AIM Institute

  • Jeff joins AIM Institute as director of innovation and new media

    Dusty and I would like to give a big congrats to Jeff on becoming the Director of Innovation and New Media at the AIM Institute. Jeff will be focusing on creating and strengthening partnerships between AIM, business leaders, and entrepreneurs in Omaha as well as the state of Nebraska with the goal of developing and…

  • Taste IT at Upstream West today – we’ll be there. Will you?

    We’re looking forward to manning a table at today’s AIM Institute’s annual Taste IT. This year, it’ll be held at at Upstream Brewing Company’s west location, 171st & West Center Road, from 5-7 p.m. Maybe of most interest to our readers, some of which attended Big Omaha, will be the sideshow of pictures that Malone…

  • Our presentation at Infotec09

    Last month, Jeff and I were honored to speak at Infotec09, a two-day IT conference held at Qwest Center Omaha. Our talk, “Building Omaha’s Creative Class with Silicon Prairie News,” is embedded below, and preceding it is a write-up from Tim Erickson of the AIM Institute, which was originally posted at blog.infotec.org. Thanks Tim!

  • SPN interviews Joe Olsen of Phenomblue

    We had the opportunity to sit down with Joe Olsen, owner and founder of Phenomblue, a few weeks back and get the story on his business, ideas and thoughts around the state of entrepreneurship in the region. Phenomblue is ripping things up as of late with an appearance at SXSW Interactive as well as most…

  • Infotec 2009: free passes & T-shirts!

    Omaha’s annual Infotec conference is just around the corner, April 14th & 15th at the Qwest Center. From the Infotec website: Infotec ’09 is slated to be the Midwest’s premier IT conference, providing attendees with rich speaker content and an atmosphere that resonates with fun and excitement. Four keynote speakers and a comprehensive schedule of…

  • AIM Institute hosting Social Media Workshop by Jimmy Hendricks

    Several months back, Silicon Prairie News gave away a handful of tickets to the AIM Institute’s Web 2.0 Series featuring Jimmy Hendricks of Collarfree.com Jimmy’s experience in Omaha was so positive, that he’s back for a full-day workshop about all things social media. Make plans to attend what is sure to be an insightful and…

  • AIM Breakfast Series!

    We’re excited to give away another 5 passes to tomorrow’s AIM Web2.0 Breakfast Series! You know the drill…five new folks who haven’t won before…leave your email address and good luck!Tomorrow’s speaker will feature Josh Bell of IntoOutdoors.com who will discuss his social network website for outdoor enthusiasts! Look forard to seeing you tomorrow!

  • AIM Web 2.0 Breakfast – Robert Armbrister of Homeingle.com

    This Friday, the AIM Institute is holding another breakfast in their Web 2.0 Series. This week Robert Armbrister, CEO & Co-Founder of Homeingle.com will talk about Overcoming Common Obstacles with Web 2.0 Entrepreneurship. Overcoming Common Obstacles with Web 2.0 Entrepreneurship Robert Armbrister, CEO & Co-Founder of Homeingle.com January 16th, 2009, 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Gallup…

  • AIM Web 2.0 Breakfast Seminars

    Starting this Friday, and for the next few weeks, the AIM Institute is holding their Web 2.0 Breakfast series. This month they are turning their attention to entrepreneurs who have based their business models on Web 2.0 technology. Jan. 9 –  “Building a Multi-Revenue-Stream Strategy,” Jimmy Hendricks of Collarfree.com will discuss how he has built…

  • AIM’s Web 2.0 Workshop

    Just a reminder announcing AIM’s upcoming Web2.0 workshop on December 4th & 5th! The next session will focus on “Best Practices To Develop Compelling User Experiences” by Frank Spillers on December 4th & 5th from 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM. This particular seminar is geared toward web designers and developers and it looks as though…