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OPINION

Business Record finds increased interest in entrepreneurial education

2762_13cb79f3f1_small August 24, 2011 by Geoff Wood

Des Moines I love that our friends in the larger publications in Des Moines are writing more and more about the startup community in the area (did you see Juice just highlighted "The Startup Scene" as part of their "Hot in Des Moines" issue?), and I was especially excited to see that the Business Record ran a story on entrepreneurial education in Iowa's largest universities, "Students see benefits to entrepreneurial studies." Writer Kyle Oppenhuizen interviewed … read more

NEWS

Book Hatchery born out of UNI student’s ebook bind

2162_224f60993e_small May 3, 2011 by Dan Beenken

Cedar Falls I remember from "The Republic" that Plato once said “Necessity is the Mother of invention”. Sure, I didn’t really read it, but my 10th grade English teacher still thinks so. Those words are a perfect description of how the Book Hatchery was started. Its founder, Nick Cash, was looking for a way to publish his ebook on computer programming. Cash, currently a junior in computer science and economics at the University of Northern Iowa, had worked … read more

NEWS

Up against giant Amazon, Clickstop expands brands to fuel growth

2145_7c9de412a6_small April 22, 2011 by Dan Beenken

Urbana Clickstop founders Tim Guenther and Shaun Linderbaum were a couple of typical Iowa college kids back in the late 90s, at a time when Wade Arnold of T8 was also bumming around the hallowed entrepreneurial grounds of the University of Northern Iowa. Incidentally, yours truly was also a “typical college kid” at that time. Sadly, the extent of my entrepreneurial talents was charging $3 for keg beer to pay our heating bill. What was I thinking? Anyway, things all started for Clickstop, which is now based… read more

PROFILES

MyEntre.Net, an online hub for Iowa entrepreneurs of all kinds

1618_b4fe3af339_small January 27, 2011 by Dan Beenken

Cedar Falls My first official post here at Silicon Prairie News is on an organization that I’m closely tied with, MyEntre.Net, a division of my employer, the Incubation Services at the University of Northern Iowa. Truth be told, my editor actually requested that MyEntre.Net be my first topic. MyEntre.Net has come to be the face and a huge part of what we do at UNI to foster entrepreneurship locally, around the state of Iowa and beyond. MyEntre.Net was… read more

OPINION

Must Read Post from CS Professor: ‘I just need a programmer.’

1512_c740294eb4_small December 2, 2010 by Danny Schreiber

Omaha (Left: Me fiddling around on the internet and not learning how to program. Photo by Tony Noecker.) Since gaining a serious interest in the tech industry just over four years ago and having lamely remained just an "ideas guy" since, my appreciation for those who either know how to code or pick it up as they go has grown exponentially. I often think about one day dumping my bucket of ideas into a post… read more

NEWS

Two days left to vote UNI student ‘College Entrepreneur of 2010’

1241_0cf0847561_small September 9, 2010 by Danny Schreiber

Cedar Falls Voting for Entrepreneur Magazine's College Entrepreneur of 2010 comes to a close at the end of the day this Friday, September 10. One of the five finalists vying for the title is Nick Cash, a junior at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI). Cash was selected for his work on Book Hatchery, a publishing platform for… read more

NEWS

UNI student is finalist for ‘College Entrepreneur of 2010’

1196_72e9bce0be_small August 30, 2010 by Geoff Wood

Cedar Falls University of Northern Iowa (UNI) student Nick Cash is a finalist for Entrepreneur Magazine's College Entrepreneur of 2010. Nick is being recognized for his startup, Book Hatchery, a publishing platform for ebooks. The contest is open to all to vote until September 10. You can view Nick's entry video and vote for him at entrepreneur.com. We recently interviewed… read more

NEWS

MyEntre.Net giving away $1,000 each month to an entrepreneur

952_a6754391fc_small June 4, 2010 by Geoff Wood

Cedar Falls MyEntre.Net, a web-based support system for entrepreneurs provided by the University of Northern Iowa’s Business and Community Services division, recently launched the Dream Big Grow Here grant program to spur new… read more

NEWS

EntreFest! for small businesses comes to West Des Moines

635_cf3a8db022_small February 12, 2010 by Geoff Wood

West Des Moines Later this month the third iteration of EntreFest! will be take place at the West Des Moines Marriott. I caught up with Amy Kuhlers, a Program Manager with MyEntre.Net an "entrepreneurship support system" out of the University of Northern Iowa's Regional Business Center in Cedar Falls, who is coordinating the event. In the Q&A below, Amy tells us what to expect from the event, why you should attend, and more about the MyEntre.Net program. read more