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  • Innovative Spaces Week 2018 is coming to St. Louis on October 9-12.

    Innovative Spaces Week 2018 is coming to St. Louis on October 9-12.

    Innovative Spaces Week 2018 is coming to St. Louis on October 9-12. Innovative Spaces Week by Multipass is an opportunity for attendees to explore ways to design for innovation and connect with pioneers across industries. Globally-acclaimed speakers will share insights on collaboration, futuristic thinking, and management of high-performing work environments. Multipass says there has been…

  • Events: Open studio of Big Omaha artist, AIM Happy Hour and more

    Starting with AIM Institute’s Happy Hour at 5 p.m. tomorrow, Omaha has quite the lineup of events these next two weeks. For example, if you weren’t able to make it to Big Omaha or were there and missed out on exploring Scott Blake’s Barcode Art (left, photo by Malone & Co. Photography), I strongly encourage…

  • Startup Drinks this Thursday, Nov. 12

    For any of you that may have missed out last time, the first-ever installment of Startup Drinks Omaha was a great time. Quite a few people showed up to talk about startup culture, network, and support one another on their various projects and ventures. This week, the format continues at Nomad Lounge (1023 Jones St)…

  • ShirtUp / Omaha Tweetup tomorrow

    The “un-conference” referred to above is, of course, BarCamp Omaha. The tees in the ad, as well as the ad itself, were designed by BarCamp team member Eric Downs of Downs Design. Tomorrow night, come give Eric and the rest of the BarCamp Omaha team (Matt, Megan, Dusty, and Jeff) a high five for a…

  • Creative Capital Pitch Session III: Eight to compete for $1,000 prize Thursday, Oct. 1

    Congratulations to Nancy Williams, Grant Stanley, Nick Knudson, Timothy Kephart, and Andrew Curran, for rounding out our contestant line-up! You can view their one-minute pitch videos below, along with those of the first three contestants announced, Kyle Laughlin, Joe Frost, and Brendan Evans. Now, it’s time for the last two rounds. Join us Thursday at…

  • BarCamp Omaha: Oct. 2 & 3

    Its time for BarCamp again! We’re very excited that the second annual BarCamp event will be happening in a few short weeks, October 2nd & 3rd at Nomad Lounge. For those unfamiliar with BarCamp, here’s a rundown from the newly-launched Barcamp Omaha website: BarCamp is an “un-conference”, or rather a conference without a speaker list,…

  • SPN interviews Jay Wilkinson of Firespring

    A few weeks ago, I met up with Jay Wilkinson, founder and CEO of Lincoln-based Firespring. Firespring provides its clients with marketing strategies, business consultation and custom-made websites. Now, after 17 years in business, Wilkinson has announced the Firespring brand is set to franchise. Check out the video below for a brief overview of the…

  • Infotech 2010 looking for presenters, proposals due Sept. 2

    If you or your company didn’t fit the description to present at next year’s Young Professional Summit, which is taking proposals till September 11th, you should definitely consider presenting at Infotec 2010. Like the YP Summit, it’s a great opportunity for you or your company to show off your strengths, share your story, and network…