Greater Omaha is an excellent place to transform your idea into an entrepreneurial enterprise. Thanks to a dynamic entrepreneurial culture and a pool of experienced entrepreneurs, Omaha has consistently created successful growth start-ups for decades.

In 2007, eight companies from the Greater Omaha region were included in Inc. Magazine's list of the 1000 fastest growing businesses in the country: NetShops (154), Toolbarn.com (319), FirstComp (454), 21st Century Systems (605), Medical Solutions (625), CSSS.net (675) BirdDog Solutions (713), Corporate Finance Associates - Midwest (876). Eleven more are within the top 5000 fastest growing companies.

Omaha is home to the Scott Technology Center and Incubator, one of the premier incubator and accelerator facilities in the country. This incubator is home to a number of new technology start-up companies and is constantly on the look-out for the next big thing.

The Greater Omaha Economic Development Partnership has helped establish a number of partnerships, including Cornstalks (Omaha's Entrepreneurs and Investors Club) and the Midlands Venture Forum. The Partnership also worked with the Nebraska Business Development Center to publish the Keys to a Successful Business Start-Up (see right).

Omaha has a robust creative community that has helped spur innovative thinking across the spectrum of entertainment, marketing, and technology -- including acclaimed independent artists such as the bands behind the independent Saddle Creek Records label and the Bemis Center for Contemporary Art. This artistic flare and success has had a strong impact on the ability of entrepreneurs to innovate, grow, and thrive in the Greater Omaha area.

Keys for a Successful
Business Start-up