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Where are they now? Creative Capital Pitch Session II contestants
This is the second of three posts with updates from our CCPS contestants. A few weeks ago, Dan Hoffman of Invest Nebraska, the organization that has sponsored our CCPS $1,000 prize, asked me for updates from our past contestants. Unable to provide them myself, I contacted the 26 past contestants with three questions: Where are…
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The Halo Institute opens in Omaha to help nurture aspiring entrepreneurs
We’re excited to hear an endeavor led by a couple familiar faces in Omaha, Nick Hudson and Jim Esch, officially began its operations earlier this week. Partnering with Creighton University’s business school, they’ve founded The Halo Institute, a non-profit dedicated to nurturing Nebraska’s up-and-coming entrepreneurs. Although we don’t have a report of our own to…
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Sara Dreamer of Habitwise wins Creative Capital Pitch Session II
Congrats to Sara, who pitched A-Wrist-A-Track™ to the nearly 100 people in attendance at last night’s Creative Capital Pitch Session II. Her idea, a set of varying colored bracelets, is used to track daily occurrences, such as eating meals or taking medication. Overtime, she explained, these daily occurrences are sometimes forgotten, but with A-Wrist-A-Track™ they’re…