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NGage Teaming Up with NBDC for Business Development Project

Tuesday, October 03, 2017

In early November, 2017, NGage along with the Nebraska Business Development Center team is bringing an intensive business development project to Gage County for area businesses.  Up to twelve area businesses will be selected to work with NBDC consultants to assess opportunity for improvement.  Applications are due to the NGage office by Wednesday, October 18, 2017.     For-profit small businesses in Gage County are eligible for the program at no cost.  Key strategic needs of each business will be identified along with a plan to fill those needs.  Included will be reviews of operational processes, customer service processes, human resource processes,...
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Small Business Feature: Once Upon a Cake, LLC

Monday, October 02, 2017

Small Business Feature: Once Upon a Cake, LLC Sandi Steele dreamed of owning her own cake company. For years, she put care and love into the cakes she made for family and friends, selling special occasion cakes now and then. However, the area of Nebraska she lived in was too rural, and the customer base too small, to support an actual business. Upon moving to Beatrice, she decided to finally turn her dreams into a reality and opened Once Upon a Cake, LLC with her daughter, Randi Duis. Making the decision to leap and pursue her dream was the start of an...
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Tall Tree Tastings - A New Business & Success Story

Thursday, March 30, 2017

This month, we are proud to feature a local success story - Tall Tree Tastings, a startup in Beatrice. Located on 5th Street, Tall Tree Tastings is the brainchild of owners Denise and Brad Pahl. Wine and beer lovers can stop by and enjoy what Denise calls an “overlooked part of the Nebraska economy” – locally produced wine and beer. Nebraska may not be famous for wine like Napa, but local wineries are producing incredible varieties using grapes grown from our rich soil. Thanks to the Pahl’s, you can taste a variety of Nebraska wines and locally crafted beers, without...
Community Development Grant to NGage

Wednesday, December 07, 2016

NGage Receives $2,500 Grant from First National Bank of Omaha NGage Among 51 Organizations to be Awarded Community Development Grant Beatrice, NE  (December 5, 2016) —...

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