 2011
Startup Weekend Returns to Omaha

Time and money are two roadblocks faced by every entrepreneur, but with just $75 and 54 hours, you can jump-start your ideas and maybe even launch a business. Startup Weekend Omaha is back.  From Sept. 16-18, business people,... 

August 17, 2011
Community CROPS supports local entrepreneurship, offers fresh food

[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... 

August 3, 2011
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... 

June 1, 2011
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.... 

March 16, 2011
Technology Park provides crucial education community for entrepreneurs

Networking’s most commonly spouted precept emphasizes social connections over academic prowess, that is to say, “it’s not what you know, but who.” Sometimes, however, the advantageous nature of those... 

September 20, 2010
Tech Park lab space gave local agricultural biotechnology firm GeneSeek room to grow

One hundred years ago, roughly 2 billion people walked the Earth. Today, more than three times that amount attempt to eek out an existence, struggling and competing for the planet’s increasingly scant resources. As the world’s... 

September 15, 2010
Central Nebraskan incubator creates jobs, helps establish entrepreneurs

Renting or buying an office space for a new business can put a business under before it even gets started. For nearly 20 years, Central Community College has been providing a service to visionary entrepreneurs by helping with... 

August 30, 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
RockDex earns local and national attention

RockDex, a company in Omaha, lets bands learn how they really rate with fans based on Internet buzz. Their software application tracks data like band mention and song plays on social media sites and other Internet venues, including... 

June 30, 2010
Halo Institute Bridges Gap Between Ideas and Investments

The 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, 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
Neogen acquires GeneSeek, Inc.

April 1, 2010 Friends of the University of Nebraska Technology Park: I’m pleased to share with you important new information about GeneSeek, Inc., one of the many successful companies located at the University of Nebraska... 

April 5, 2010
Turbine Flats Project Provides Collaborative Atmosphere for Entrepreneurs

Several years ago, a group of startups renting an older building in Lincoln, Nebraska had to vacate when the roof started falling in. But they wanted to continue the collaborative relationship they had developed naturally as young... 

March 29, 2010
Turbine Flats Project Aims to Build Community Support for Startups

You’re not alone. Or at least you don’t have to be, especially if you’re an entrepreneur in Lincoln, Nebraska.  The Turbine Flats Project, an office space for startup businesses and a nonprofit organization, is working... 

March 17, 2010
Scott Technology Center Targets Technical, High-Growth Potential, Business Ideas

Some business ideas are more than just successful – they change the way we do things. The digital camera changed how we take pictures; the iPod changed how we listen to music. If your business idea is innovative with a large... 

February 22, 2010

Resource Providers:

CAMP Coworking
Wakefield Micro-Business Loan Fund
Central Community College – Small Business Incubator/Institute
National Business Incubation Association
Southeast Community College – Entrepreneurship Center
Turbine Flats
Scott Technology Center
Ho-Chunk Community Development Corporation

Videos:

Business Model Innovations – Matthew Wegener, ISoft Data Systems and the Turbine Flats Project

Matthew Wegener, founder, president and chief executive officer of ISoft Data Systems and co-founder and president of the Turbine Flats Project, was one of three companies that presented on a panel about business model innovations... 

October 4, 2011
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... 

June 1, 2011
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.... 

March 16, 2011
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