Hello, I’m Debi Durham, Director of the Iowa Economic Development Authority. The coming of a new year always seems to provide a clean slate with which to write your next chapter. Resolutions are made and goals are set. We tend to think of goal-setting on more personal terms such as...
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...
Take a guess at how many women-owned businesses there are in Iowa. Did you guess anywhere near 73,300? That was the number in 2015 according to a national report compiled by American Express. That same report says female-owned businesses contributed nearly $8 million to the economy in 2015, and employ...
A week of events relating to innovation and entrepreneurship will take place in Sioux City as part of the 4th annual Launch Week, November 3rd – 10th. With speakers, startup presentations and plenty of networking, Launch Week aims to inspire, motivate, and promote collaboration among professionals. The week of creativity begins...
While Iowa may be known around the country for farming and insurance, we have so much more going on, including a bustling manufacturing industry. Tomorrow, being the first Friday of October, we acknowledge Manufacturing Day (Learn more about Manufacturing Day by viewing this infographic). To honor this day, let’s take...
Tomorrow is Manufacturing Day! To celebrate, businesses, chambers, economic development groups and associations are opening their doors and hosting events, presentations and tours to highlight and further the advancements of the Iowa manufacturing industry. Over 120 events taking place in all corners and regions of Iowa are taking place throughout the...
In choosing the spotlight this month, we wanted a resource partner that would tie in to the conference and trade show theme of this month’s IASourceLink so at the top of the list is the organization behind the Innovation EXPO - the Entrepreneurial Development Center, a non-profit business accelerator in...
Many entrepreneurs have one thing in common - they want to own their own business. This is exactly how John Pappajohn felt when he graduated from the University of Iowa in 1952. Fast forward through an impressive entrepreneur, business and philanthropic career to 1996 and we arrive at the development...
It’s that time of year again. The days are starting to get shorter, the trees are starting to think about changing color, and young adults across the nation are packing their things and gearing up for another year off to college. Many business owners, especially ones not located directly in...
“An entrepreneur is an entrepreneur.” People want to believe that anyone who starts businesses—any kind of business—are the same. That they have the same challenges, the same needs, the same motivation, the same desires, the same end game—that they want to and deliver the same economic impact. And that’s simply not true. Not...
