Startup Planning
News Articles:
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, 2010While 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, 2010The Internet and Non-Profit Organizations Have Aided Rural Businesspeople With Start-Ups ABC’s News Article “Rural Enterprise on the Rise” highlights GROW Nebraska and how beneficial membership can be for small businesses...
July 13, 2010As the Baby Boom generation continues retiring from years of working, their predecessors are beginning to fill the gaps left behind. Those inheriting a business may not know to effectively keep their family business moving forward...
July 13, 2010Expansive fields of crops are common sites in Nebraska. Behind every field there’s a specific science that focuses on the best way to plant, irrigate and harvest these crops. Many farmers don’t have the proper equipment...
July 12, 2010Starting 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, 2010Everyone’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, 2010Food 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, 2010Bo Fishback - Photo courtesy Kauffman Foundation Bo Fishback, vice president of entrepreneurship at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, gave practical advice to entrepreneurs gathered at the 2010 Nebraska Summit on Entrepreneurship. Fishback,...
March 17, 2010Although the millennium census posits the population of Firth, Nebraska, as a few people short of 570, David and Betsy Ashman have a found a way to put what’s a small town even by Midwest standards on the map. Their Sorrisos...
March 8, 2010Farming is easily Nebraska’s oldest profession. Frontiersmen and pioneers coaxed a livelihood out of the soil for years before the land they worked was even considered for statehood. And the USDA is doing its part to bring...
February 16, 2010If you’re interested in starting a business but procrastination or other obligations tend to get in your way, Startup Weekend Omaha may be just the kick start you need. In fact, in just 54 hours, you might leave as part of...
February 4, 2010To 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, 2010Resource Providers:
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Videos:
There are many ways for communities to pursue economic development, but entrepreneurship pure and simple, has been the driving force behind growth in Valley County. Caleb Pollard, Executive Director of Valley County Economic...
May 20, 2010Bo Fishback, vice president of entrepreneurship at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, gave practical advice to entrepreneurs gathered at the 2010 Nebraska Summit on Entrepreneurship. Fishback, who started his first company...
The Big Picture from Nebraska Entrepreneur on Vimeo.
March 5, 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, 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