Omaha
Cox Business announced the return of the Get Started Omaha pitch competition, coming in late September. In this competition, finalist companies will compete to win $10,000, including $7500 cash and $2500 in a Cox Media package. Julie Minton, Sr. Marketing Manager, expressed her excitement over the event, stating: “This is an opportunity for more exposure…
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In mid-July, twenty teams of high school students from across Greater Omaha gathered at Buildertrend for the Future Builders Challenge. Selected from a larger group who took the Gallup Builder Profile (BP) 10 entrepreneurial talent assessment, the teams worked with coaches to develop business ideas and pitch them to a group of judges. “It’s cool…
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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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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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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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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-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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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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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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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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