STATE AND NATIONAL CONTACTS

Nebraska Business Development Center; Loren Kucera, Consultant

402-375-7575 or email: LoKucer1@wsc.edu

Website: http://nbdc.unomaha.edu/wayne/

Things we can help with:

• Business Planning & Loan Packaging

• Certified Business Valuations

• Organizational Development

• Marketing Strategies

Rural Enterprise Assistance Project; Dena Beck, REAP Loan Specialist

Rural Enterprise Assistance Project; Kim Preston: REAP Specialist

402-687-2100 or email: kimp@cfra.org        ​

Things we can help with:

• Financing

• Business Training

• Technical Assistance

• Networking 

We also have a REAP Women’s Business Center – assisting women entrepreneurs

SCORE - Norfolk; George Phelps, SCORE-Co-Chair

402-316-1818 or email: GPhelps@abbnebraska.com

Website: http://norfolk.score.org

Things we can help with:

• Free Business Advice & Mentoring

• Industry specific business assistance

• Assistance in stimulating growth and stability

• SBA Loan assistance

USDA Rural Development - Norfolk; Bill Sheppard, Specialist

402-371-5350 or email: Bill.Sheppard@ne.usda.gov

Website: https://www.rd.usda.gov/contact-us/state-offices/ne

Things we can help with:

• Technical assistance to rural businesses that create jobs and stimulate rural economies.  

• Rural Development also offers programs to provide the educational opportunities, training, technical support and tools for rural residents to start small businesses.

• Assist citizens in acquiring training in vocational and entrepreneurship skills they can use in the marketplace and business sector.

Nebraska Department of Economic Development - Lincoln

402-471-3111 or email: ded.onestop@nebraska.gov

Website: https://opportunity.nebraska.gov/start-your-business/

Things we can help with:

• Business Plan Resources; Counseling; Training

• Employment Registrations & Jobs Training Grants

• Business Financing & Grants

• Taxes & Tax Incentives

 

Nebraska Enterprise Fund – Oakland;  Jim Reiff, Program Manager

402-685-5500 or email: nef@nebbiz.org or jimr@nebbiz.org

Website: http://www.nebbiz.org/

Things we can help with:

• Providing loans to start up a small business in Nebraska

• Provide Training/ Technical Assistance/ Loan Services to Micro Businesses

 

GROW Nebraska – Lincoln

402-742-3121

Email: info@grownebraska.org  

Website: http://www.growneb.com

Things we can help with:

• Wholesale assistance

• Provide Training/ Technology Assistance/ Micro Loans

• Promotion & Publicity