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Farmers and Schools Unite for Better Health

By Sarah Smith on April 24, 2014 - 5:07am

Just east of York, Nebraska, at Prairie Pride Poultry pastures, over 500 chickens are clucking through greening grass, clambering for spring bugs. With over 450 eggs collected a day, chicken farmer Dan Hromas is pleased and expanding his markets. In the fall of 2013, Dan sought out Marcia Erdkamp, food service director at York Public Schools. As both tell the story, a mutually beneficial relationship began.

Relationships, Technology, Business Basics Help You Get Ahead

By Monica Braun on April 22, 2014 - 4:49pm

What do you get in a room filled with Business Women? Networking and Learning! That’s what filled the YWCA of Grand Island when the Center's REAP Women's Business Center and the SBA District Office hosted the Women Entrepreneurs Conference on March 19, 2014.

Ann Martin, IdeaBank Marketing, shared the 10 Missteps of Marketing and How to Avoid Them. She encouraged us to know our customers, know our competition, and know how we do it better. Relationship marketing is key.

REAP Women's Business Center Entrepreneur of the Year

By Monica Braun on April 22, 2014 - 2:22am

Stacy Chingren identified the need for a contemporary bakery and café in North Platte and returned home from Omaha to fill that void. In 2009, Gracie Mae’s Bakery and Café opened its doors and offered the community a fresh new place to order baked goods, grab a latté and even order lunch!

Gracie Mae’s is a unique bakery and café where everything is prepared fresh daily, and the ambiance is welcoming to people of all ages.

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