NEF News
NEF Participates in Omaha Gives!
The Nebraska Enterprise Fund is proud to be participating in Omaha Gives! – a 24 hour charitable challenge organized by the Omaha Community Foundation. The online giving holiday will take place May 22nd from midnight to midnight. Mark your calendars because we need your help! We will be joining nearly 300 local nonprofits to raise money together and compete for matching funds and prize money. … Read more
Transformation Marketing – a Citi Microentrepreneurship Award Finalist
Transformation Marketing is one of 4 finalists for the national Momentum Business Citi Microentrepreneur Award via the Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO). They are the only Nebraska business in the running in 2013!
NEF worked with Transformation Marketing in filling a financing gap as they transformed an old fire barn in Panama, Nebraska into an efficient spacious office building. … Read more
CDFI Fund Provides Valuable Support for NEF Work
The Nebraska Enterprise Fund (NEF) has been awarded a Financial Assistance grant from the Certified Development Financial Institutions Fund of the U.S. Department of Treasury. Rose Jaspersen, NEF Executive Director, said, “ The CDFI funding is a valuable source of dollars for making loans to businesses/program partners and also provides dollars to help cover operational costs.”
In addition to making loans to program partners for relending to businesses, NEF will use the CDFI money to make loans to micro and small businesses in rural and urban. … Read more
NEF Hosts 2012 Program Training
On December 13, 2012, the Nebraska Enterprise Fund (NEF) hosted fifteen guests representing six program partner organizations and the Nebraska Business Development Center for a program training event at Mahoney State Park near Ashland. A variety of topics were presented with vibrant discussion and input sought. The purpose of the training event was to network with other micro / small business development organizations, learn from each other, increase knowledge about services and other topics that can help strengthen program capacity and the ability to better serve businesses across Nebraska.… Read more
Sustaining and Growing Your Business Ideas
Training and technical assistance to help businesses start and grow is an essential component to the success of businesses. The recent Start, Sustain & Grow Business Ideas Conference, held at Metropolitan Community College in Fremont is an excellent example of where multiple business development professionals shared a wealth of information with those in attendance.… Read more
Additional Money for Loans to Businesses
The Nebraska Enterprise Fund has been awarded $330,000 from the State of Nebraska, Department of Economic Development for use in making loans to micro businesses in distressed areas of Nebraska. These funds were appropriated in 2011 by the State Legislature under the Business Innovation Act. The Act requires that businesses receiving loans will have 10 or fewer employees with a maximum loan size per business of $50,000.… Read more
Small Biz Day – Omaha on Dec. 8th
NEF is participating in the SMALL BIZ DAY in Omaha on December 8. It is a free program for anyone interested in starting or growing a small business.
December 8, 2012 | 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Metropolitan Community College, Fort Omaha Campus
Swanson Conference Center – Building 22
Enter at 32nd and Sorenson Parkway
http://smallbizday.kcfed.org
The event is free, including parking and breakfast; no advance registration is required.… Read more
NEF Participated in the Federal Reserve Bank of KC’s Grow Your Own Conference in Nebraska
Let’s Grow Our Own –
The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City recently hosted a “Grow Your Own” conference in Kearney, NE on the topic of focusing economic development resources on the growth of existing and small businesses. NEF staff, Rose Jaspersen and Glennis McClure, joined bankers, economic development staff, chamber of commerce directors, state agency and federal agency staff participated in discussions with regards to how Nebraska can put a greater focus on growing these businesses. … Read more
New NEF Business Loan Officer Hired – Based in Omaha
The Nebraska Enterprise Fund (NEF) is pleased to announce the addition of Terrence Coleman to the staff. Terrence is working as a Business Loan Officer, primarily in the Omaha area, but is available to assist with lending across the state. Prior to joining the NEF staff, he was the Chief Operations Officer for NeighborWorks Omaha, an affiliate of NeighborWorks America. … Read more
Nebraska Enterprise Fund Adds New Board Members and Honors John Munn for his Service to the Board
Chairman, Winsley Durand III, welcomed two new board members and a new advisory committee member during the recent Nebraska Enterprise Fund (NEF) annual Board of Directors’ meeting. New board members include Cassie Seagren, Executive Director of York County Development Corporation and Krista Dittman, Branched Oak Farm co-owner /entrepreneur. Shannon Filing, President of Transformational Marketing in Panama, Nebraska, joined the NEF Advisory Committee. … Read more
NEF Assists Purple Moon Cookery Start-Up in McCook
- Shellie Winder of McCook, Nebraska, and her daughters, 18-year-old Racheal and 7-year-old Becka, pause beside the collectible O’Keefe and Merritt kitchen cook stove that graces the reception area of Shellie’s new business, “Purple Moon Cookery.” McCook Gazette
Together with Rex Nelson of the McCook Economic Development Corporation, Nebraska Enterprise Fund provided gap financing assistance to Shellie & Doug Winder for their new “Purple Moon Cookery” business location. … Read more
Nebbiz News & Connections – August 2012
NEF’s August 2012 E- Newsletter – click here “Nebbiz News & Connections”
NEF Named Award Finalist in AEO’s Power of One Program
Nebraska Enterprise Fund (NEF) was honored to be named a finalist for the Association of Enterprise Opportunity (AEO), City Foundation, Power of One Awards in the capital access program category. AEO is the national trade association for programs that provide services to micro businesses. NEF staff traveled to Washington D.C. for the annual conference and award ceremony in May. … Read more
NEF CDs and Direct Loans in Constant Demand
Since Nebraska Enterprise Fund (NEF) began offering direct loans to businesses and CD guarantees in June 2010 to help fill financing gaps for small and micro businesses, demand has been steady as relationships with banks have continued to develop. Working directly with Nebraska financial institutions and other community development lending programs has kept NEF staff busy with business inquiries and partnering on loan packages from all across Nebraska. … Read more
NEF Business Client Receives Nebraska Vocational Rehabilitation 2012 Entreprenuer Distinction Award
“Vicki Newman, of Lincoln Family Funeral Care, is one of the four awardees. Nebraska Enterprise Fund received a referral from the Abilities Fund to work with Vicki and her partner to provide business loan capital to open their business. Since launching their business earlier this year, they are off and running successfully.” Glennis McClure, NEF Program Manager
The Nebraska Vocational Rehabilition Award Press Release 7-18-2012.… Read more
New NEF Investors
The Nebraska Enterprise Fund continues to seek loan capital for making loans to program partners and to businesses. In the last eight months NEF has developed investor relationships with two community banks located in rural Nebraska. Platte Valley State Bank and Trust of Kearney/Grand Island and First National Bank and Trust Company of Columbus have provided a total of $500,000 in Equity Equivalent Investments to NEF for use in making loans.… Read more
NEF Participates in Federal Reserve’s Investment Connections
Nebraska Enterprise Fund (NEF) was selected to present at The Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank – Omaha Branch’s Investment Connection event on June 14, 2012. Investment Connection is a new program that brought together community and economic development organizations, funders and bankers to establish new relationships.
