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Acton Omaha Children’s Business Fair inspires entrepreneurship in youth
A unique event on October 28 at Kaneko in Omaha kicked off a series of activities designed to spark interest and self-discovery in youth entrepreneurship. The Acton Omaha Children’s Business Fair attracted 88 young people ages 5 – 16 representing nearly 50 businesses they developed in the weeks leading up to the fair. Total attendance…
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2018 AIM Tech Celebration inspired and recognized Omaha’s local tech talent community
Last night, AIM Tech Celebration welcomed over 300 of the Silicon Prairie’s tech professionals and supporters to Founders One|Nine in downtown Omaha for an awards ceremony recognizing those who have made a profound impact within the local tech community. The uplifting evening was made possible by generous sponsorships and donations from the local community, and…
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Buildertrend and others to be honored on Nov. 15 at Omaha-area Tech Celebration
Omaha-based Buildertrend will be honored at the 2018 AIM Tech Celebration as the Exemplary High-Growth Business of the year. The Exemplary High-Growth Business award recognizes a startup or small business for their outstanding application of technology including criteria such as facilitating groundbreaking ideas or implementations, an innovative product/project deployment, or providing an outstanding return on…
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Omaha based Faithbox® raises capital
Subscription box company Faithbox Inc. has recently completed a $1.35 million seed round to rapidly scale their core Faithbox product, which helps Christians stay on track with their faith. The funding will also support the explosive growth of their new “Powered by Faithbox” line of subscription boxes created in collaboration with Christian musicians, authors and…
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Omaha-based H3C raises angel round
H3C, a company that provides chronic care management software, recently filed federal paperwork representing a $250k raise. This raise is part of a continued effort by the company to expand its healthcare software products. Based in west Omaha, H3C provides software that helps doctor’s offices provide a variety of services, including chronic care management for…
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Omaha travel tech company Sojern expands
In 2007, Gordon Whitten founded Sojern with the idea of placing ads on print-at-home boarding passes. Fast forward 11 years later to what Sojern is today, an Omaha original that has surpassed $100 million in annual revenue – expanding its company dramatically to 13 locations world wide. Sojern is growing, and the company continues to…
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Retail Aware wins $10,000 prize at Get Started Omaha
Cox Business and Inc. Magazine hosted the fifth Get Started Omaha on Thursday, September 20, at the Holland Performing Arts Center in Downtown Omaha. Local startups pitched their business ideas for a chance to win a $10,000 prize package. Founders from each of five pre-selected Omaha-metro based startups had two and one-half minutes to pitch…
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Online directory Start Omaha will help area entrepreneurs connect to local resources
Start Omaha, an online resource for entrepreneurs in the Omaha area, officially launched Thursday morning at a community networking event at technology library, Do Space. Do Space and Rebecca Stavick, Do Space’s Executive Director, led the development of Start Omaha. She said the project is aiming to lower the entry barrier for entrepreneurs who are…
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Pipeline announces Innovators Remix and move to Omaha for 2019 gala
The saying may go “Why mess with a good thing?” but when it comes to Pipeline, change and experimentation is what it’s all about. As an entrepreneurial organization, the leaders and fellows involved are always looking for ways to improve, test and keep things fresh and exciting. That’s why Pipeline has decided to bring a…
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Big Omaha brings another year of inspiration and connection
The tenth and final Big Omaha (as we know it) took over the Omaha Design Center on Friday, bringing its one-of-a-kind brand of inspiration and connection back to the Silicon Prairie. Big Omaha’s founders Jeff Slobotski and Dusty Davidson kicked off the event with a recap and a look back at past Big Omaha conferences…
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