The Center for Rural Research and Development (CRRD) is the University's Entrepreneurship Center, which includes International Entrepreneurship.  The CRRD was restructured during early 2007.

By combining two programs, Entrepreneurship & Innovation and Business & International Education, under one director in one office (Center for Rural Research and Development) the University has increased its ability to respond to the education and training needs of business owners domiciled in rural Nebraska and doing business in a global marketplace. 

The mission of the Center for Rural Research and Development focuses on empowering the region's residents to seek avenues of rural economic development by building entrepreneurial and professional capacity, and by encouraging creative thinking about the economic growth of our region. The center espouses the "grow-your-own" philosophy of economic development, known as economic gardening, as well as other approaches to economic and business development.

The center focuses on outreach efforts, offering a portfolio of innovative programs and initiatives for various constituencies. These programs are organized into three areas: university, community, and global partnerships.

University Partnerships

      Market Research Program

      Community Research Projects
     
      Kay Payne Undergraduate Student Case Competition

Community Partnerships

      Baldwin Free Enterprise Seminar Series

      Nebraska State Government Agency Director Symposium Series
     
      Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program

      Wells Fargo Seminar Series

      Entrepreneur to Entrepreneur Networking Group (E2E)

     
Global Partnerships

      Business and International Education Program

      International Business Minor

      International Business Internship Program

      Business Study Abroad Program

      Certified Global Business Professional

      K-12 International Business Curriculum

      Global Scholars Awareness Seminars

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Shawn Kaskie	Carrie Stithem	Sara McMillan	John King
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