NebraskaEDGE CoursesAvailable Training Programs in Nebraska |
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| Entrepreneurs - The entrepreneur course is a 12-session course delivered over 12 to 15 weeks. It is designed for those individuals who are in start-up mode, as well as those who are trying to manage the growth and evolution of an existing business. Participants develop a comprehensive business plan during the course to act as the road map for starting, strengthening or expanding their businesses. | |
| "Tilling the Soil of Opportunity" - The course for agricultural entrepreneurs is aimed at those individuals who have started or are thinking about starting an agricultural-based venture that is not tied to large scale, commodity-style production. Whether you are entering into the market small or mid-scale, this course helps you identify customers, develop marketing strategies and establish budgets and a cash flows to help you capture your goals. This is as 10-session course. | |
| Youth Enterprise - The youth entrepreneurial materials were conceived, designed and written with enterprising youth in mind. The text is graphically fun, with an MTVTM look that holds their interest and heightens creativity. Case-studies, activities help to bring the world of entrepreneurship to life in the classroom. The 16-module course can be taught in a variety of ways - traditional classroom, after school and camp settings. | |
| Business Start-ups - The start-ups course is designed for individuals who are interested in starting a business but have not addressed those questions every entrepreneur needs to answer before starting a venture. Participants develop a start-up business plan during the 10-week session course. | |
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Microentrepreneurship - The goal of this course is to explore the ability to achieve self-sufficiency through self-employment. This 15-session course can be taught in a variety of configurations to achieve the objective of the training organization. Currently the EDGE program collaborates with the Rural Enterprise Assistance Project (REAP) to provide a condensed 5-sessions training. |






