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Pro-Fit wins 2011 E2W

investne — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:16:08 +0000

After a lengthy and difficult deliberation by the judges, Pro-Fit Performance Club Fitting, LLC was announced as the winner of the 2011 East 2 West Invest Nebraska Venture Competition. Pro-Fit will collect a $10,000 cash prize and will have the opportunity to negotiate for an equity investment of $50,000.

See the Omaha World Herald’s coverage here.

See the press release here.

Finalists for 2011 East 2 West Announced

investne — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:57:06 +0000

On Friday the 18th of November starting at 2:00 p.m. at Talent Plus in Lincoln Invest Nebraska will be hosting the 2011 East 2 West Venture Competition.

The finalists were notified earlier this week and can be found here.

Invest Nebraska is looking for a CEO

investne — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:16:28 +0000

Invest Nebraska is looking for a new CEO to lead the implementation and expansion of our programs. The position will be based in Lincoln, Nebraska and click here to read more.

VersaFiber wins 2011 Southeast Nebraska Competition

investne — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:26:42 +0000

(Peru, NE – October 14, 2011) Invest Nebraska Corporation hosted its 2011 Southeast Venture Competition Friday at Peru State College. Five Nebraska entrepreneurs/teams competed for the chance to win a $25,000 equity investment.

Southeast Competition deadline extended!

investne — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 20:37:13 +0000

The Southeast Nebraska competition deadline has been extended to October 5th! Finish up those business plans and get them submitted.

Good luck and click here for additional information.

NDED now accepting applications from Investors and Businesses for Angel Tax Credit!

investne — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:29:52 +0000

The Nebraska Department of Economic Development is now accepting applications for certification of investors and businesses for the Angel Investment Tax Credit Program that will go into effect on September 1.

Click here for a link to the applications.

Angel Investment Tax Credit Information released

investne — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:04:56 +0000

The Nebraska Department of Economic Development released the guidelines and applications for the Angel Investment Tax Credit yesterday. The information can be found here and NDED will begin accepting applications on September 1st, 2011.

Nebraska Prepares to Launch Angel Investment Tax Credit

investne — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:58:09 +0000

Starting next week Nebraska-based businesses will be able to sign up for certification to be a “Qualified Small Business” and therefore making their investors eligible for possible angel investment tax credits.

Lincoln Competition award boosted to $50,000

investne — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 21:56:12 +0000

Thanks to the generosity of Lincoln based entrepreneurs Marcus Tooze of GIS Workshop and Ben Harris of NBC Bancshares the 2011 Lincoln Venture Competition has increased it’s award from $25,000 to $50,000. To accomodate new entries the deadline for submissions has been extended to March 9th.

The full press release is available here.

Interested in competing?

CropMetrics finalizes partnership with Valley Irrigation

investne — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 22:39:36 +0000

CropMetrics has finalized a deal with industry leader Valley Irrigation. To read more, check out the article at: http://www.precisionag.com/news/?storyid=2340