January 31, 2013 by Sponsor Author
If you visit Silicon Prairie News often you may have seen a banner for BizSpark. As I engage startup communities across the central U.S. I'm often asked to help founders maximize their BizSpark membership, or to explain … read more
May 14, 2012 by Geoff Wood
Omaha With another event freshly entered in the annals of SPN history now is the time to remind you that you don't need to wait 12 months to experience more of Big Omaha. Thanks to the support of Microsoft BizSpark, a major sponsor of Big Omaha 2012, we'll be releasing video of the 14 presentations delivered on Thursday and Friday. BizSpark has been a strong supporter of our events … read more
March 26, 2012 by Kira Olson
Des Moines When I started my senior year, the term startup was foreign to me. It wasn’t until a few months before I started my spring internship at Silicon Prairie News that I started to get a feel for what a startup really is and the impact entrepreneurship can have on a community. Once I started going to Silicon Prairie News events, I began to see the deep-rooted … read more
January 23, 2012 by Sponsor Author
(This is a sponsor post by Chris Bernard of Microsoft BizSpark.) There's an old adage that the best way to describe a job you love is that you would do it for free. I'm fortunate enough in my role in Microsoft that I've been able to experience that opportunity by working and meeting with investors, entrepreneurs and startups from all walks of life and … read more
January 11, 2012 by Geoff Wood
We are very excited to kick off a new level of sponsorship today with Microsoft BizSpark! BizSpark is Microsoft's startup-specific program designed to get software and server products directly in the hands of people building … read more
December 8, 2011 by Jeff Slobotski
Des Moines We are sending out a special Thinc Iowa thank you to the amazing team at Microsoft BizSpark for their support of this year's event, as well as their continued support of our work at Big Omaha and Silicon Prairie News. Microsoft BizSpark is a global program that helps software startups succeed by giving them access to Microsoft software development tools, connecting them with key industry players, including investors, as well as providing them … read more
October 17, 2011 by Brittany Mascio
Des Moines Wrap up the inaugural Thinc Iowa experience with the Closing Party presented by Microsoft BizSpark. The party, which starts at 8 p.m. on Friday at Americana (1312 Locust St), is open to the public. (The Thinc Iowa Opening Party presented by T8 Webware is open to the public.) By this time in the conference, attendees will have spent time … read more
August 22, 2011 by Brittany Mascio
Des Moines We're two months from the inaugural Thinc Iowa conference, and we are humbled by the response of our community and pleased to announce six more sponsors who will help us build this event. Please help us welcome our newest sponsors: Notifyworks, Torsion Mobile, RecoEngine, SeedHere, LiveStream and Microsoft BizSpark. We'd like to extend … read more
May 16, 2011 by Geoff Wood
Omaha s the community begins the process of digesting the ideas shared and connections made at Big Omaha 2011 we'd like to use this week to thank our sponsors, an amazing group of companies who made it possible for us to put on the event that was enjoyed by … read more
May 9, 2011 by Brittany Mascio
Omaha With the Opening Party presented by Rackspace kicking Big Omaha off on Wednesday, the mood will be set for the first day of presentations on Thursday. After a full day of speakers, including Aneesh Chopra, Shervin Pishevar and Sarah Lacy, day one will wrap up at KANEKO (1111 Jones St.) and pick up with the post-party at The Slowdown (photo, left, from theslowdown.com). Starting at 7:30 p.m., conference-goers will have the opportunity to grab a front-row spot for The Hood Internet Concert presented by Microsoft BizSpark. Doors will open to the public at 8 p.m., and tickets will be available at the venue … read more
Through August 22, help us decide the winners of our inaugural Silicon Prairie Awards, which will recognize 12
companies and individuals. You can vote once per day per category.
Winners will be announced live on stage at
our August 30 event.