Select organizations had an opportunity to present proposals for CRA-eligible community and economic development projects in the Nebraska market to an audience of representatives from banks, philanthropies and government agencies.… Read more
Starbuck’s VOTE.GIVE.GROW provides funds for NEF!
Thanks to the Opportunity Finance Fund (OFN) for passing along grant funds from the Starbuck’s Vote.Give.Grow program to its members, including the Nebraska Enterprise Fund (NEF)! OFN is a network of community development financial institution programs across the country that provide business and housing development services.
OFN has been a leader helping to secure operating and capital funding for programs that provide training, technical assistance and loans to micro and small businesses. … Read more
Employment Opportunity with NEF in Omaha
Loan Officer
Start Date: July 2012
Location: Omaha, NE
This position will fully utilize a diverse set of skills, while immersing the employee in the mission of the Nebraska Enterprise Fund (NEF), www.nebbiz.org.
Basic Function:
The Loan Officer will structure, analyze, close and monitor loans, as well as provide businesses and/or program partners with technical assistance for the Nebraska Enterprise Fund.
AEO Power of One Award Finalists – NEF is a Finalist!
Finalists Announced!
Nebraska Enterprise Fund is honored to be a Finalist!
AEO would like to thank all applicants and congratulate the 12 finalists for the Power of One Awards! The winners will be announced live at the AEO National Microbusiness Conference on May 1 in Washington, DC.
Whether it’s a well-known national brand or a hometown favorite, every business endeavor begins with a dream; a vision for success shared by friends, family and the community.… Read more
Entrepreneurship Week, Feb 18-25, 2012
Nebraska Enterprise Fund to Celebrate Entrepreneurship Week with Involvement in Various Statewide Events
Nebraska Enterprise Fund (NEF) looks forward to some great events during Entrepreneurship Week in Nebraska, February 18 – 25. NEF is proud to sponsor the first NET Force Entrepreneurship Educator and Service Awards to be announced during the Nebraska Summit for Entrepreneurship on Friday, February 24, 2012 in LaVista.… Read more
TEN Magazine Features Story about NEF’s CD Guarantee and Work With Banks
The Winter 2012 edition of the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank’s TEN magazine features one of the businesses that NEF has assisted with its gap financing, CD Guarantee product. NEF worked with First National Bank Northeast in Oakland to provide a guarantee to back a loan provided by the bank for a building expansion for Rief Design and Manufacturing.… Read more
Nominations Accepted Now for the 2012 NET Force Entrepreneurship Awards
NEF is proud to sponsor two new NET Force awards to be presented at the Nebraska Summit on Entrepreneurship, Feb. 24, 2012. Nominations are being accepted for an Outstanding Entrepreneurship Educator Award and an Outstanding Entrepreneurship Service Award in Nebraska.
Recipients of the Outstanding Entrepreneurship Educator award should have made significant contributions toward the organization, implementation, development or evaluation of entrepreneurship education.… Read more
The Chocolate Bar Opening in Grand Island
A new and unusual dining experience has opened in downtown Grand Island, offering something totally different to the community’s growing dining and nightlife diversity.
Check out the rest of the story @ The Grand Island Independent… Read more
Micro Businesses depend on the Nebraska Enterprise Fund
Nebraska Enterprise Fund (NEF) was featured on NebraskaEntrepreneur.com recently. It was a great opportunity for more to read and learn about NEF services.
Read more @ Nebraska Entrepreneur… Read more
Small Biz Day in Omaha
Join NEF on December 10, 2011 in Omaha at the Small Biz Day Event, Sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City – Omaha Branch, hosted by Metropolitan Community College
Need a small business loan? Need training and resources to start or grow your business? Mark your calendar now forSmall Biz Day , where you can take the first step to learn about starting a small business, financing a small business and growing an existing small business. … Read more
Take a Trip to Your Community Businesses
Take a Trip to Community Businesses for a Merry Season of Shopping …
There’s Convenience and Customer Service Right In Your Neighborhood
Surprise your friends and family with unique gifts. How about some of these ideas?
Gifts of food, such as fruit baskets, deli trays, fresh or frozen meat specialties, always seem to be appreciated.… Read more
