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Pitch your business idea during Big Idea Kearney; Entries due Oct. 18

October 10, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

KEARNEY – Multi-directional skateboard wheels, television mounts for residence hall rooms, a foster care app and online music school. These inventions all have something in common. Those four products and many others won cash through Big Idea Kearney, an annual contest hosted by the Center for Entrepreneurship and Rural Development in the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s College of Business and Technology. The competition, in its eighth year, is looking for the … [Read more...] about Pitch your business idea during Big Idea Kearney; Entries due Oct. 18

Filed Under: Arts & Sciences, Business & Technology, College of Education, News, Student Life Tagged With: Big Idea, Business, Center for Entrepreneurship and Rural Development, University of Nebraska at Kearney, UNK

UNK’s Biz Kidz Camp gets youths excited about entrepreneurship

June 17, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

Ten-year-old Koji Kitabatake of Kearney, right, serves a slush to a customer Friday evening during the Biz Kidz Camp product showcase at the Kearney Hy-Vee. (Photo by Tyler Ellyson, UNK Communications)

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Koji Kitabatake had the perfect product for a sultry summer day. His slushes made with real watermelon and lemon juice were an icy treat for Kearney Hy-Vee customers looking to beat the mid-90s heat. “I’m selling these because it was supposed to be a really hot day, and everyone should be able to cool down with a healthy slush,” the 10-year-old said. Kitabatake and other participants in the University of Nebraska at … [Read more...] about UNK’s Biz Kidz Camp gets youths excited about entrepreneurship

Filed Under: Business & Technology, News Tagged With: Aliese Hoffman, Biz Kidz Camp, Center for Entrepreneurship and Rural Development, CERD, Isabella Cao, Koji Kitabatake, Tate Brown

UNK’s entrepreneurship center supports area businesses with variety of services, resources

May 23, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Abraham Hogins started Hammers for Hire in 2010 with little formal training on how to run a business. “I just knew I wanted to work for myself,” the Kearney man said. He had the know-how and skills to get his contracting business off the ground, but certain technical aspects were missing. “There were just things I didn’t know,” said Hogins, who turned to the Center for Entrepreneurship and Rural Development for … [Read more...] about UNK’s entrepreneurship center supports area businesses with variety of services, resources

Filed Under: Business & Technology, News Tagged With: Abraham Hogins, Aliese Hoffman, Amanda Polacek, Biz Kidz Camp, Budget Forum, Business Plan, Center for Entrepreneurship and Rural Development, Derek Rusher, Enactus, Focus Groups, Hammers for Hire, Lisa Tschauner, Loper Link, Ma'am Marketing, Market Research, University of Nebraska at Kearney, UNK

Shawn Kaskie selected for Leadership Nebraska

May 18, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

LINCOLN – Shawn Kaskie has been selected to participate in Leadership Nebraska, a Nebraska Chamber of Commerce program in its 11th year. Kaskie is fellows coordinator with the Nebraska Rural Futures Institute and external development coordinator for the Center for Entrepreneurship and Rural Development at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Leadership Nebraska was founded in 2006 to identify current and emerging leaders across the state, enhance their leadership … [Read more...] about Shawn Kaskie selected for Leadership Nebraska

Filed Under: Business & Technology, News Tagged With: Center for Entrepreneurship and Rural Development, Leadership Nebraska, Rural Futures Institute, Shawn Kaskie, State Chamber of Commerce, University of Nebraska at Kearney, UNK

UNK launching new student entrepreneurship program, living-learning community

April 4, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

UNK’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Rural Development is launching a new living-learning community. Open to students in any major, the program is focused on those interested in business and pairs students with area business leaders. (Photo by Corbey R. Dorsey, UNK Communications)

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – A new program at the University of Nebraska at Kearney will give aspiring entrepreneurs a leg up in the business world. UNK’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Rural Development is launching a living-learning community next fall to connect innovative, forward-thinking students and allow them to collaborate in settings outside the classroom. The goal of the program is to foster creative thinking, introduce students to the … [Read more...] about UNK launching new student entrepreneurship program, living-learning community

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Aliese Hoffman, Business, Center for Entrepreneurship and Rural Development, Entrepreneurship, Lisa Tschauner, Living-learning community, scholarship, University of Nebraska at Kearney, UNK

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