Thank you to our April sponsors!

A belated thank you to the tremendous group of companies throughout the region and across the country who supported Silicon Prairie News as sponsors of this news blog in April. As always, please let them know that you, too, appreciate their support of Silicon Prairie News and our mission to further the Silicon Prairie-region as…

A belated thank you to the tremendous group of companies throughout the region and across the country who supported Silicon Prairie News as sponsors of this news blog in April. As always, please let them know that you, too, appreciate their support of Silicon Prairie News and our mission to further the Silicon Prairie-region as a center of innovation.

The AIM Institute Speaker Series focuses on “the impact that innovation, marketing, cloud and management – have on businesses”. Join them for the May 24th event featuring Mike Chernovetz, TelePresence Specialist at Cisco Systems being held at the Scott Conference Center in Omaha. 

The Heartland Technology Alliance (HTA) is a grassroots coalition working as an advocate for innovation and competition in technology and communications across Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, South Dakota and North Dakota. HTA’s executive director, John Stineman, is based in Des Moines, and we’re thankful for the continued support of the organization. HTA is sponsoring the new Founder Friday series.

Hudl is one of Lincoln’s best-known startups, providing coaching software to everyone from the NFL to youth leagues. The Hudl team is actively recruiting more talent and if you think you can make the team, check out hudl.com/jobs. Hudl is sponsoring our Prairie Portraits series.

Novak Druce + Quigg LLP is a national IP law firm that has offices on the coasts and in Texas as well as clients around the globe. We’re very excited to have them sponsoring our news blog and showing their support for the entrepreneurial ecosystem here in the Silicon Prairie. They are a display/banner sponsor on SiliconPrairieNews.com

Oxide Design is one of Omaha’s most innovative design firms. You’ve seen their amazing work at BigOmaha.com, as they’ve been our branding and identity partner for Big Omaha since the event’s inception in 2009. We’re excited to now be able to showcase them as a display/banner sponsor here on the website. 

The Start-Up Launchpad is an online service of Des Moines’ Davis Brown Law Firm that provides an innovative way for startups and entrepreneurs to access educational materials, checklists and legal documents from a trusted local source. Of course, attorneys like Emily Harris and Jason Stone are available in person as well. The Start-Up Launchpad is a banner/display sponsor on SiliconPrairieNews.com

BrownWinick is a Des Moines-based law firm serving the whole region. Attorney Drew Larson leads their Startups Start Here program aimed at helping startup businesses with their legal needs. BrownWinick sponsors our RSS feed and daily email newsletter.

The Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce has been a tremendous supporter of our efforts for some time and recently joined us as the sponsor of the Silicon Prairie Map, a visual representation of the startup community around the entire region. The Greater Omaha Chamber continues to be a catalyst for making Greater Omaha a “vibrant place to do business, work and live” and is one of the most active Chambers we know of in terms of its dedication of time and resources towards the startup community.

Internet Solver has long been known for providing IT support solution, IT consulting, internet and telephone service, telephone systems and cellular telephone service in Des Moines. But with Internet Solver’s January aquisition of Advanced Technology Solutions, the company now offers similar services in Omaha as well! Internet Solver sponsors our RSS feed and daily email newsletter.

Microsoft BizSpark has sponsored many of our premier events in the past but joined us this month as a content sponsor! BizSpark is Microsoft’s program aimed at getting its software and server products into the hands of startups and budding technology companies. It also includes access to technical and business support. Microsoft BizSpark is a banner/display sponsor on Silicon Prairie News and also provides our new series “Sparking Innovation.”

Power Protection Products, Inc (P3) is a provider of energy related products and data center solutions. Check out P3’s Low Cost Data Center Colocation (LoCoCoLo) program based in Omaha. P3 also sponsors our RSS feed and daily email newslwetter.

Sticker Mule is the company that has produced all of the awesome Silicon Prairie News, Big Omaha and Thinc Iowa stickers for the past few years. If you’re looking for stickers, skins and sticker packs for your startup, check out StickerMule.com for a $10 credit towards your first order. StickerMule sponsors our RSS feed and daily email newsletter.

We couldn’t do what we do without the support of our sponsors, from our website to events like Thinc Iowa (above).


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Are you interested in reaching entrepreneurs, investors, creatives and others in the startup community like these sponsors? Silicon Prairie News has several options available, including new opportunities throughout 2012. For more information, contact me at geoff@siliconprairienews.com.


Credits: Photo by Anna Jones | Art of Photography and Ikonix Studio

This story is part of the AIM Archive

This story is part of the AIM Institute Archive on Silicon Prairie News. AIM gifted SPN to the Nebraska Journalism Trust in January 2023. Learn more about SPN’s origin »

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