GROW News
October 21, 2009
Get Your Products on the GROW eCommerce Site
GROW Nebraska is calling all members to submit their products to be on the eCommerce site! To qualify, all you need is for your product to be in the Kearney retail store.
Sales on
ShopGrowNebraska.org are up 133% from last year, and we anticipate this trend to continue through the holiday season. Additionally, GROW Nebraska is currently re-designing their eCommerce site to offer better functionality! These changes are anticipated to be done prior to the busy Christmas season.
Did you know that 60% of GROW Nebraska eCommerce orders are from outside of Nebraska to people who have no prior connection to our state? What a great way to expand the market of your product!
To find out which of your products are currently for sale, please visit
growneb.com/store/manufacturers.php and find your business name, then click on the link.
To have your products added to the eCommerce site, please fill out the online form
HERE. Once you have submitted the form, be sure to send pictures of your products to
erin@grownebraska.org. Without pictures we cannot post your product for sale! Pictures must be on a solid white background. If you need pictures taken of your products, please contact Erin at
erin@grownebraska.org.
Do you have holiday items or new items? Send them to us!
Do you have new items or holiday items you'd like to sell this holiday season? If you have new products that aren't in our retail locations yet, now is the time to get them to us so we can get them in our system. Please contact us at
info@grownebraska.org for more information.
What are you doing to help GROW your business?
Are you doing something that is helping your business to GROW? Let us know so we can share with other members! If you have any "words of wisdom" let us know at
info@grownebraska.org.
Member News
Congrats to Rafter 7S for winning the Golden Chile for Condiments-Jelly in the 2010 Fiery Food Challenge for their Blazin’ Hot Habanero Jelly! They also took third place in Condiments-Desserts Sauce for their Blackberry Habanero Glaze! These prestigious awards in the spicy food industry were distributed on September 11, 2009 at a gala in Fort Worth, Texas.
Monson Family Foods won $20,000 to launch their dreams. They beat three other finalists competing in the Invest Nebraska new venture competition. They are now eligible to compete against winners from other regions of the state for a $50,000 prize during a final competition in Lincoln December 11th. Good luck!
New member Shortcuts to Gourmet Cooking will be on Channel 13 on October 27. Be sure to tune in and watch!
New Members
Preserving Heart and Heritage - Elaine Potmesil, Alliance, NE
A unique way of looking at Family Albums. Let Preserving Heart and Heritage create one for your family! Learn more at
www.preservingheartandheritage.com.
Shortcuts to Gourmet Cooking - Frances Schaffer, Grand Island, NE
Learn how to cook gourmet with this cookbook!
Need some extra cash for the holidays? Why not work at a GROW Nebraska Store!
GROW Nebraska is currently interested in hiring GROW members to work at the Kearney and Grand Island retail locations and the Lincoln Holiday store.
If you or someone you know may be interested, please send resumes to
info@grownebraska.org. Please specify which store you are interested in working in.
SIGN UP TO WORK NOW >>
Marketing Workshops
Twitter Tense? Facebook Frets? Utterli Uneasy? Social Media Stressing You Out? We Can Help!
GROW Nebraska has teamed up with the University of Nebraska Extension Specialists to help you reduce your anxiety in keeping up with the social media marketing craze.
Social media marketing is
essential to increasing brand awareness and expanding your online business presence. However, if you don’t understand how it works, thinking about posting tweets, updating your Facebook page and incorporating your blog into the media mix seems overwhelming.
Not only will we teach you how to save time by being more efficient when using social media, but we are bringing the "Get Social Sessions" to you. Spots are filling quickly! Price is $10/person. If you have questions, call us at 888.GROW.NEB or e-mail us at
info@grownebraska.org. If you are interested in attending one of these workshops, please sign up
HERE.
- October 28 - Fremont - 9-12 at First State Bank and Trust
- October 28 - Omaha - 3-6 at New Development Corporation - FULL
- October 28 - Omaha - 6:30-9:30 at New Development Corporation
- October 29 - Nebraska City 9-12 at Kimmel Research and
Education Center
- November 17 - Valentine - 9-12 at Niobrara Lodge
- November 17 - Bassett - 3-6 at North Central Nebraska RC&D
- November 18 - Norfolk - 9-12 at Northeast Community College
- January 26 - North Platte - 3-6 at West Central Research and Extension Center
- January 27 - Chadron – 3-6 at Chadron State College Student Center
- January 28 - Scottsbluff - 8:30-11:30 at UNL Panhandle Research and Extension Center
- January 29 - Sidney- 9-12 at Western Nebraska Community College - Room 112
