The SPN team is headed to Kearney to host events this Friday and Saturday! Join us for the SPN Mixer at Thunderhead Brewing Company for happy hour on Friday. Then find your next business bestie, cofounder or collaborator at the 10 Hour Challenge at UNK on Saturday. All are welcome and there is no cost to participate in either event! Find out more about what you can expect from the weekend on SPN. See you this weekend in Kearney! The post Newsletter, April 24: 10 Hour Challenge in Kearney appeared first on Silicon Prairie News ..read more

Check out a startup event tripleheader in Lincoln on Friday, April 26 starting with VC Office Hours with the Husker Venture Fund, 2:30-3:30pm at The Barnyard. Startup Shop Talk on Hiring & Firing will immediately follow in the same space, 3:30-4:30pm. The event trio ends with Founders & Friends Happy Hour next door at Bierhaus Maisschaler. No advance registration required. RSVP to meet our team at the SPN Meetup in Kearney, Friday, April 26, 5-7pm at Thunderhead Brewing Company. Save your spot for the 2024 National Small Business Week (NSBW) Two Day Virtual Summit hosted by the U.S. S ..read more

No More Empty Pots recently opened the Micro Market, a small organic grocery store at the Highlander Accelerator in North Omaha. Kiewit Corporation Chief Information Officer Chris Dill will serve as the 2024 Chair of the Tech Nebraska Executive Committee and Advisory Board. Read: Bellevue cybersecurity campus ‘full speed ahead’ despite falling short of state funds sought from the Nebraska Examiner. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted to ban noncompete agreements nationwide across industries in order to promote competition and innovation, and foster new business formation. Gov. Jim Pillen ..read more

Calling all innovators, creators, and big thinkers. It’s finally here! The Kearney 10 Hour Challenge is set for this weekend, and will have you forming teams, ideating a business concept, and building out a minimum viable product—all in just a few hours. The goal? Take an idea as far as you can from morning to night. Along the way, we’ll give you plenty of inspiration and coaching, connecting you with some of the best in the business. Snacks and caffeine will be provided to fuel your hustle. This is your chance to put your skills to the test and meet other talented folks. Walk away with a priz ..read more

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No More Empty Pots recently opened the Micro Market, a small organic grocery store at the Highlander Accelerator in North Omaha. The nonprofit hopes to further its efforts to combat food insecurity and promote sustainability in the heart of Omaha with Fresh Fridays at the Micro Market, starting this month. Read more about the Micro Market and how it benefits both neighborhood residents and small organic producers in the story on SPN. The post Newsletter, April 17: Cultivating an oasis in the desert appeared first on Silicon Prairie News ..read more

The McGrath North Legal Series continues every Thursday in April. It’s a free course to provide entrepreneurs with a comprehensive understanding of the legal aspects involved in starting a business, hosted at Elevator Co-Warehousing in Omaha. Attend the next Scale Omaha event: From Startup Employee to 2X Founder w/ Derek Homann, Co-Founder of Workshop, on Thursday, April 18, 5:30-8pm, at Modus Coworking in Omaha. Register for the Nebraska Startup Job Mixer on Friday, April 19, 4:30-6:30pm at The Granary in Ralston. Check out a startup event tripleheader in Lincoln on Friday, April 26 starting ..read more

In an effort to combat food insecurity and promote sustainability in the heart of Omaha, No More Empty Pots opened the Micro Market, a small organic grocery store, in April.  The Micro Market, located at the Highlander Accelerator near 30th and Lake Streets, aims “to provide local nutrient-dense food from the community that stays in our community,” according to No More Empty Pots Value Chain Manager Taylor Hanna. The Micro Market sits directly underneath a 17,500-square-foot greenhouse that is operated in partnership between No More Empty Pots and Seventy Five North. The greenhouse is use ..read more

Google Fiber is opening its first Nebraska office in Omaha’s Millwork Commons neighborhood with construction expected to start this spring. This is on the heels of Google investing $1.2B in Nebraska infrastructure in 2023 alone. Read more about Google expanding its footprint in the state in the story on SPN. You’re invited! The SPN team is taking a road trip to Kearney for back-to-back events at the end of this month. Come hang out with us at the SPN Mixer at Thunderhead Brewing Company on Friday, April 26. Then join the 10 Hour Challenge hackathon at the University of Nebraska at Kearney on S ..read more