Immigrant small business owners may now apply for the Underwriting Exposed Competition to be held at the Immigrant Entrepreneurs Summit on Nov. 21 at the FFA Enrichment Center at Des Moines Area Community College in Ankeny. The competition, sponsored by Wells Fargo, is open to immigrant small business owners who own...
Have you noticed the sales tax rate you are charged may sometimes be 6% and other times 7%? The differing rates occur because many cities and counties in Iowa impose a 1% local option sales tax (LOST), in addition to the state sales tax of 6%. Some Information about LOST LOST...
Small business groups are sounding a warning about an obscure Internal Revenue Service rule that takes effect Wednesday imposing heavy fines on small businesses for helping defray the cost of their workers’ insurance or medical expenses. The National Federation of Independent Business said small businesses that get caught helping their workers...
Most big brands have got it going on! They have a loyal following, a great tagline or jingle and a well-established position in the market. After all, they have the money to invest in research and know what works. Follow these 5 Rules as described by EAG Advertising and Marketing to utilize big...
Greetings all! Let me introduce myself first. I am Craig Downs, President of IowaMicroLoan. I have been a part of this organization since 2008 and prior to that I was involved in the banking business for 27+ years. Now, to more important and useful information. Micro loans: What are they? How do...
Cosigned by former SBA Administrators Karen G. Mills , Steve Preston, Hector Barreto, and Aida Alvarez By 2030, more than 2 billion Asian consumers are expected to join the global middle class. In 15 years, the Asian market is projected to be six times larger than the U.S. market. Increasingly, we see...
The Office of Advocacy has published a study examining the challenges holding back small innovators. Small Innovative Company Growth—Barriers, Best Practices and Big Ideas: Lessons from the 3D Printing Industry identifies 11 barriers that range from the individual level (e.g., academic debtload) to the systemic level (e.g., the reliable exchange of...
Too often, interactions with the government are burdensome and frustrating. From seeking out financing opportunities to learning about the latest regulations, business owners spend too much time navigating the federal bureaucracy. That’s why BusinessUSA was created: to be a centralized, one-stop platform to make it easier for business owners to find and access...
The SBIR Road Tour is a national outreach effort to convey the non-dilutive technology funding opportunity provided through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. Over the course of this year, individual program managers from the 11 participating agencies representing $2.5 billion in early stage...
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Iowa District Office is seeking nominations for its first annual Iowa SBA Small Business Community of the Year Award to be presented in May during Small Business Week 2015. “Small business success is driven by a supportive environment,” said Jayne Armstrong, district director of the...
