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About GROW Nebraska


The GROW Nebraska® Foundation was founded with the idea of expanding resources to businesses and entrepreneurs alike to make a sustainable living anywhere within the state of Nebraska. As a 501(c) 3 educational foundation, the GROW Nebraska® Foundation was founded in 1998 and now works to extend resources, training, a brick-and-mortar store, as well as an eCommerce site full of Nebraska products to help elevate Nebraska-based businesses and connect Nebraska entrepreneurs to the global marketplace. Support or join GROW Nebraska Foundation’s efforts by visiting www.grownebraska.org.
Location:

Buy Nebraska Store
421 W Talmadge Street, Suite 1
Kearney, NE 68845


GROW Nebraska also has specialty stores during the year at the Nebraska State Fair! You can find us in Pinnacle Bank Expo building all 11 days during the State Fair. 

Our Kearney retail location houses our eCommerce fulfillment center. Most items will ship from our Kearney store, however some items do get ship from our GROW Nebraska members.

If you have questions about products/shipping please feel free to call us at 308-338-3520 Monday-Friday 8:30am to 7pm, Saturday 8:30am-3pm, and Sunday 1pm-4pm. If you are a business in Nebraska and are interested in selling your products online please call us at 308-338-3520 to learn more about membership in our program.

We love gift baskets at GROW Nebraska! If you are looking for corporate gift baskets or gifts for the family we have a variety of items that are perfect! We can custom make them to suit your needs. Please call us at 308-338-3520 for ideas and for further information.

History

GROW Nebraska® is a 501(c) 3 non-profit Entrepreneurial Service Organization for Nebraska entrepreneurial businesses. It was established in 1998 under the Central Plains Foundation as a statewide outreach program. Headquartered in the Central Plains Development Center in Holbrook, Nebraska, this program focuses on building successful Nebraska businesses one at a time. In 1995, Central Plains Foundation, Inc. received a USDA Rural Development Grant to create a business plan and solidify objectives. After significant research into similar state-based programs and hosting a showcase event in November 1996, the GROW Nebraska Program officially began accepting members in 1998 and created the first annual GROW Nebraska Market. The initial membership included 61 businesses and five services. It currently has over 300 members and offers over 20 services.

GROW Nebraska® has received support from the Nebraska Department of Economic Development to expand its services aimed at helping entrepreneurs boost their profits. A statewide Board of Directors was created in 2003 to govern the program.

"We believed in the whole concept of buying local long before it was the 'cool' thing to do," says CEO Janell Anderson Ehrke. "It's not always easy to compete with large international companies, but we realize the value buying locally has for our small business owners, for our local economies and on minimizing our carbon footprint on our world."

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