STATE AND NATIONAL CONTACTS

Nebraska Business Development Center

402-375-7575

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

Rural Enterprise Assistance Project

402-687-2100    ​

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

402-316-1818

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

402-371-5350

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

Website: https://opportunity.nebraska.gov/

Things we can help with:

• Business Plan Resources; Counseling; Training

• Employment Registrations & Jobs Training Grants

• Business Financing & Grants

• Taxes & Tax Incentives

 

Nebraska Enterprise Fund 

402-685-5500 

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