By Lea Hensel, Business and Community Services As a business owner, you have a lot of taxable obligations and even smaller ones can add up pretty quickly so hopefully, you are taking advantage of all of the business tax incentives you can to help reduce those obligations. Many state and federal...
By Dan Beenken, Advance Iowa, UNI Center for Business Growth and Innovation Family business issues. Employee compensation programs. Bankruptcy. Background checks – or lack thereof. Lloyd Braun. The 3rd episode of Season 9 had it all. It was like a Perfect Storm of business metaphors all crammed into a sweet little package...
By Lea Hensel and Cally Reed, UNI Business and Community Services For many entrepreneurs and business owners, marketing is not in your primary wheelhouse. You’re busy running the business, managing people, paying bills, balancing accounts, etc. And so it often means that marketing becomes an afterthought or is done hastily and...
"By: Amy Kuhlers, Program Manager and Network Builder, IASourcelink Companies that start apprenticeship programs are taking a long view at training for necessary skill sets and are helping to fill much needed jobs in many industries. To get a better take on the process, we interviewed two companies that have Registered...
Hello, I’m Debi Durham, Director of the Iowa Economic Development Authority. It’s no secret that Iowa needs more skilled workers. A 2014 report on Iowa education and workforce trends through 2025 finds that 68 percent of all Iowa jobs are expected to require post-secondary education and training beyond high school. ...
Dan Beeken, UNI Center for Business Growth and Innovation The 60th episode of Seinfeld was instant Gold – ""Gold Jerry, Gold!” to channel my inner Kenny Bania. “The Junior Mint” ran during season 4 and put an Emmy in the hands of Michael Richards. Elaine’s latest boyfriend, Roy, is a chubby “starving artist.”...
After launching a startup, everyone needs a little help! Did you know that the University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center’s Business Consulting Services assist startups and businesses across the state of Iowa? This program provides affordable strategic results for clients, while also exposing students to real-world experiences. The good news...
Coworking locations have been growing across Iowa over the past few years. These facilities offer community, convenience and a flexible workspace for entrepreneurs and remote workers, but they require some tender loving care to become sustainable and to thrive. In this quarter’s Resource Partner update, we called on Darcy Swon,...
By: Lea Hensel, UNI Business and Community Services When you think of company culture, what comes to mind? Big employers like Google, Facebook or Zappos? Companies that have ping-pong tables in the rec room, outdoor basketball courts or a coffee barista on-hand to keep employees caffeinated continuously throughout the day. Or...
By Joe Bolick, UNI Business and Community Services Name: David Ballheim Company Name: Ballheim Financial, LLC Year: 2012 City: Quad Cities, IA/IL How did you get your start? I spent my first four years after graduating from UNI working in the advertising industry with a small marketing firm that specialized in automotive advertising. When the...
