Entrepreneur in Residence – I really wasn’t sure what that meant when I wrote the job description. I didn’t know the responsibilities, the metrics for professional success, or even what the person holding that title did day to day. I’m just glad Stephen Hug’s on the...

UNeTech Institute is pleased to welcome Lamonte Russell as its new strategy & ventures manager. Russell joins UNeTech after a long career with the military, including roles with the US Army, the Department of Defense, and the Veterans Administration. He holds both...

Every startup needs at least one person to believe in the vision—and of course, they need some money, too. Angel investors—accredited investors who are willing to put their money into early-stage, risky, or unproven ventures—are known as angels for a reason. For...

UNeTech is pleased to announce that Jennifer Pool, MPA, joined the communications and outreach team as the new community outreach coordinator this month. With an extensive network of connections in the Omaha metropolitan area and a background in consulting with...

For centuries, intellectual property has been protected, allowing for new works of art, inventions, and technologies to thrive and for their creators to benefit. We have all seen the copyright notice in the front pages of our favorite books, or the trademark symbol...

My name is Molly Ashford, and I am a journalist, researcher, and student at the University of Nebraska Omaha. Today I begin my role as a UNeTech intern, where I will be contributing to the blog and assisting startup companies in the incubator with content for their...

What is limited liability? When I started at UNeTech Institute last fall there were lots of terms my co-workers used that I simply did not know because I was new to the world of startups and entrepreneurship. My colleague Jace and I used to slyly Google terms on our...

There is just something about Hamza Haqqi that is quite simply impossible not to love. I have seen it happen so many times now that he has been working with UNeTech on a grant to create a co-working space in our Blackstone neighborhood location. He smiles. Or he...

Part 4: “And by golly, we got funded”: Gary Hendrix and the first SBIR Success Story In this series, Jace Gatzemeyer discusses the history, legacy, goals, successes, and shortcomings of the SBIR and STTR programs. Dr. Gatzemeyer is UNeTech’s Grant Writer, and one...