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Check out the complete State of Entrepreneurship Address (Video)
As promised last week when we published an initial recap of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation’s State of Entrepreneurship Address, we now have the full video of the proceedings for your viewing pleasure. At the event, which took place on Thursday in Washington, D.C., Benno Schmidt, the Kauffman Foundation’s interim president and …
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At Kauffman event, leaders call for end to local, state barriers to startups
A group of government officials, academics and non-profit leaders convened today in Washington, D.C. to call for the reduction of legislation and regulation that they believe is impeding the progress of the country’s high-growth startups. Benno Schmidt, the interim president and CEO of the Kansas City, Mo.-based Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, and Govs. Dave Heineman…
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Watch Live: Kauffman’s State of Entrepreneurship Address
Benno Schmidt, the interim president and CEO of the Kansas City, Mo.-based Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, and Gov. Dave Heineman of Nebraska headline a group of speakers slated to talk today at the Kauffman Foundation’s third annual State of Entrepreneurship Address in Washington, D.C. The event is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. Central Time…
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Schmidt, Heineman to lead State of Entrepreneurship event on Feb. 9
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation will host its third annual State of Entrepreneurship Address on Feb. 9 to explore methods of promoting entrepreneurship, sparking innovation and accelerating economic growth through changes in state law and policy. The event will be held in Washington, D.C., but it will have a distinct Silicon Prairie flavor …
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Gallup holding inaugural EAS Impact Summit on Thursday
Gallup’s Entrepreneur Acceleration System (EAS), a small business mentoring initiative, will hold its first EAS Impact Summit from 10-11:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 8 at the Embassy Suites Omaha-La Vista/Hotel & Conference Center (12520 Westport Parkway) in La Vista, Neb. With the help of Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman, Gallup will honor participants …
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Gov. Heineman visits Hayneedle to discuss Talent & Innovation Initiative
From the home base of one made-in-Nebraska startup success story, Gov. Dave Heineman today touted measures recently passed to enable other such stories. Heineman visited Hayneedle headquarters to highlight opportunities afforded to Nebraska businesses by the four-part Talent & Innovation Initiative, which passed during the recently completed legislative session. Among the Talent & Innovation Initiative’s…
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Mentorship program launched to cultivate entrepreneurs in Nebraska
Before he looked toward the future during a Thursday meeting at The Gallup Organization’s headquarters, Gallup vice-chairman and chief financial officer Jim Krieger discussed past efforts in support of entrepreneurship in Nebraska. “Now,” Krieger said, “we’re going to step it up a notch.” Gov. Dave Heineman then introduced a new partnership aimed…
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Special Series Wrap Up & Thoughts: ‘Talent and Innovation Initiative’
In this four-part series, Tom Chapman, director of innovation and entrepreneurship for the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce, broke down four bills that are a part of Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman’s “Talent and Innovation Initiative.” Here’s a run down of the bills and links to the posts: LB 386: Nebraska Internship Bill – Special Series…
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Gov. Heineman proposes Angel Investment Tax Credit
(Photo from governor.nebraska.gov) In his annual State of the State Address yesterday, Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman unveiled his budget and plan for the next year and beyond. Included in this budget were a number of incentives and programs aimed at further improving Nebraska as a place to start and grow businesses. The so-called “Talent and…
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Yahoo! co-founder, Nebraska Governor cut ribbon on data center
On Wednesday, Yahoo! opened its new 180,000-square-foot data center in LaVista, located just south of Omaha. Yahoo! co-founder Jerry Yang was on hand for the celebration. In 1994, Yang, along with his business partner David Filo, founded Yahoo! while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University. The Nebraska data center is servicing Internet traffic around…