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November 2012

  • Tune in to the inaugural Compute Midwest live all day (Video)

    The inaugural Compute Midwest conference is underway at the Kauffman Center for Performing Arts in Kansas City, Mo., with a day full of talks on tap. Silicon Prairie News is on hand and will have full coverage of today’s event, which is the first of its kind put on by Kansas City IT Professionals, the…

  • Watch KU’s entrepreneurship celebration live at 10 a.m. (Video)

    The University of Kansas School of Business, in partnership with the university’s engineering and …

  • Kansas City to host summit on “the New American City” Dec. 3-4

    A swarm of mayors, business executives and other civic-minded leaders from across the United States and Canada will descend on Kansas City Dec. 3-4 for the CityAge Summit on the New American City, a conference exploring the future of American cities and their role in building a strong economy and healthy society. The event will…

  • Brad Dwyer tells the Hatchlings story at BIZ luncheon (Video)

    When Brad Dwyer created Hatchlings in 2008, he was a college sophomore who viewed the game as little more than an entertaining way to pass a weekend in the dorms. “At the time,” Dwyer said, “I just thought it was going to be another fun project that I did.” Far from it. Hatchlings, a game…

  • High school side project grows into full-time business for Revdel founder

    What started for Patrick Stoddart as an idea to make extracurricular groups more functional when he was in high school in Lee’s Summit, Mo. has turned into a full-blown startup. At 16, Stoddart founded RED by Revdel, a web-based application that allows large organizations to communicate with and engage their members. Now 20, Stoddart launched…

  • Ron J. Williams uses perseverance, not lightning strikes (Video)

    “Being an entrepreneur can be magical,” Ron J. Williams says, “but it ain’t magic.” Williams, the co-founder and CEO of Knodes, opened with that message and proceeded to draw the distinction between magical and magic during his talk Oct. 10 at Thinc Iowa 2012. Williams said people tend to romanticize the entrepreneurial narrative of someone…

  • Join us Tuesday evening for something “BIG” in Kansas City

    In the spirit of Global Entreprenuership Week, we’re throwing a party — a BIG party — and inviting the Kansas City startup community to join in the fun. The shindig will take place from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Coal Vines on the Country Club Plaza (616 Ward Parkway). Not only will this be a night…

  • CoVis Coworking brings shared workspace to west Omaha

    A coworking space opened in April aims to serve as a hub for those looking to get out of basements and coffee shops in and around west Omaha. After several months of operation, CoVis Coworking, located near 107th Avenue and Pacific Street, currently serves five full-time occupants and one part-time occupant, not including community manager…

  • Nebraska Global, Lincoln Public Schools beta test internship program

    Two years ago, Lincoln-based Nebraska Global set out with an eight-figure software investment fund and a philosophy. “We make investments, and it’s not just cash. We make investments in communities and in people,” explained managing principal Steve Kiene. That non-cash investment began with hiring new college graduates to help keep talent in Nebraska. Then, the…

  • Prairie Moves: Register looks at life for immigrant entrepreneurs

    Lead Read: “Immigrant entrepreneurs open for business” – In advance of Saturday’s Immigrant Entrepreneurs Summit in Des Moines, the Des Moines Register examined challenges faced and successes achieved by immigrant entrepreneurs and looked at the broader landscape — from availability of funding to immigration laws — facing that segment of entrepreneurs in the U.S. Quotable:…