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…
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…
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…
Each February, Black History Month serves as both a celebration and a powerful reminder that Black history is American history. BHM was officially recognized in 1976, creating the needed focus and attention on the important contributions of African Americans in the United States; such as Madam CJ Walker who was not only an entrepreneur, philanthropist,…
GROW Nebraska Women’s Business Center recently had several of its Snap and Boost participants work with UNO College of Business students in Professor Heather Nelson’s Entrepreneurial Selling class, which uses the Service Learning Academy model of instruction, where students work on real projects impacting the community to augment their in class learning. Nelson is a…
All of us at the GROW Nebraska Women’s Business Center are excited to announce registration is now open to the Business Plan: Snap and Boost Program 2023! Business Plan: Snap & Boost Program is a 6-week program designed to provide insight to both new entrepreneurs as well as those who started business without fundamental business…
GROW Nebraska Women’s Business Center is honored to announce we were selected as one of the local nonprofits by Fund for Omaha to receive the grant promoting our Snap and Boost Program Spanish. The Omaha Community Foundation awarded $487,639 in Fund for Omaha grants to 22 local nonprofits with a focus on promoting racial equity and social…
This past September, GROW Nebraska Women’s Business Center hosted the third cohort of the Business Plan: Snap & Boost. Snap & Boot is a 5-week training program that meets every Tuesday from 5:30pm to 7:30pm which aids entrepreneurs with the completion of their business plans, accesses and defines the business’s mission, vision and values and takes a deep dive into their budget and financials. This program was designed…
GROW Nebraska Women’s business center is excited to add Billiana Mekoum to the team! Billiana started this endeavor September 27th and is already taking the GROW Nebraska Women’s Business Center by storm. She joined by a program called Step Up Omaha. This program is helping youths across Nebraska get a job at multiple locations. The…
This Summer, the GROW Nebraska Women’s Business Center (GNWBC) was offered an opportunity to partner with Step Up! Omaha – a nonprofit organization that assist youths in resume and interview preparation and first job placements. Step Up! Omaha was able to pair us with an amazing intern named Lydia Okuku. Lydia came to us as…