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Fifth annual WordCamp Omaha returns August 25-26
WordCamp Omaha, a locally run conference designed for new and experienced users of WordPress, returns on August 25-26. The fifth-annual WordCamp Omaha will kick off Saturday at Mammel Hall on the South campus of UNO, with a full day of sessions covering three tracks: beginners, small business needs, digital designers, marketing, and code developers. WordCamps…
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Big Omaha announces second batch of speakers for tenth annual conference
A second wave of speakers for the 10th annual Big Omaha conference presented by Buildertrend was announced on Thursday. New speakers joining the conference lineup are: Nonny de la Peña, Founder of Emblematic. Renowned for using cutting-edge technologies to tell immersive stories that create intense, empathic engagement, Nonny is widely credited with having invented the…
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Big Omaha announces first round of conference speakers
The first round of 2018 Big Omaha speakers, sponsors and emcee were announced Friday morning. Over the last ten years, the entrepreneurship conference has welcomed over 4,000 4,000 participants from all over the country and dozens of speakers specializing in technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship. The event will feature more than ten national and local speakers…
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Omaha’s North End Teleservices reimagines customer service contact centers
Customer service contact centers have evolved from the 1990’s. Instead of just providing phone support, they now interact with customers via phone, chat, email and text. Tech startups and software developers around the world work to produce cutting-edge solutions that produce results like minimized support waits, maximized customer satisfaction and effectively tracked interactions. Customer service…
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Omaha’s Midwest Bankware Solutions is solving data problems facing financial institutions
Omaha-based Midwest Bankware Solutions is taking the mundane and complex issues facing financial institutions and simplifying them with their Anycore product. Midwest Bankware Solutions is a fintech offshoot of Midwest Cloud Computing and was created to address banking process problems. Their Anycore platform is an answer to the problem surrounding banks and their ability to…
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Omaha-based TAGG recognized nationally as small business champion
Two Omaha-based small businesses have been named winners of the 2018 American Small Business Championship by SCORE. The founders of 621 Gifts and fundraising tech-startup TAGG (Together A Greater Good) were among 102 entrepreneurs from across the country who were recognized for their dedication and success. SCORE is the nation’s largest network of volunteer, expert…
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Omaha blockchain event returns during Berkshire Hathaway weekend
Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC), in partnership with the Greater Omaha Chamber, are bringing Blockchain: Let’s Get Real to The Mastercraft on May 4. The second annual blockchain event will take place during Berkshire Hathaway’s annual shareholders meeting weekend, and will focus on applications for blockchain technology in the agricultural, supply chain, payment and insurance…
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NOISE and Texty Tours partner to bring North Omaha a community-led news platform
Omaha’s Texty Tours, a tech startup specializing in text-based content delivery, announced this week that they will be partnering with NOISE to provide the digital platform and tech support for their new community-led news network. NOISE (North Omaha Information Support Everyone) is a publication and news network committed to strengthening information creation and distribution in…
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Watts wants to bring innovative coworking to Midtown Omaha
In college, Brandon Peterson and Dallas Polivka built a friendship around entrepreneurship. The two say they have an “opposites attract” type working partnership when it comes to concepting businesses and creating innovation, but the differences in their thinking allow them built off each other’s strengths. Now Peterson, founder of Geokey and nonprofit SELFiD, and Polivka,…
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Bitcoin Day brings a different kind of ‘shareholders meeting’ to Omaha
On May 5, Warren Buffett’s famous Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting will take place in Omaha, drawing in thousands of investors and the money-savvy from around the country. Across town from that meeting will be another meeting on May 5: Bitcoin Day. Hosted by Alpha BTC and dubbed a “Bitcoin Shareholder Meeting,” Bitcoin Day is a…