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In ‘rug pull,’ DED delayed new BIA contracts for months and left startups with few answers
A legal review at DED and a new funding stream for the BIA was poorly communicated to new awardees under the program, who had to wait from July until mid-September to start receiving expected grant funding. Questions remain about how and to what level the BIA is being funded this year.
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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…