University of Nebraska Kearney

Members of the Final 5 Businesses

$10,000 Award Presentation to Her View From Home - Leslie Means, Heather Riggleman, & Jennifer Sill Locating in Kearney, NE		$3,000 2nd Place to Stoll Tool - Nicolas Stoll Locating in/near Kearney, NE		$500 3rd Place to Keepsake Quilts - Jamie O'Byrne and Lisa Soflin Locating in McCook, NE
Finalists: Lucky Lady Tasting Room - Jay & Jennifer Mack Locating in Aurora, NE		Finalists: Niobrara Valley Vineyard - Brent & Jennie Nollette & family Locating in Nenzel, NE

Here's how it worked: 

• All business plans submitted by the deadline will be evaluated and narrowed to the Final 5 Business Plans for oral presentations to take place on Wednesday, March 28th at 7:00 pm.
• The oral presentations portion will consist of a 10-15 minute presentation of the Business/Business Plan in the UNK Nebraskan Student Union, Room #312 which overlooks Foster Field.  There will also be time, approximately 10 min each, for Q&A with the judges to further evaluate the entrepreneur and business.
• The panel of business professionals will evaluate the presentations based on specific criteria (see evaluation forms below) and will award the prize money* in the form of support for the company, which will vary dependent on the winner and post-event negotiations.

*Applicants may submit multiple business plans, but only one plan per business is allowed.
*Applicants must be 18 years or older and a legal resident of the United States.
*Businesses (proposed and existing) must be located or willing to locate in rural Nebraska
 (excludes the Lincoln and Omaha MSA areas).

If you would like additional guidance while writing/preparing your business plan, the Center for Rural Research & Development and the Nebraska Business Development Center at UNK, are offering
3 Help Sessions. 
No reservation is required, but would be helpful in preparing materials. 
If you are needing assistance, but are unable to attend one of these sessions, please contact Sara McMillan, NBDC Business Consultant, at 308-382-9210 (mcmillansa@unk.edu) or Shawn Kaskie, CRRD Director, at 308-865-8135 (kaskiesc@unk.edu)

 Grand Island Chamber of Commerce Conference Room
309 West 2nd Street
Monday, February 20; 6-8 pm

University of Nebraska at Kearney, West Center Building (College of Business & Technology)
Global Market Research Lab, Room 215E
Tuesday, February 21; 6-8 pm
OR
Wednesday, February 22; 11:30 am to 1:30 pm
(you are welcome to bring a lunch)

Budget worksheets:
for a Campground 
for a Hotel 
for a Resort
for a Restaurant
for Retail business 

Income Statement worksheets:
for a Bed & Breakfast-12 month 

Sample Business Plans:
Sample 1-EDGE
Sample 2-SCORE
Sample 3-NBDC