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The University of Nebraska-Lincoln entrepreneurship programs among top 50 in the world
The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur named the University of Nebraska-Lincoln No. 42 in the world and No. 12 in the Midwest for its undergraduate entrepreneurship program for 2025. UNL’s abundance of resources, funds and mentorship contributed to the ranking.
Upcoming events
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- Join the free coworking day at Elevator in Omaha, Monday, December 2, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
- Register for Building Robotics Futures – A Panel with the NIS Robotics Fellows’ Advisors for an engaging panel discussion with the architects of the NIS Robotics Fellowship, Wednesday, December 4, 6:30-7:30 p.m., at the Nebraska Innovation Campus Innovation Studio in Lincoln.
- RSVP to the next AI Omaha Meetup, Thursday, December 5, 5:30-7 p.m. at Improving, 18881 W. Dodge Rd., Suite 120E in Elkhorn.
- Sign up for Ask an Entrepreneur, Thursday, December 12, 12-1 p.m. at Nest:Space, 2224 Central Ave., in Kearney.
- The 4th annual Startup Holiday Party hosted by Scale Omaha is happening Friday, December 13, 4-8 p.m. at Modus Coworking in Omaha.
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ICYMI: Updates from around the ecosystem
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- Meet Proven Ventures Co-founder and General Partner Erica Wassinger in the latest Prairie Portrait.
- The SPN reporting team shared their experience competing in their first hackathon at the 10 Hour Challenge for Silicon Prairie Startup Week.
- See highlights and winners from the 2024 AIM Tech Awards during Silicon Prairie Startup Week.
- Check out the student-led startup that won the $10k grand prize at the Silicon Prairie Startup Week Pitch Competition.
- Read about Google’s next big investment in Nebraska in the story from the Nebraska Examiner.
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Chat with founder Jennifer Lea
Nebraska founder Jennifer Lea is passionate about power tools. That passion is reflected in the two businesses she started in less than five years. Watch to learn what inspired Lea to become an entrepreneur and how she hopes to inspire confidence in other women.