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Start something big in the Silicon Prairie
2009: “You live in Omaha? When are you going to move away?” 2013: “Oh yeah, Omaha. I hear that’s a pretty cool place.” When I used to travel for business, my industry peers would always force themselves to feign interest in my answer to the usual first question: “Where are you from?” Oh, I’m from…
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Turnstone awards office makeovers, anticipates return trip to region
Office furniture company turnstone on Friday handed out its third $20,000 office makeover in three days to wrap up the Silicon Prairie leg of Culture@Work in the Heartland competition. Traveling in a turnstone branded-bus, company representatives made stops at Des Moines startup Goodsmiths, Omaha ad agency Baily Lauerman and Kansas City, Mo. web design and…
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Here’s why we’re excited about Big Kansas City (Video)
We’re excited today to give you a preview of what’s in store March 26-28 at our inaugural Big Kansas City event. Watch the video above to hear from our team and others in the community about how we’re harnessing Kansas City’s excitement and bringing together entrepreneurs, investors and creatives from across the country in order…
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eLuminate wins Hackovate, walks away with cash, H&R Block meeting
The second wave of blizzard conditions within a week—often referred to as Snowpocalypse Part II—may have put the international Hackovate Health Innovation Competition on ice for two days, but local finalist eLuminate Health received a warm reception Thursday at Union Station, walking away the overall winner. The inaugural competition’s co-hosts, Think Big Partners and H&R…
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EntreFest! kicks off Thursday with new track for high-growth startups
EntreFest!, an annual small business and entrepreneurship conference hosted by University of Northern Iowa’s MyEntre.Net, takes place in Cedar Rapids, Iowa this Thursday and Friday. With new breakout sessions such as the Lean Startup Methodology and Business Model Generation, the event aims to attract founders of high-growth startups in addition to those behind small businesses.…
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Legal Lunch ‘N Learn, EntreFest!, Open Coffee and 12 more events
Every Monday, look for our events post to keep you in the loop on the happenings of the week. From meetups and conferences to workshops and pitch sessions, if it’s happening in the Silicon Prairie, you’ll find it here. …