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Always Ready: Business Plan

Online Event

Turn your dream into a plan with this small group, one-hour business planning class. The Iowa Center staff will help you kickstart your business plan by providing you with a road map for completing your plan and taking the next steps toward business ownership. Also, connect with other aspiring small business owners to refine your business ideas as you put them into real plans.

Free

1 Million Cups Cedar Rapids – The DASH Mindset

The Olympic Theater 1202 3rd St SE #200, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

Tune into this week’s 1 Million Cups Cedar Rapids as they welcome The DASH Mindset. Sheri Zevenbergen with The DASH Mindset, helps individuals, teams & organizations unlock their potential & live authentically by developing & applying self-awareness. If you want to make the most of your life, unlock your full potential & minimize regrets, the DASH mindset is for you.

Free

Raising Capital for Startups

700 Locust Street 700 Locust Street, Des Moines, IA, United States

Your great idea is coming to life. You own a startup company. You're on the verge of big things. But there's one problem: you need money to take your business to the next level and raise capital. If this is you, you've come to the right place.

Free

Increase Your Sales by Attracting Your Target Market

Online Event

Understanding your target market is one of the most effective ways to increase your business sales. Your target market is your ideal customers who pay, stay and refer others to your business, resulting in a consistent rise in sales over time.

In this webinar, our expert presenter will show you how to determine your target market and how to structure your business to attract your ideal customer.

Free

Always Ready: Getting Ready

Online Event

Getting started in your small business journey can be daunting…let us help you make the process and little easier as we outline some basic steps to Getting Ready!

Free

Iowa Downtown Conference

Courtyard Sioux City Downtown/Convention Center 901 4th Street, Sioux City, IA, United States

SAVE THE DATE AND PARTICIPATE in the Iowa Downtown Conference - the only statewide annual conference for professionals and volunteers involved in historic commercial district revitalization in Iowa. The Iowa Downtown Conference will include plenary sessions with motivational keynote speakers and educational breakout sessions focusing on downtown revitalization, field sessions, tours, an exhibit hall and a number of networking activities in cool venues.

$150 – $250

Coffee + Code: Networking and Coworking Event

Feedwell Kitchen & Bakery 560 Boyson Rd NE Suite A, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

Coffee + Code provides the perfect opportunity to connect with others in tech, no matter your experience level. Find friends who share your interests! Tune in every 2nd Saturday at Feedwell Kitchen and Bakery in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Free
Event Series The Journey to Your Vision

The Journey to Your Vision Hosted by Renew Rural Iowa

Waverly Civio Cener 200 1st St NE, Waverly, IA, United States

Every business faces peaks and valleys as they progress through stages of growth. Do you know what stage your business is in and how you can reach the next level?

Attend this valuable half-day seminar to help stack the odds in your favor by understanding the stages of business growth, their unique challenges, and methods to overcome them.

Led by Mike Kleis, President - Renaissance Executive Forums of Iowa and Joel Bennett, Lead Consultant - Veel Hoeden Consulting, this "hands-on" event will provide an opportunity to discuss your challenges with other business owners and utilize the collective power of their experience to help you address these barriers head on.

Free

Top 5 for Small Businesses: The Leadership Blueprint

Online Event

Connectify HR founder and CEO, Melissa Ness will share her “Leadership Blueprint” and provide tools for business owners to grow their leadership skills. Tune into her presentation on Wednesday, August 9th! 

Free

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