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Small Business Innovation Research grants seminar at UNL July 31
A USDA official will be in Lincoln July 31 for a seminar on Small Business Innovation Research federal grants. The event is from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s East Campus Union. USDA program leader Mary Ann Rozum will talk about projects the USDA wants to support and the rules and…
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What’s it like to pitch Shark Tank producers? Iowa entrepreneurs share
Last week ABC reality show “Shark Tank” hosted an open casting call in Des Moines and more than 100 entrepreneurs and inventors turned out for an opportunity to swim with the sharks. It’s still too soon to say if any of the companies that pitched last Monday will make it on to the show’s taping.…
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Briefcase mobile, LinkedIn upgrades are ready for back-to-school season
It’s not quite back-to-school season yet, but Kansas City-based startup career finding Briefcase is getting a new look and a few new ways to interact with its users.
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Nebraska’s angel tax credit fund has a great problem on its hands
It’s been more than three years since Nebraska passed a law creating a tax incentive for investors to back startups. But the Nebraska Angel Investment Tax Credit has a problem. Granted, it’s a good problem. Each year, more investors are pulling the trigger to fund startups and take the tax credits. So much so that…