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Loral Langemeier and Brady Leffler: Two Nebraskans on "The View"
I am pretty positive that there were 2 Nebraskans on today’s episode of “The View.” Loral Langemeier talked about entrepreneurship in the teen and tween set. She grew up on a farm in Nebraska. You can learn more about Loral, her business and her efforts to help people make money on her web site: http://lorallangemeier.com/…
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"The Accidental Hero" article by Matthew Boyle: A great example of Innovation and Entrepreneurial Leadership
Yahoo! posted an article from Business Week written by Matthew Boyle that serves a great example of how an idea can grow and turn into an innovation that makes a huge impact! The article describes how Subway franchisee, Stuart Frankel, recognized an opportunity to sell more sandwhiches during his slow time of the week. Instead…
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Wild Innovation’s Blog is Back in Action!
After a short hiatus, the Wild Innovation blog is back in action! I will begin posting more information on the important relationships between innovation, entrepreneurship, leadership and the environment again in an effort to provoke thought and action. Together, we can turn our economy and lives around and get them moving in a more positive…
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Interested in Finding New Opportunities? Then, come to the I2E Club!
The I2E (Inventors, Investors and Entrepreneurs) Club will host its next meeting on September 8, 2009 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Kimmel Education and Research Center in Nebraska City, NE. The meeting will begin with a networking social at 5:30 PM, followed the program at 6:00 PM. The August I2E meeting will be sponsored by…
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I2E Club: 2nd Annual Elevator Pitch Contest!
Make sure to check out the information on the Inventors, Investors and Entrepreneurs (I2E)Club Elevator Pitch Contest on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Kimmel Education and Research Center’s web site (http://kimmel.unl.edu/i2eclub1). The contest is tomorrow night! The web site will provide you with a “how to” video and worksheet as well as information on monthly meetings…
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Sustainability through Profitability: The Triple Bottom Line
Today’s highly competitive, globalized world requires organizations and businesses to think differently about how they are going to stay in business. Businesses can no longer afford to focus on profits as their sole purpose for existence. Organizations must instead think about the “Triple Bottom Line” and its implications for their ability to grow their brand,…
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A Case Study: Lungun Dankande Village Part II
We toured many of the fields of Lungun Dankande Village on our second day. Some of the fields were maybe an acre or two. Others were more like garden plots. Keep in mind, I am from Nebraska. The fields in our great state stretch as far as the eye can see! As we toured the…
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2 Major Global Leadership Challenges: Innovation and Sustainability
We are going to take a break from our Nigerian case study to think about another issue (which relates to Nigeria as well as the rest of the world). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the world population increased from 3 billion in 1959 to 6 billion by 1999. These figures indicate that the world’s…
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A Case Study: Lungun Dankande Village
We left our hotel and looked for gas. Filling up the car with gas was a real challenge. There were very few gas stations, and the ones that we could find were usually out of gas. Some people actually sold gas on the streets in any type of plastic container they could find. Sometimes, this…
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Trip to Nigeria: Part One
If you have been reading this blog, you already realize my Grandma was extremely frugal, but seeing true poverty is a completely different story. International travel is one of the best forms of education. I am not talking about going to a different country and staying in a fancy resort. I am talking about seeing…
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