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NEBRASKA CITY, NEBRASKA – Small business owners are invited to learn about online marketing tools in an interactive setting during “Online Marketing Strategies,” a workshop organized by the Center for...
- Small Towns
STROMSBURG, NEBRASKA – Small business owners are invited to learn about online marketing tools in an interactive setting during “Online Marketing Strategies,” a free workshop organized by the Center...
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LYONS, NEBRASKA – Farmers and ranchers interested in enrolling in the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) have until May 10 to submit paperwork. CSP is a national voluntary stewardship incentives...
- Farm and Food
HARTINGTON, NEBRASKA – A two-day Basic QuickBooks workshop will be offered to local entrepreneurs and business owners on Monday, April 29, and Monday, May 6. This event is sponsored by the Center for...
- Lending
WEST POINT AND NORFOLK, NEBRASKA – Who’s going to get the farm? And what are they going to do with it? Will your future plans for your land create harmony or strife for your family? Or have you even...
- Farm and Food
WESTERN IOWA – Grants are available for Iowa farmers impacted by the recent flooding. The Center for Rural Affairs is partnering with Farm Aid and Iowa Farmers Union to provide grants up to $500...
- Small Towns
PENDER, NEBRASKA—A community conversation about ongoing property tax relief and other state policy topics is scheduled for Monday, April 22, in Pender, Nebraska. This free, public event, hosted by the...
- Small Towns
SOUTH SIOUX CITY, NEBRASKA – Prospective business owners are invited to learn about available resources at a free workshop, organized by the Center for Rural Affairs, in collaboration with the South...
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LYONS, NEBRASKA – While all electronic devices emit some level of electric and magnetic fields (EMFs), a new fact sheet released by the Center for Rural Affairs highlights that electric transmission...
- Policy
LYONS, NEBRASKA – This week, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) submitted a State Plan Amendment to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for review. The plan is a...
- Policy
COLUMBUS AND SCHUYLER, NEBRASKA – Latino beginning farmers are invited to three workshops on production, legal aspects of starting a business, and budgeting, hosted by the Center for Rural Affairs...
- Farm and Food
COLUMBUS Y SCHUYLER, NEBRASKA – Están invitado los agricultores principiantes Latinos a tres talleres de producción, aspectos legales de cómo empezar un negocio y presupuestos empresariales...
- Farm and Food
BROKEN BOW, NEBRASKA – Existing, transitioning, and startup small business owners and managers have an opportunity to examine their ventures in “Business Plan Basics,” a workshop organized by the...
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SOUTH SIOUX CITY, NEBRASKA – Dueños de negocios potenciales están invitados a aprender sobre los requerimientos para comenzar un negocio y los recursos disponibles para ello, en un taller en español...
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SOUTH SIOUX CITY, NEBRASKA – Prospective business owners are invited to learn about available resources at a free workshop offered in Spanish, organized by the Center for Rural Affairs, in...
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NEBRASKA CITY, NEBRASKA – Dueños potenciales de negocios de guarderías están invitados a aprender sobre los requisitos para abrir una guardería y los recursos disponibles para hacerlo, en un taller...
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NEBRASKA CITY, NEBRASKA – Prospective business owners are invited to learn about available resources at a free workshop offered in Spanish, organized by the Center for Rural Affairs, in collaboration...
- Lending
WATERLOO, IOWA – Who’s going to get the farm? And what are they going to do with it? Will your future plans for your land create harmony or strife for your family? Or have you even started to think...
- Farm and Food
OKOBOJI, IOWA – Who’s going to get the farm? And what are they going to do with it? Will your future plans for your land create harmony or strife for your family? Or have you even started to think...
- Farm and Food
BROKEN BOW, NEBRASKA – Free one-on-one small business consultations are available by appointment on Thursday, April 11, from 10 a.m. to noon. Nancy Flock, loan specialist with the Center for Rural...
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