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Economic Development
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Southern
Valley Business Development
Provides interim or "gap"
financing when traditional financing
institutions have indicated a need for
gap financing for prospective businesses,
a required down-payment, or interim
financing. Interested parties may contact
Dawn Quinn at the Village Office in
Oxford or call 308-824-3511.
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HOPE Help Oxford Prosper Economically
This fund also provides interim or "gap"
financing when traditional financing
institutions have indicated a need for
gap financing for prospective businesses,
a required down-payment, or interim
financing. Interested parties may contact
Dawn Quinn at the Village Office in
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Furnas-Harlan
Partnership
Regional
information can be found from the Furnas-Harlan
Partnership,
www.furnas-harlan-partnership.org
The
Furnas/Harlan Partnership is an economic
development partnership, working to build
a unified vision for economic development
in Furnas & Harlan counties.
In 2009 the Furnas-Harlan Partnership
assisted the Oxford Village Board with a grant application to assist the Golden Generation Senior Center. The grant application was successful and the CDBG funds and private funds will be used to renovate the old Oxford Elementary Building. Renovations should be starting by spring.
Please
contact their office for additional
information:
PO Box 417
Arapahoe, NE 68922
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Where
to Find Out How to "Start Your Business."
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Village of Oxford, 308-824-3511,
can provide information on permits
needed to start a business. A
loyal workforce and a supportive
Chamber and community welcome
entrepreneurs!
There
are websites especially
helpful in answering your
questions:
PK Partnership is a public-private consortium of agencies and businesses with a deep interest in helping businesses succeed in the Phelps and
Kearney Counties area.
For the past several years, the NebraskaEDGE (Enhancing, Developing, and Growing Entrepreneurs) has been offering entrepreneurial classes in communities across the state of Nebraska creating stronger, more viable businesses. Wanting to offer the EDGE class locally, area leaders from Phelps and Kearney County partnered together in 2006 to form PK PARTNERSHIP and have now offered the NebraskaEDGE class to local businesses as PK EDGE. In 2007, the first year PK Edge was offered, 14 area businesses seeking assistance with their business and planning ideas participated in class.
www.nebraskaadvantage.biz
University
of Nebraska Rural Initiative
http://ruralinitiative.nebraska.edu/
Nebraska
Department of Economic Development
Business and Entrepreneurs
Tool Kit
http://assist.neded.org
Nebraska
Workforce Development,
Department of Labor
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The following websites focus on
the "new" business owner
and lead you to organizations
whose goal is to provide assistance
in creating a business plan, researching
markets, or discussing management
issues.
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The
Labor Availability Study
. . . represents those who indicate that they
are looking for employment or would consider changing
their jobs for the right employment opportunity.
Approximately 47% of those who participated in
the study determined themselves under-utilized.
27% are willing to commute up to 40 minutes, one
way for an employment opportunity. View the complete
study! 
SouthWest
Nebraska Labor Availability pdf
file 1 MB
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Housing
Needs for 2007
The
study reveals the changes of housing and housing
needs over the past few decades and offers predictions
for future housing needs. Detailed information
concerning population changes in Furnas County,
numbers of house owners and renters and how
they have changed and continue to change into
the near future.
Housing
Study for Furnas County 2007 pdf
file 274 kb |
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Oxford.
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