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Entrepreneurship Center at Central Community College Our mission is to help small businesses in Central Nebraska to start, grow, and succeed.

GRAND ISLAND -Thank you to the Greater Grand Island Community Foundation for investing in local entrepreneurs and local ...
10/21/2026

GRAND ISLAND -
Thank you to the Greater Grand Island Community Foundation for investing in local entrepreneurs and local ideas! 💡

As our 3rd Place Sponsor, their support provides the $500 third-place prize at Big Idea Grand Island.

We appreciate their commitment to strengthening our community and helping create opportunities for people with ideas worth pursuing.

Thank you for helping big ideas build brighter futures! 💚

We want to show love to all of the people who applied for the 10 Big Idea Grand Island (keep pursuing your big ideas) an...
10/21/2026

We want to show love to all of the people who applied for the 10 Big Idea Grand Island (keep pursuing your big ideas) and to congratulate our 2026 finalists:
Garrett Gass, Sr. with Bear Bite BBQ
Julian Perez with Island Skating
Patrick Vanmeter with Pit Stop Mobile Service
Connor Streit with PolyPath
Amanda Hallock with Racer's Rustic Rags
Tess Bayne with Render House
Andrew Behrle with Roamin' Smoke Mobile Cigar Lounge
Leslie Morales with The Celebration Studio
Mari Boehler with The Link
and
Isabel Rivera with TWENTY-SIX

We look forward to seeing your pitches!

Great ideas need people willing to help them gain momentum!Thank you to Rising Tide Leadership Development for serving a...
10/21/2026

Great ideas need people willing to help them gain momentum!

Thank you to Rising Tide Leadership Development for serving as a Professional Partner of Big Idea Grand Island!

Your commitment to helping aspiring entrepreneurs turn their ideas into action is inspiring.

Thank you, Rising Tide Leadership Development, for helping big ideas build brighter futures!

Rising Tide Leadership Development

GRAND ISLAND - Entrepreneurship grows stronger in community!A special thank you to the Central Nebraska Growth Foundatio...
10/20/2026

GRAND ISLAND - Entrepreneurship grows stronger in community!

A special thank you to the Central Nebraska Growth Foundation for serving as a 1st Place Sponsor of Big Idea Grand Island! They donated $5,000 to the 1st place prize.
We’re grateful for your support as we create opportunities for local entrepreneurs to share their ideas, make connections, and take their next steps.

Thank you for helping big ideas build brighter futures in Grand Island!

Grand Island Area Economic Development Corporation & Chamber of Commerce

GRAND ISLAND -The Grand Island Central Community College is a champion of change, empowering entrepreneurs to turn their...
10/20/2026

GRAND ISLAND -
The Grand Island Central Community College is a champion of change, empowering entrepreneurs to turn their visions into reality through Big Idea Grand Island 2026.

By working together, we can create a ripple effect of positive impact, driving growth and opportunity in our community.

Your partnership helps make it possible for local entrepreneurs to share their ideas, build connections, and take meaningful steps toward bringing those ideas to life.

Thank you, CCC, for being a catalyst for a brighter future in Grand Island by serving as a Coordinating Sponsor!

Central Community College-Grand Island, Community Education

GRAND ISLAND - Thank you to Blue Rose Agency for helping us beautifully share Big Idea Grand Island with our community! ...
10/19/2026

GRAND ISLAND - Thank you to Blue Rose Agency for helping us beautifully share Big Idea Grand Island with our community!

As a marketing sponsor, Blue Rose Agency is helping us connect with aspiring entrepreneurs, supporters, and community members who believe in the power of local ideas.

We appreciate your support in helping Big Idea Grand Island reach more people and build even more excitement around entrepreneurship in Grand Island!

Blue Rose Agency

HASTINGS AREA - Ready to take your business to the next level? Join us for our free Growth Wheel Academy Lunch & Learn —...
10/19/2026

HASTINGS AREA - Ready to take your business to the next level? Join us for our free Growth Wheel Academy Lunch & Learn — Session 3 in the SEEDS series. Learn tools and strategies for building your business at your own pace.

📅 Friday, November 13
⏰ 12:00–1:00 p.m.
📍 Schnase 1906 District, 620 W. 2nd St., Suite 101, Hastings

Then stick around for the Pop-Up Art Show from 6:00–10:00 p.m. and support local entrepreneur artists!

Free and open to everyone. Register in advance or just show up at the door.

GRAND ISLAND - The Grand Theater is a champion of Grand Island, empowering local entrepreneurs to turn their visions int...
10/19/2026

GRAND ISLAND - The Grand Theater is a champion of Grand Island, empowering local entrepreneurs to turn their visions into reality through Big Idea Grand Island 2026!

By working together, we can create a ripple effect of positive impact, driving growth and opportunity in our community.

Your partnership helps make it possible for local entrepreneurs to share their ideas, build connections, and take meaningful steps toward bringing those ideas to life.

Thank you for being a catalyst for a brighter future in Grand Island by serving as a Coordinating Sponsor!

The Grand Theatre

KEARNEY - The participants have been chosen. They're getting ready to pitch their business ideas to the public and to j...
10/19/2026

KEARNEY - The participants have been chosen.
They're getting ready to pitch their business ideas to the public and to judges.

Will you be there? 🤩🤩🤩

GRAND ISLAND -Big ideas deserve big opportunities!A huge thank you to Five Points Bank for sponsoring part of the second...
10/18/2026

GRAND ISLAND -
Big ideas deserve big opportunities!

A huge thank you to Five Points Bank for sponsoring part of the second-place prize at Big Idea Grand Island!

Their support helps give local entrepreneurs the opportunity to turn an idea into something tangible—and makes an incredible impact on entrepreneurship in our community.

Thank you, Five Points Bank, for investing in local ideas and brighter futures!
Five Points Bank

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407 W 3rd Street
Grand Island, NE
68801

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