GROW Nebraska Foundation

The GROW Nebraska® Foundation helps entrepreneurs get the resources they need to live in Anywhere, NE and make a sustainable living. Since the inception of GROW Nebraska® in 1998, our vision and mission have never wavered: to create viable economic development through business training, technical assistance, promotion, and access to markets.

Today, GROW Nebraska® Foundation serves over 450 Nebraska businesses with an annual budget of close to $1 million. The program provides training to over 1,000 businesses yearly. GROW Nebraska® also annually hosts the premier Midwest Marketing conference, MarkeTech.



Giving back to Nebraska businesses has always been the core of GROW Nebraska®. "Marketing" is listed as one of the biggest obstacles for small businesses. GROW Nebraska® is helping Nebraska harness marketing through training, one-on-one technical assistance, and marketing platforms. Our Kearney, Nebraska brick-and-mortar store is used to market test, and launch new products. We sponsor the Buy Nebraska Pop-up Store at the Nebraska State Fair, and we host the largest Nebraska product online store, buynebraska.com. We are also highly successful on Amazon and eBay.

Testimonials

"As a member of GROW Nebraska we say THANK YOU to those who believe in small businesses in Nebraska! Without supporters members would not have access to the very knowledge and experiences necessary to grow build and be successful." - Rhoda, Great Plains Honey Farms/Gold Dust Kettle Corn

"Each person in GROW Nebraska is a specialist in a key part of business, whether it is the behind-the-scenes paperwork or the up-front search engine optimization and website development. This was the best investment we could possibly have made. Their training sessions have been top-notch and have been exactly what we needed." - Jeff Bergman, Blended Light LLC