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| $10,000 Credit Available To Small
Businesses
Businesses
with five or fewer employees may qualify for a
maximum $10,000 tax credit. The Nebraska
Microenterprise Tax Credit provides 20% refundable
investment tax credits to qualifying
microbusinesses on new investment. If you
are planning an investment in 2008 or later, start
planning NOW for this opportunity! Contact your
accountant or Holt County Economic Development for
more information! |
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| Using Technology To Grow Our
Communities |
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Holt County Economic Development has recently
started utilizng the social network,
Facebook, to connect with current residents and
former alumni of ALL Holt County schools. The
group, Come Back Home To Holt County, Nebraska, is
designed to give current and former residents a
forum to offer ideas and opinions about staying in
or coming back to Holt County to enjoy the quality
of life we have here.
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Greetings!
Happy New Year! Welcome
to the first, inaugural edition of the Holt County
Economic Development newsletter. This newsletter
will be designed to keep you up-to-date on the
latest projects and news throughout Holt County as
well as valuable information for your
business. |
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Two Reports With Valuable
Data On Holt County
Available |
 The latest Trend Study for
Holt County is now available. The
study, prepared by Nebraska Public Power
District, provides data on labor force,
employment, commuting patterns,
population, migration, retail sales and
income for the county. The second report available is the
Business Retention and Expansion report compiled
by Nebraska Department of Economic Development.
Early last summer, business visitation teams were
organized by Holt County Economic Development,
Central Nebraska Economic Development District,
Nebraska Department of Economic Development and
Nebraska Economic Development Association to
collect the views on the strenths and
challenges of the area's economy as well as to
learn more about the needs of individual
operations.
Both reports can be obtained at the
Holt County Economic Development office or they
are available online at www.holtcountynebraska.com |
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HCED Receives $25,000 To
Bolster New & Existing
Businesses |
Holt County Economic Development has received
a $25,000 grant to help existing business owners
grow their companies and support entrepreneurs by
establishing a network of resource
professionals.
The grant, sponsored by Tri
County Bank, is funded through the Federal Home
Loan Bank of Topeka's Joint Opportunities for
Building Success (JOBS) program, which helps
financial institutions throughout Nebraska,
Colorado, Kansas, and Oklahoma promote jobs and
economic growth in their communities. The
Tri-County Bank has access to the JOBS grant
program through its membership in
FHLBank.
HCED's program will provide
one-on-one assistance and regular business
visitations, strategies for business start-ups,
development of a network of local professionals
and a business coaching program.
"The key to rural busines
development is establishing a level of trust and
initating mentoring relationships between business
owners and community leadership who want our
businesses to grow," said Jon D. Schmaderer,
President of Tri-County Bank.
Official corporate sponsors of
the new program include Pinnacle Bank, K&M
Telephone and The Tri-County
Bank. | |
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