09/24/2026
Somewhere between the first conversation in July 2020 and the thousands of miles since, SourceLink Nebraska became one of the most meaningful chapters of my life. Reading this feature from SourceLink brought back the early questions, the people who believed in what we were building, and the days when progress was hard to see.
Then I think about sitting across from an entrepreneur who has a dream but doesn’t know where to start. Being someone they can turn to, and helping them find people who care about their next step, makes every mile worth it.
Brandy Tarpley, Jamie Bright, and Alan Martinez, thank you for helping me build this program. You helped turn those early conversations into something that now reaches people across Nebraska.
Thank you to Rob Williams and the entire SourceLink team for sharing this story and for being such an important part of it. To NBDC, UNO, Nebraska Extension, and our partners across the state: I’m grateful for the trust, knowledge, and heart you bring to this work.
We’ve come a long way since July 2020. And somewhere in Nebraska, someone is gathering the courage to take their first step. That’s why we keep building.
We build trust. We open doors. We honor the dream.
Nebraska Business Development Center
Nebraska Extension
Scott Asmus did not come to entrepreneurship with a traditional playbook. He came with an outsider’s eye, a deep belief in putting people first, and a determination to make Nebraska’s entrepreneurial ecosystem easier to navigate. Through SourceLink Nebraska, he is helping turn a maze of resource...
