Andrew Parsons

Lunch & Learns are a monthly educational program focused on introducing and exploring topics beneficial to startups, entrepreneurs, non-profits, and creatives. They are hosted in the Prairie Den by the Emerging Prairie team, and content is driven by an expert in that field.  January 15th – “Grant Writing” Grant WritingSpeaker – Dr. William Aderholt Click here…

During its stakeholder meetings held in 2018, Bank of North Dakota (BND) identified a need for technology industry financing. Technology businesses have a unique set of challenges because their capital is primarily human capital, therefore traditional financing options aren’t available. The Accelerated Growth Loan is already impacting the tech industry in North Dakota as demonstrated…

NDSU’s entrepreneurship hub, The Nice Center, invites aspiring entrepreneurs to launch their idea   START SOMETHING    If you find yourself teetering on the brink of an entrepreneurial endeavor, but could benefit from a supportive nudge in the right direction, we’ve got a resource for you.    The entrepreneurship hub at North Dakota State University,…

In the spirit of Women’s Entrepreneurship Week, the 1 Million Cups Fargo community will be holding a Daycare Supply Drive for local 24-hour childcare center Mama-Dee Care. You can join us for the supply drive at 1 Million Cups Fargo on 10/23 at the Stage at Island Park (333 4th St. S, Fargo, ND 58103)…

The 2019 Fargo Hackathon brought together professionals, students, and everyone in between to the Prairie Den on October 5th and 6th to create something special. In just 24 hours, 7 teams of developers, designers and data scientists spent the weekend digging into data sets to create a technology-based solution to help solve an issue surrounding…

TThe Challey Institute for Global Innovation & Growth and Emerging Prairie are proud to announce the 10 companies that will make up the 2019 Challey Institute’s New American Entrepreneur Program. This accelerator program connects New American entrepreneurs to capital, community, and technology resources. The program seeks to increase the success of New American entrepreneurs and…

Founders drinks is a space for founders to meet, network, learn from each other and collaborate. Who’s eligible to attend? People who have started a company and/or business People who are working by themselves, those who have co-founders and/or those who have employees People who have launched a project and are working on it either…

Emerging Prairie is excited to introduce a new teammate, Dani Haekenkamp! Dani joins the team as our new Event Coordinator, where she will play a key role in event planning, event logistics, and event execution. Make sure you say hi and welcome her if you see her around town! Get to know Dani a little…

Emerging Prairie is excited to introduce a new teammate, Nancy Ngo! Nancy joins our team as the Student Ambassador, focusing on recruitment and student engagement at NDSU and other universities in the region. Be sure to say hello and welcome her when you see her out and about in Fargo and at our events! Get…

Emerging Prairie is excited to introduce a new teammate, Andrew Parsons! Andrew joins the team as our Digital Marketing Coordinator after having been an intern for a few months. He will have a heavy focus on social media and digital content creation. Be sure to say hello and welcome him when you see him out…