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Omaha Chamber’s ‘Innovator of the Year’ nominations due Friday
Among the seven awards the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce will hand out at its Big O! Excellence Awards in May, one could shed light on an up-and-coming entrepreneur or startup. The Innovator of the Year Award recognizes an individual or organization that has envisioned and executed on an opportunity, has creatively made a difference…
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Prairie Portrait: Jon Thompson of Evolve
Bio: Jon is a central Iowa native, entrepreneur, and father. He has been a Apple ][/Mac user since before Apple was going out of business. | Title: Owner of Evolve | Age: 34 | City: Des Moines, Iowa | Website: dmevolve.com | Twitter: @jondthompson | Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/jondthompson | Intro music: “Unnatural Selection” by Muse, just…
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Get to know the entrepreneurs of Pipeline’s first regional class
At its Innovator of The Year gala on Thursday, Pipeline , the Kansas-based immersion program for high-growth entrepreneurs, unveiled the 12 innovators of its 2012 class. Today, we take a closer look at those dozen entrepreneurs, who make up the largest class in Pipeline history and the first of the program’s six classes to include…
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Kauffman to challenge entrepreneurs with PSA on Super Bowl Sunday
On a day of unparalleled attention for television commercials, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is hoping to draw some eyeballs with a public service announcement aimed at sparking the interest of would-be entrepreneurs. The Kansas City, Mo.-based Kauffman Foundation today leaked its “Will it be you?” PSA, which will air Sunday during coverage of the…
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BIZ Insights: Dan Shipton presents ‘Straight talk about mobile’ (Video)
Business Innovation Zone in Des Moines, led by Mike Colwell, holds a monthly educational luncheon for entrepreneurs in Central Iowa. Titled “Business Insights and Networking Luncheon Series,” each event features a speaker from the Des Moines community with either expertise or thought leadership in an area that’s applicable to people working on building high growth…
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Kansas City IT Professionals kick off 2012 with a happy hour with a twist
More than 120 professionals from around the Kansas City metro gathered Thursday evening at The Well in Waldo for drinks, discussion and networking. But this wasn’t exactly your typical happy hour discussion. The topic du jour? Goals. The Kansas City Information Technology Professionals (KCITP) kicked off their event schedule for the new year with a…
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Startup Nebraska launches, Kiene shares ‘state of Nebraska’ (Video)
Startup Nebraska, a statewide effort in conjunction with the Startup America Partnership, launched Friday with a hour-long event organized by individuals spearheading the cause. “This is very exciting,” Tom Chapman of Nebraska Global, the event’s emcee, opened the program in front of about 40 attendees. “I think we have sort of the startup motif going,”…