Resources
Nebraska is fortunate to have several exceptional resources available to local entrepreneurs. Some of these area and national resources are listed below.
The Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Nebraska
The center sponsors conferences, competitions and community outreach programs to create growth and competition in local businesses.
The University of Nebraska Technology Development Office
The mission of the Technology Development Office is to maximize the value of intellectual property resulting from research at the University of Nebraska by commercializing inventions and technologies to benefit the state, university, inventors and licensees; creating economic development outreach efforts; and nurturing entrepreneurial activity.
The University of Nebraska Rural Initiative
The University of Nebraska Rural Initiative focus the knowledge, skills, and creativity on the four NU campuses (Kearney, Lincoln, Omaha and the Medical Center) upon stabilizing and enhancing the economy and quality of life in nonmetropolitan Nebraska. We are committed to working in partnership with federal, state, and local governments, communities, businesses, agriculture, nonprofits and other institutions of higher education to achieve our mission.
The Nebraska Advantage package was designed to create a business climate that makes Nebraska the preferred location for starting and growing your business. The Nebraska Advantage rewards businesses that invest in the state and hire Nebraskans. In this progressive, pro-business tax climate, corporate income and sales taxes are reduced or virtually eliminated.
The Angel Capital Association is North America’s professional alliance of angel groups. This fast-growing association brings together the 200 angel organizations in the United States and Canada to share best practices, network, and help develop data about the field of angel investing.
US Securities and Exchange Commission
The primary mission of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is to protect investors and maintain the integrity of the securities markets. The SEC requires public companies to disclose meaningful financial and other information to the public, which provides a common pool of knowledge for all investors to use to judge for themselves if a company’s securities are a good investment. The SEC also oversees other key participants in the securities world, including stock exchanges, broker-dealers, investment advisors, mutual funds, and public utility holding companies.
This publication describes the information you should review before you invest, provides tips on how to find information about companies and lists several ‘red flags’ to avoid.
University of Nebraska Tech Park
The University of Nebraska Technology Park is the first business campus in Nebraska, offering an array of amenities and services for new and established technology-based companies.
Nebraska Department of Economic Development
This site provides links to other key resources as well as facts and figures about doing business in the state of Nebraska.
The mission of BIO Nebraska is to be the champion of biotechnology and to advocate for its member organizations promoting academic, industry and government partnerships to foster the growth of life sciences within Nebraska.
University of Nebraska Medical Center – UNeMed
UNeMed is a service-oriented corporation that functions as the interface between UNMC and Industry to promote UNMC technology development and economic development in Omaha. In cooperation with UNMC inventors and Intellectual Property Office, UNeMed facilitates the transfer of the technologies invented on campus into the market place.
Nebraska Business Development Center
The Nebraska Business Development Center (NBDC) offers start-up, management and technical assistance to entrepreneurs and small business owners from offices throughout the state.
