Iowa Business Blog Post

Thank You Resource Partners

Thank you IASourceLink Resource Partners!  The Iowa small business community is like no other. A support system for entrepreneurs with ideas and dreams of all kinds. IASourceLink is proud to fuel this community. We are thankful for the dedication and hard work from all of our resource partners and Iowa entrepreneurs....

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10 Tips for Small Business Saturday Success

Written by Paul Lester, SBA For millions of small businesses across the United States, it’s getting close to the most wonderful time of the year: Small Business Saturday! Celebrated two days after Thanksgiving, Small Business Saturday is a way for consumers to usher in the busy holiday shopping season and make an...

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Redefining Small Business Success through Commitment to Community

Spend just an hour with Tricia Rivas and you quickly appreciate everything that is great about small business. Rivas’ enthusiasm for her employees, clients and community is contagious. The owner of Trixie’s Salon, with three locations in Des Moines and Altoona, knows small business success isn’t just about making money.  It...

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Using Available Resources to Strategically Grow Your Business

Small business success is as much about the growth of the owner as the business itself. Clint Dudley,owner of Shade Tree Auto in Grimes, learned this important lesson by investing in his own professional development. Dudley started Shade Tree Auto as a side business in his garage in 2001 while working...

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Toppling Goliath Makes its Mark on the Craft Brewing Industry

An extensive business background and a love of craft beer led Clark Lewey and his team ofinnovators to build Toppling Goliath into the giant of Iowa’s beer industry. In just a decade Decorah-based Toppling Goliath has quickly expanded to 110 employees with distribution in 19 states and three continents. It is...

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