Center for Research and Development, UNK: Program encourages target populations of community business persons, and university students and faculty, to effectively engage in local and global business. Contact: www.unk.edu/crrd

eBusiness, a part of UNL Extension: This four-session non-credit course is for business startups whose owners want to sell products and services through retail Web sites; lessons in using the Web for business promotion and expansion, developing Internet marketing plans, integrating new technologies into existing online business activity. Contact: http://cariregistration.unl.edu/CourseStatus.awp?~~EBUSINESS

Nebraska Business Development Center: Advice for expanding your business, as well as management and technical assistance from offices throughout the state (in partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration). Contact: http://nbdc.unomaha.edu/consulting/startup; Omaha, 402-554-6270; Lincoln, 402-472-3358; Kearney, 308-865-8344; and Scottsbluff, 308-635-7513.

Nebraska Cooperative Development Center, Center for Applied Rural Innovation: The Nebraska Cooperative Development Center is Nebraska's center for cooperative based business development. NCDC Provides education, training, and technical assistance (group facilitation, specialized resources such as legal assistance, feasibility analysis and financial assistance), and small amounts of seed money for developing and existing cooperatively owned, LLC or other structured businesses. Contact: http://ncdc.unl.edu. Lincoln 402-472-1748, Holdrege 308-995-3889.

NebraskaEDGE Program, Center for Applied Rural Innovation, a part of UNL Extension: Community-based education throughout the state for adults interested in improving and expanding their business; comprehensive educational courses to enhance business knowledge and build practical management skills; help for business owners to develop a business plan. Contact: http://nebraskaedge.unl.edu; 402-472-4138; 800-328-2851.