A Season of Collaboration and Growth: GNWBC’s September Update

A Season of Collaboration and Growth: GNWBC’s September Update

Here at GROW Nebraska Women’s Business Center, we believe in the power of collaboration, and we are thrilled to announce a collaboration with the Refugee Empowerment Center! GNWBC and REC have come together to propel the success of entrepreneurs in the self-care and beauty industry. This collaboration gives the GNWBC team the chance to offer…

National Black Business Month

National Black Business Month

August is a special month as we celebrate National Black Business Month, recognizing the exceptional contributions of Black-owned businesses nationwide. These enterprises constitute around 10 percent of all U.S. businesses and roughly 30 percent of minority-owned establishments. Established in 2004, this annual observance originated from the collaboration between historian John William Templeton and engineer Fredrick…

GNWBC Hosts First Ever Summer Snap and Boost Sessions

GNWBC Hosts First Ever Summer Snap and Boost Sessions

In July, the GROW Nebraska Women’s Business Center (GNWBC) is thrilled to announce our FIRST-ever Snap & Boost: Summer Sessions. This new program was highly requested by past Snap & Boost participants who expressed their desire to update and/or who haven’t completed the specific areas of their business plans, including financial projections, marketing plans, and…

Team Expansions and Relocations are Underway for GNWBC

Team Expansions and Relocations are Underway for GNWBC

This Summer, the GROW Nebraska Women’s Business Center (GNWBC) has some EXCITING news! GNWBC has not only expanded its team but expanded our growth to a new location!  Z’nea Jones is the new Administrative Assistant for GNWBC currently studying to obtain her business management degree! “I’ve known about GNWBC for a while now, and seen…

GROW Nebraska Women’s Business Center Partners with University of Nebraska at Omaha AGAIN!

GROW Nebraska Women’s Business Center Partners with University of Nebraska at Omaha AGAIN!

This June GROW Nebraska Women’s Business Center (GNWBC) has the honor of partnering with The Service Learning Academy (SLA) of the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) for the SECOND time! SLA & GNWBC have collaborated with Doctor Lei Guo’s summer journalism class to produce three vital marketing components for some of GNWBC’s selected clients! …

Report puts Nebraska near bottom of the pack for female business ownership

Report puts Nebraska near bottom of the pack for female business ownership

GNWBC is honored to be mentioned by Carmen Tapio in the following article. She states she sees progress with organizations such as the Grow Nebraska Business Women’s Business Center, created in 2021 to help women entrepreneurs. “OMAHA — When seeking financing early on for a company that today is climbing the Inc. 5000 national list…

2023 Business Plan: Snap and Boost Program Holds First Graduation

2023 Business Plan: Snap and Boost Program Holds First Graduation

Omaha, Nebraska- On March 28th GROW Nebraska Women’s Business Center celebrated an amazing group of Entrepreneurs as the first graduating Class of Business Plan: Snap & Boost 2023 and the organization couldn’t be prouder! This year, Cohort 1 was made up of individuals representing businesses in the industries of Transportation, Technology, Home Care, Childcare and…

Celebrate Financial Literacy Month with the GROW Nebraska Women’s Business Center Resources

Celebrate Financial Literacy Month with the GROW Nebraska Women’s Business Center Resources

April is National Financial Literacy Month, a month dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of financial literacy. If you have ever considered yourself having little to no education on finances, then you are not alone!  It does not matter if you have just started earning or have been earning for a long time, every…

Class is Now in Session: Business Plan Snap and Boost Program Kicks Off with Record 2023 February Attendance

Class is Now in Session: Business Plan Snap and Boost Program Kicks Off with Record 2023 February Attendance

Business Plan Snap and Boost is officially underway! The first class happened Tuesday February 21st. The energy of the first night of the class was amazing, The GROW Nebraska Women’s Business Center was so excited to fill the first couple of classes to capacity! For those of you who may not know, Business Plan Snap…

Women’s History Month

Women’s History Month

Every year, March is designated as Women’s History Month. This month is set aside to honor Women’s contributions in American history. The theme for Women’s History Month this year is: Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories. However, Women’s History Month didn’t start out as what it is today.  In 1987,  after being petitioned by the…