Your business will benefit when you help search engines like Google, Bing, and Yahoo better understand your website. This is often referred to as search engine optimization, or SEO for short. And while many companies hire SEO professionals to improve their sites, there are plenty of changes you can make...
Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet, the leader of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), today announced that the agency’s Boots to Business program has now trained 25,000 transitioning service members. For two years, Boots to Business—the entrepreneurship track of the Department of Defense’s Transition Assistance Program (TAP)—has provided entrepreneurship and...
This week marks the Technology Association of Iowa’s tenth annual Prometheus Awards (Thurs. 4/16/15). The event honors the achievements and celebrates the innovation of Iowa’s technology leaders. Ensuring advancement in technology innovation is a critical component to continuing Iowa’s leadership in our global economy. This is why the team at the Iowa Economic Development...
Ever been to a Power Point event? They have different names - Lightning Talks, Ignite, 24x7, Pecha Kucha - but the idea is the same. Speakers give Power Point presentations, with a hard stop at five to seven minutes, using a limited number of slides. The format forces speakers to...
The Technology Association of Iowa (TAI) is the premier professional organization driving the success of the state's technology industry and tech-based economy. Members include organizations of every size in virtually every aspect of technology creation, production, application and education in Iowa. But the majority of TAI is made up...
I’ve always been a list person. When I find something really cool on the web, I bookmark and save it for later. When my bookmarks start to accumulate, I create a separate document and list my favorite sites with a short description and a link. Like most processes, building out...
Waiting to hear back from a client or coworker can be exhausting, especially if the information you’re hoping to receive is time-sensitive or really important. The worst part is not knowing if they’ve even opened your email or not. You’re tempted to send another email following up, just to see...
By: U.S.SourceLink | Apr 15, 2014 SoMNSourceLink and others involved in supporting entrepreneurs are familiar with the Edward T. Lowe Foundation, creators of data on business start-ups and jobs in the US found on YourEconomy.org. But as with most foundations, there is an interesting story behind the man whose vision created a base...
