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We want to hear from you
Celebrating wins is great. But learning from mistakes is invaluable. We’re leaning in to candor and community in two upcoming SPN events and you’re invited.
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Prairie Portraits: Adriana Cisneros Basulto
We’re relaunching Prairie Portraits and asking the same 5 questions to community builders, founders and funders to get their perspective on the Nebraska startup ecosystem. Check it out!
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A Superb solution to nursing home staffing woes
Low wages and high burnout rates make it difficult for senior care facilities to attract and retain staff. An Omaha CNA-turned-healthcare administrator-turned startup founder realized an opportunity to address these challenges.
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Two Nebraska startups take home top industry awards
Maxwell and Entry Envy both earned top honors in their respective industries at international conferences in June. Meet the founders and learn more about their road to recognition.
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Millwork Conversations w/ NTC Executive Director Shonna Dorsey
Omaha startup community veteran and NTC executive director Shonna Dorsey discusses her career path and passion for tech workforce development in Nebraska at Millwork Conversations.
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Increasing access to information and community
Startup Office Hours is our version of mentoring at scale. With this new monthly series we’ll feature guest experts who dig into a specific topic relevant to folks in the startup ecosystem. Join us April 25th to discuss startup hiring with advice for both hiring managers and job candidates.
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3E Software Raise Late-Stage VC
In June 2019, 3E Software, a Fayetteville, Arkansas company that simplifies and improves financial systems through the use of their online platform, received $300 thousand in a round of late-stage venture capitalist funding sponsored by Community Bank Investors of America and Cadron Capital Partners. 3E Software provides its financial software through its platform, Teslar. Teslar is based…
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8Qs with a Silicon Prairie Founder: Alice Dittman
Alice M. Dittman began a long and successful career in banking in 1948, starting with a summer check filing job at what was then First National Bank of Lincoln, at fifty cents an hour. Alice received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Nebraska Lincoln in 1952; graduated from the Program of Business…
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Three reasons why you should found your company outside Silicon Valley
I spent three months at Google in 2014 for my MBA internship in between my two years at Harvard Business School. My experience at “the Big G” was fantastic—the food was top notch, the benefits were stellar, and biking around campus in perfect weather? Sign me up! But the best part was working with smart,…