View Profile  Dreams and Blessings offers decorative elements for children's rooms and home decoration.  Miriam's products are unique creations.  Dreams and Blessings is an excellent example of where a leveraged loan made the deal possible.  Omaha www.ccomaha.org

View Profile  Heritage Falls offers 100% soy wax candles.  They use a stream-lined yet hand-poured production process. Kris Vrtiska has benefited from micro program technical assistance and training in marketing her business.  Falls City  www.grownebraska.com

View Profile  Russ's Repair & Salvage and Auto Sales offers welding repair & salvage and auto sales.  As a result of the growth of the business, Mr. Furrow has turned an $11,000 personal investment in 2004 into assets exceeding $200,000 in 2007.  Fairbury www.cfra.org/reap

View Profile  Idea. Logic Marketing Concepts offers advertising, marketing, image consulting, budget analysis, promotions, training tools, graphic and web design, and event publicity for their clients.  Experiences with multiple micro programs point out the efficiencies of Nebraska's statewide network.  North Platte www.grownebraska.com

View Profile  Discount Eyewear offers the North Omaha community a retail outlet for eyewear.  Future plans include expanding into the commercial market by providing industrial safety eyewear. William Haynes brought new efficiencies to his business in north Omaha by taking computer training, and working on a business plan for the future. Omaha www.ncdcomaha.org

View Profile RT Premium Fudge offers homemade fudge in a variety of flavors and packaging options.  They found that as financial needs increased, additional loans from a micro program made it possible to continue to expand.  Burwell  www.grownebraska.com

View Profile  Watson's Steakhouse and Saloon, LLC offers great dining in a smoke-free environment.  This building was transformed into a sports bar complete with a big screen television, pool tables, and other games.  The Watson's benefited from the availability of micro program services to assist then in leveraging a loan from a local bank. Minden www.cfra.org/reap

View Profile  Woodland Trails Arts & Crafts of the Winnebago Ho-Chunk and other Woodland Tribes offers a retail outlet for local and regional Native American artists and others creating products in the Woodland Tribes style.    Winnebago www.hochunkcdc.org

View Profile  Little Knights Daycare offers a valuable service of all-day care for children ages six weeks to 13 years of age.  After school care and tutoring is also offered.  Homer www.nedinc.org

View Profile  100th Meridian Manufacturing, Inc.  offers field cultivators and rut closers for Ag producers throughout the United States. This business is an excellent example of a business that has developed jobs.  Cozad www.wcndd.org

View Profile  Services en General offers income tax preparation, translation of documents, and interpretation to the Hispanic community in Columbus.  Services en General offers Towing services as another way to boost income.  Columbus www.cfra.org/reap

View Profile  Wakefield Wash House offers Laundromat services including drop off laundry for local customers in this rural Wayne area. Opening this business in the community saves customers a 12 to 30 mile drive to wash clothes.  Wakefield www.nedinc.org

View Profile  Deaver Computer Services, Inc offers hardware/software sales, networking, cable installation, consulting, and repair service in shop or on site. Bernie Deaver is an excellent example where micro businesses can create opportunities for multiple generations.  Grant www.wcndd.org

View Profile  Lopez Liquor and Auto Sales offers Auto sales in North Bend, and a liquor store with plans to open up a new auto business  in Schuyler. Juan Lopes found the bilingual services through REAP to be helpful in technical assistance and business plan writing.  North Bend and Schuyler www.cfra.org/reap

View Profile  Mud Buckets, Inc offers a walk-in mom and baby clothing and accessory store as well as a web site and Internet market place for these products. Crystal Peterson is mult-talented in both accounting and retail and proves both services in the community.  Imperial www.wcndd.org

View Profile  Back Alley Bakery offers breads and other baked goods made with natural and organic ingredients.  This business fills an empty store front and brings new customers to the area to buy one of a kind breads.  Hastings www.redevelophastings.com

View Profile  Grafted Tree Engraving offers engraved plaques, door signs, badges, family gifts, trophies, corporate awards, signs and plates for electrical contractors as well as donor trees for hospitals.  Clearwater www.nedinc.org

View Profile  Midwest Electronics  offers sales and installation of car audio equipment and accessories.  This entrepreneur is growing a successful business in Nebraska's Panhandle.  Scottsbluff www.cfra.org/reap

View Profile  Beaver Creek Saloon offers the only restaurant/cafe within a 24 mile radius.  This business provides a valuable service that would otherwise not be available in their community.  Danbury www.wcndd.org

View Profile  Frontier Clearing offers tree removal from farm and range land.  They also drill post holes and do any other skid steer work.  This family business provides a valuable service in southwest Nebraska.  Curtis www.wcndd.org

View Profile  Mile Wide Media offers imaging, web design, and creating solutions for small communities and businesses through the computer.  Atkinson www.grownebraska.com

View Profile  Carol's Cutting Creations offers hair styling and in the future expanding to include a masseuse and/or esthetician.  This micro business provides jobs for both the owner and employees and these valuable jobs for Nebraska.  Genoa www.nedinc.org

View Profile  Assessment, Learning and Technology Solutions offers software designed to improve student learning through assessment and technological innovation.  This is an example of a business that has graduated from the homeowners basement to the University of Nebraska Tech Park.  Lincoln www.cdr-nebraska.org