April 19, 2013 by Silicon Prairie News
Every Friday, Silicon Prairie News presents opportunities in the region's tech, startup and creative community. From a contract job to a co-founder role, these positions … read more
April 18, 2013 by Danny Schreiber
Lincoln On the Startup America blog earlier this month, Nebraska Global managing principal Steve Kiene said Startup Nebraska has "taken a very different approach to impacting (its) startup ecosystem" in comparison to other states. Kiene, one of four Startup Nebraska champions … read more
April 18, 2013 by Fred Bauters
Kansas City The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation's annual Index of Entrepreneurial Activity, released Wednesday, shows overall business creation slowed in 2012. As the unemployment rate dropped, so did the number of new business owners. The rate fell from 0.32 percent of American adults … read more
April 17, 2013 by Fred Bauters
Lawrence It's open season for gigabit internet in the Kansas City region. Lawrence, Kan.-based Wicked Broadband on Tuesday announced plans to install fiber service in a test neighborhood with the highest percentage of pre-registrations, similar to Google Fiber's model in Kansas City. … read more
April 17, 2013 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha Omaha-based Dundee Venture Capital last week announced that in January it invested an undisclosed amount in DonorPath, a Chicago-based startup building what it calls a fundraising intelligence engine. "At the time of our investment, the company was only 15 days past its incorporation … read more
April 16, 2013 by Jeff Slobotski
New York City Silicon Prairie News co-founder Dusty Davidson and I are headed back to New York this month to host a Silicon Prairie Expat Meetup on April 30 at the Standard Hotel Biergarten. During our visit, April 29-May 1, we also plan to get together with several entrepreneurs and investors. The meetup will be our second Silicon Prairie expat gathering this year—we held one … read more
April 12, 2013 by Silicon Prairie News
Every Friday, Silicon Prairie News presents opportunities in the region's tech, startup and creative community. From a contract job to a co-founder role, these positions … read more
April 9, 2013 by Fred Bauters
Prairie Village Prairie Village, Kan.-based Netchemia's report card would make any parent proud. The 12-year-old education software company is a finalist for Best K-12 Enterprise Solution at the SIIA Education CODiE Awards, which will be announced May 6 at the Ed Tech Industry Summit … read more