Startup Planning
News Articles:
As any seasoned entrepreneur can tell you, investment can either help or hurt a company, depending on how it’s handled. That doesn’t change when investment comes from a customer, but the opportunities and risks tend...
December 28, 2011It all started when Adam Switzer wanted to move back to the family ranch near Burwell, NE. The ranch had supported several families in the 90′s but now could barely support one. In order to make the move possible it meant...
November 10, 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, 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, 2011Taking a class on how to successfully start a business won’t always yield all the answers to questions startup companies face. However, when those classes are combined with speakers and mentors with first-hand knowledge of...
December 20, 2010For NUtech Ventures (pronounced “new tech” as in new technologies), success means creating new companies and jobs to spur economic development in Nebraska. NUtech’s team is composed of innovation “matchmakers” whose...
December 1, 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, 2010For nearly a decade, the Elkhorn Valley Economic Development Council has provided small business consulting services for the nearly 50,000 residents in Madison, Pierce and Stanton counties in northeast Nebraska. David Simonsen,...
September 30, 2010Entrepreneurs typically have little or no guidance when it comes to marketing to the proper buyer. And without the proper guidance, marketing can be expensive. Without successful marketing, a business cannot grow. In the small...
September 17, 2010The seed for Chris Miller’s startup business was planted by his own need for clean, affordable housing – and preferably with opportunities for a social life – when he was a senior at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Four...
September 10, 2010Finding the right market for a new business is complex and paying professionals for research and surveys to find that right market can cost more than the small business owner can afford. Oftentimes these surveys aren’t focused...
August 23, 2010Being able to bring in revenue is challenging when there are larger businesses or massive corporations selling the same product just blocks away. Entrepreneurs can find it tough to compete and as a result, many ideas for small...
July 29, 2010As 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, 2010Resource Providers:
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Address: 6001 Dodge Street, Roskens Hall, Suites 308, 312, 415 Omaha NE 68182-0248
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Videos:
It all started when Adam Switzer wanted to move back to the family ranch near Burwell, NE. The ranch had supported several families in the 90′s but now could barely support one. In order to make the move possible it meant...
November 10, 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, 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, 2011For NUtech Ventures (pronounced “new tech” as in new technologies), success means creating new companies and jobs to spur economic development in Nebraska. NUtech’s team is composed of innovation “matchmakers” whose...
December 1, 2010There 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...
Caleb Pollard - Valley County Economic Development from Nebraska Entrepreneur on Vimeo.
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...
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