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Do you have a Nebraska based business or service that you want to take to the next level? GROW Nebraska works with companies of all sizes to use effective marketing strategies to grow your business.

GROW Nebraska’s mission is to create sustainable economic development by supporting entrepreneurs and small businesses through promotion, market access and education. Look at a few of the benefits membership in GROW Nebraska offers!
  • Retail Venues – GROW Nebraska has year-round retail locations in Hilltop Mall in Kearney, Conestoga Mall in Grand Island, and the GROW Gallery in Holbrook. There are additional temporary locations at the Nebraska State Fair, Wings over the Platte Gift Shop, and Holiday Stores. Consumers can shop online for member products on eBay and the GROW Nebraska eCommerce site at
    buygrownebraska.org.

  • Evaluations - Members can have their products evaluated for labeling, pricing, packaging, and marketability by a panel of five store owners and/or graphic designers. Members can also have their existing web sites evaluated by web development experts to get feedback on their current web sites. The product evaluation and web site evaluation are one-quarter the cost of what a private business evaluation would cost.

  • Reduced Rate Cooperative Advertising - Cooperative advertising offers members the opportunity to take part in cooperative advertising in statewide and national magazines, television and radio. The cooperative reduce rate is generally more than half what a non-GROW Nebraska member pays.

  • Discounted Web Services - GROW Nebraska has the capability to build a web site for entrepreneurs and offers reciprocal links for member sites.

  • GROW Book - GROW Nebraska members can participate in the GROW Book. Circulation is 5,000 catalogs. The catalogs are distributed to prospects and retailers.

  • Event Postings - GROW Nebraska will list upcoming events for our members on our online calendar.

  • Mark it for Market Cooperative UPC Program - GROW Nebraska has barcodes available are the standard UPC as applicable to all products, and used to market your products to stores like Amazon, Whole Foods, and Russ’s IGA. Technical assistance is provided to all participants. Members: Sign up to participate >>

  • Loans - GROW Nebraska offers the GROW Direct Loan program in collaboration with the Rural Enterprise Assistance Project (REAP). GROW provides the loan loss reserve and REAP administers the loan program, allowing GROW to offer access to capital up to $5,000.


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