Women’s Business Center hosts Nebraska InnovateHER 2017 Challenge

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Rhea Landholm, brand marketing and communications manager, [email protected], 402.687.2100 ext 1025

LYONS, NEBRASKA - For the third year, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) invites entrepreneurs to compete and showcase innovative products and services at InnovateHER. The competition calls on businesses or services that impact and empower lives of women and families.

The Center for Rural Affairs Women’s Business Center will host Nebraska’s statewide challenge. The deadline to submit applications is May 19, 2017.

Five finalists will be selected to participate in a marketing pitch competition in Lincoln, Neb., on June 2, 2017. Finalists from the local competitions will move on to compete at National InnovateHER for the top three awards and a total of $70,000 in prizes.

“InnovateHER provides an opportunity for participants to gain valuable input and feedback on their innovative business ideas even if they are not selected to move forward to national competition,” said Monica Braun, Center for Rural Affairs Women’s Business Center director.

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The Center for Rural Affairs is a private nonprofit specializing in strengthening small businesses, rural communities, and family farms and ranches.

Center for Rural Affairs receives funding from the SBA Women’s Business Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Nebraska Business and Innovation Act through the Nebraska Department of Economic Development, U.S. Department of Treasury, Peter Kiewit Foundation and other sources. Women’s Business Center is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the SBA.  This competition is funded through a generous gift from Sara Blakely Foundation. All SBA-funded programs and services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities and/or persons with limited English proficiency will be made if requested in advance. This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.