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Nebraska Center for Entrepreneurship

Creating growth and competition in local businesses

Center for Entrepreneurship

Jared Li

Alvin Rohrs Servant Leadership Scholarship

Jared Li, president of Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE), received the $5,000 Alvin Rohrs Servant Leadership... »full »all stories


Summit

Creating Opportunity

The Center for Entrepreneurship sponsors conferences, competitions and community outreach programs to create growth and competition in local businesses.

Announcements

Learn about Entrepreneurship

The 24th annual Heartland Conference for Free Enterprise will be held March 26, 2009 at the Embassy Suites Downtown. This annual conference features nationally and locally renowned speakers in multiple tracks targeting both small business owners and those who are interested in starting a business. Please visit the Conference home page for more information.

22nd Annual New Ventures World Competition
March 26-28, 2009, 1040 P Street - Lincoln, NE

Student entrepreneurs from around the world will compete in this year's New Ventures World Competition, held March 26-28 at the Embassy Suites in Lincoln. Both undergraduate and graduate students will compete in separate tracks for nearly $20,000 in prize money.


Entrepreneurship in the UNL Community

Take an entrepreneurship course to learn more about becoming a successful entrepreneur. Classes offered at all levels of both undergraduate and graduate education.

Watch a video of Alex Petrov, a student entrepreneur. Petrov was the first student to be awarded a low-interest loan available to UNL students through the UNL Wells Fargo Entrepreneurial Student Loan Fund.

Join an entrepreneurship organization at UNL to get involved in entrepreneurship while still in college.

Achieve Success

Since 1988, the Nebraska Distinguished Entrepreneurs Award has recognized outstanding Nebraska entrepreneurs. Nominated by their peers, these entrepreneurs are selected for the positive impact they have made on their communities.