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As Big Omaha grows, Megan Hunt has been there every step of the way
Every year our Big Omaha family grows larger as folks from more than 200 cities across the country and the globe join to be inspired to follow their passions and empowered to build their companies. Silicon Prairie News is thrilled to welcome every new attendee, and we’ll always have a special place in our hearts…
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Hello Holiday debuts looking to help fashion designers reach customers
Today, Megan Hunt aka Princess Lasertron unveiled her latest endeavor: Hello Holiday, a womenswear ecommerce site that supports emerging fashion designers. The site went live this morning, but the project has been in the works since February when co-founder Sarah Lorsung Tvrdik, who at the time was freelancing as a fashion writer, stopped into Hunt’s…
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Midlands Business Journal unveils its 10th annual ’40 Under 40′
The Midlands Business Journal has announced its 10th annual “40 Under 40” class, a group of 40 of the greater Omaha area’s top entrepreneurs, executives and professionals under the age of 40. The MBJ also named Chris Hughes of Artifact Bag Co. its Young Entrepreneur of the Year. Hughes and this year’s 40 Under 40…
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Interface developer, system software engineer, digital editor and more
We’re excited to bring you our 61st Opportunities on the Prairie today, with positions with AEA Integration and Princess Lasertron in Omaha, Palisade Systems in Des Moines …
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Startup Spaces: CAMP Coworking, Omaha’s first coworking space
School’s out, but CAMP is in session. Last week, we ran an update on the progress Omaha’s CAMP Coworking (1111 North 13th St.) experienced in its first year. Today, we want to provide a visual of the collaborative workspace. Megan Hunt, the owner of CAMP, recently said via Twitter, “Someday I want to tell the…
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CAMP Coworking weathers first year with same culture, new strategy
Last year when Megan Hunt signed her name to the lease for CAMP Coworking, it was in her interest to get her money back, and quickly. Within six months of opening the collaborative workspace in the Mastercraft building in North Downtown Omaha, she did. And now as CAMP looks to generate profit and celebrate its…
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Megan Hunt & Eric Downs present CAMP Coworking at Cornstalks
Last month, CAMP Coworking owner Megan Hunt and future CAMP tenant Eric Downs spoke to about 20 startup-enthused individuals at Cornstalks, a monthly entrepreneur gathering hosted by the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce. Watch their presentation below and learn more about CAMP Coworking from our coverage last month…
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Megan Hunt & Eric Downs set to open CAMP coworking space
Being self-employed, Megan Hunt and Eric Downs began businesses within the comfort of their own homes. Hunt – a bridal designer, blogger and best friend – started her vintage felt and button design company Princess Lasertron out of a floor-to-ceiling windows apartment in a renovated high school. She then transported her business into an 8-foot-8…
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Creative coworking space CAMP nearing completion
With progress reports from the future tenants becoming more and more frequent – on princesslasertron.com and Twitter – we thought it was time to catch up with CAMP owner Megan Hunt, a.k.a. Princess Lasertron, for our first look at the creative coworking space. CAMP, located in North Downtown’s Mastercraft building, is expected to open in…