Fall 2021

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

In It for the Long Run: How Fleet Feet Found Something For Every Runner

Newbies in a city often hit two dead ends - their daily regime and social life. After three months in the US, as I was going through social networks to make new friends in Lincoln, some of the most welcoming people I came across were the running groups in the city. People in these groups had one piece of advice for me - 'why don't you visit one of the running and fitness companies?' And no, that was not just to buy running gear and hit the streets for a lone run, but to join one of the largest in-person human networks in Nebraska.

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Monday, November 22, 2021

Women@Work

Creating a space where women could gather . . . encourage and empower one another in business, learn and grow together

Nebraska has been witnessing a transition in micro, small and medium businesses, many of them owned by women. Heartland Webzine highlighted several of these success stories. But Lincoln's Jenna Vitosh found something missing when she and her former partner discovered that many women were working from coffee shops and kitchen tables. And that was the germination of Arrive Coworking - a community working space for women entrepreneurs and much more.

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Monday, November 22, 2021

The reality of real estate is that the work never ends

A simple cup of coffee completely changed one Nebraska woman's life. Daria Springer, a successful businesswoman in Lincoln, along with her business partners, decided to forgo corporate life to invest in the Scooter's Coffee franchise. They ended up building three different Scooter's Coffee stores from the ground up. Little did she know that these investments would change the course of her life.

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Women's Leadership Network

Thursday, October 28, 2021

Propelling Nebraska's Economy Forward

Nebraska women propel the state’s economic development and leadership forward

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Monica Messer, Co-founder of DatabaseUSA and President of ResearchUSA

Thursday, October 28, 2021

From the C-Suite

Nebraska has often featured in reports of brain drain, with an estimated 20000 people leaving the state in the past decade. But there are stories of people who not only made the Prairie state their home but created opportunities for others to stay invested.

Monica Messer, Co-founder of DatabaseUSA and President of ResearchUSA, exemplifies this reality.

"I don't think I ever decided to "settle down" in the Midwest. I "ramped up" in the Midwest!"

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Thursday, October 28, 2021

The Spoke of Care

It was snowing eight inches, and with the news of a pregnancy . . . a young couple from Columbia, South Carolina, who came to stay in Valentine, Nebraska, was contemplating returning southward. But that wasn't in store for them . . .Whitney Mayhew recalls the time from 2016 when she was approached by a local resident to manage a newly launched women's clothing store.

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Thursday, October 28, 2021

Empress Eye Tattoo: Sharing the vision

It's no secret that traditional tattoo studios can often seem intimidating. Empress Eye Tattoo chips away at that notion with every new tattoo they do.

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Coach Chevi congratulates a player on the court

Friday, October 22, 2021

The Game And Beyond

Nebraska is among the few northern states that have witnessed the astounding success of black women-owned businesses.

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Friday, October 22, 2021

The Chocolate Season Story

To some, the act of leaving an angel food cake with a handwritten note at a loved one's house may seem like such a simple action. But to Erika Jensen, it meant so much more.

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Dr. Kirti Gupta portrait inside room

Thursday, October 21, 2021

Steering the Health of Nebraska

Women set to rule the healthcare industry with a diversity of portfolios and equity in leadership at its heart.

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