Webinar Schedule
February 10, 2023: The Impact of Nebraska Military Assets
Presenters: Mitch Herian and Phil O’Donnell
The Bureau of Business Research partnered with the Nebraska Commission on Military and Veteran Affairs to examine the economic impact of federal spending on military assets and support for veterans in Nebraska. This webinar will present the FY2021 update in these areas.
Mitchel Herian, project director, Nebraska Bureau of Business Research and Phil O’Donnell, military affairs liaison, Nebraska Commission on Military and Veteran Affairs are the cohosts of this session. Attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions and share their thoughts during the Q&A session.
Please register to receive the webinar link and your online passcode. There is no cost for this webinar and the registration is open to the public. The last day for registration is February 9, 2023.
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March 3, 2023: The Impact of the Nebraska Business Innovation Act
Presenters: Mitch Herian and Dan Hoffman
The Talent and Innovation Initiative was passed by the Nebraska Legislature and signed into law in 2011. The Act included the Nebraska Business Innovation Act (BIA), which is designed to promote successful entrepreneurial firms by providing access to capital in early stages of product development. The BIA provides such support through five primary programs: 1) the Pre-Seed Prototype grant program; 2) matching state support for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants; 3) the Academic Research and Development program; 4) the Seed/Commercialization program; and the 5) Microenterprise Loan and Technical Assistance Program.
This study by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Bureau of Business Research provides an economic impact assessment of Nebraska businesses that have been supported by BIA programs. This report builds on previous reports completed in 2014, 2016, and 2020.
Mitch Herian, Project Director at the Nebraska Bureau of Business Research, and Dan Hoffman, Chief Executive Officer of Invest Nebraska Corporation will co-host this session. Attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions and share their thoughts during the Q&A session.
Please register to receive the webinar link and your online passcode. There is no cost for this webinar and the registration is open to the public. The last day for registration is March 2, 2023.
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March 31, 2023: Trends in Business Problems
Presenter: Eric Thompson
Eric Thompson, Karl H. Nelson Professor and Chair of Economics, and the director of the Nebraska Bureau of Business Research (BBR), examines how the concerns facing Nebraska businesses have changed over the last 4 years.
BBR has been surveying 500 Nebraska businesses each month since January 2012, asking owners and managers about their top business issue. In this webinar, Dr. Thompson tracks how issues such as inflation, labor availability, customer demand, Covid-19, taxes, regulation, and competition came to and fell from the forefront as economic conditions evolved.
Attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions and share their thoughts during the Q&A session. Please register to receive the webinar link and your online passcode. There is no cost for this webinar and the registration is open to the public. The last day for registration is March 30, 2023.
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April 28, 2023: BBR Scholars Research Projects
Presenters: Mitch Herian and BBR Scholars
This webinar will present the research projects and recent findings of the Bureau of Business Research Scholars, a group of undergraduates who conduct original economic research as part of the Bureau. Attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions and share their thoughts during the Q&A session. More information to follow.
Please register to receive the webinar link and your online passcode. There is no cost for this webinar and the registration is open to the public. The last day for registration is April 27, 2023. All current and past Scholars’ posters and joint publications are available on the Bureau’s dedicated webpage; https://go.unl.edu/BBR-Scholars.
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