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Nominations are now being sought for the Indian Hills Vision Awards. The Vision Awards celebrate entrepreneurship in the 10-county region served by Indian Hills Community College, and will be held during the Southeast Iowa Entrepreneurship Conference on September 20th.

From tax incentives and advantages, to the job skills already learned through service, hiring U.S. Armed Forces veterans is good for your business, good for veterans and good for the overall economy. Going through the IASourceLink archives, this is a topic that has been covered multiple times in the past. Check out these three archived posts about focused on hiring veterans.

According to the 2012 data from the U.S. Census Bureau, there are over 23,000 veteran-owned businesses. And in that snapshot of time, those 23,000 businesses had almost 60,000 employees. It’s safe to say that the small business and employment landscape in Iowa would be very different without these businesses. And it’s no surprise so many veterans go on to be business owners after their service through the Armed Forces. The skills needed to own a business are tied very closely with the skills many veterans acquire throughout their military training - leadership, discipline and strong decision-making ability, just to name a few.

The 30th annual Iowa Downtown Conference will be held August 2-4 in Mason City, Iowa. The event is the premier statewide annual conference for professionals and volunteers involved in downtown revitalization in Iowa and neighboring states.

The Home Base Iowa program is a one-of-a-kind initiative aimed at recruiting transitioning and retiring service members for the many skilled jobs that employers all across Iowa are seeking to fill.