Small Business Essential: Crossing The Bridge to Brick and Mortar
Online EventAre you ready to make the jump to a brick and mortar business? As a business owner, the decision to open your first physical store is an exciting and important one. Whether you’re expanding on current online or at-home operations or you’re starting a brick-and-mortar store from scratch, there are multiple factors to keep in mind.
Join The Iowa Center and Alyshea Gow, owner and interior designer of Feather Your Nest Interiors as she discusses her journey to owning a brick and mortar storefront.
Smart Start March
Online EventThinking of starting a business? This is a FREE 2-hour rapid fire course providing important steps in starting a business.
Start Something Passive Income Series: Drop-Shipping & Affiliate Links
Online EventDuring this installment of the Start Something Passive Income Series, Brady Trent will share tips and tricks on how to take advantage of the convenience of drop-shipping and learn how to earn a commission by promoting your favorite products using affiliate links.
Trade Mission to Chile & Peru
The targeted Latin American countries of Chile and Peru are rapidly growing economies. Both countries have free trade agreement partnerships with the U.S., which provides opportunities for reduced barriers and increased profitability. In addition to creating more open markets, the free trade agreements have strengthened protection for intellectual property, regulatory transparency, and requires effective labor and environmental enforcement.
This is a multi-industry trade mission and is open for any Iowa manufacturing and commercial companies. An IEDA Trade Mission is an in-country, travel opportunity for companies to receive market research, matchmaking with potential customers or partners, and travel with our IEDA trade mission group to have a week of in-country, one on one meetings. While we travel as a group, business appointments and itineraries are customized for each individual company to help them achieve their business goals for the trip.
Limited space is available – registration will be open soon. Contact Andrea Smith at 515.348.6240, [email protected]
Always Ready: Business Plan
Online EventTurn 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 a road map on completing your plan and taking the next steps towards business ownership. Also connect with other aspiring small business owners to refine your business ideas as you put them into real plans. This class is for aspiring small business owners who need a business plan to start moving forward with their idea now.
Women’s Mentoring Event 2023
West 48 - Blue Compass 1601 48th St. #100, West Des Moines, United StatesJoin the Grimes, Johnston, and Urbandale Chamber as we come together for networking, coaching, and mentoring sessions from the region's most influential business leaders. This event will allow you to try out what a mentoring relationship might be like and gain insightful advice from regional leaders. These events are designed for women to find inspiration and guidance on their careers. All events are open to anyone in the Greater Des Moines (DSM) community who would like to network and further their professional development.
Gravitate Community Happy Hour
Gravitate 500 Locus St., Des Moines, IA, United StatesCheck out our coworking spaces, meet other community members and harness the collaborative energy that comes from all of our events!
Join us from 4:30-6:30 PM for a social filled with art, light snacks, wine and and local beer.
West Des Moines Business Incubator Business Advice Series
Gravitate Valley Junction 318 5th St., Des Moines, IA, United StatesJoin the West Des Moines Business Incubator and Gravitate Coworking for a monthly series offering advice from experts in our community about a range of issues relevant for small businesses in Iowa. Past topics have included: types of financing, legal pitfalls to avoid, differentiating your brand and more.
Where: Gravitate Valley Junction
When: The second Tuesday of every month, over the lunch hour.
Iowa Rural Development Summit
Gateway Hotel 2100 Green Hills Dr, Ames, IA, United StatesThe Iowa Rural Development Summit brings rural residents and companies together to discuss the challenges and opportunities in their communities. In 2023, the summit will be held on April 11th-12th in Ames, Iowa. Registration opens soon! For more information, visit the Iowa Rural Development Council's event page with the button below.
Using SAM.gov
Online EventLanding government contracts requires knowing where to look for potential sales and understanding the landscape once you find a buyer who needs what you sell. Wouldn't it be nice to know where to find that kind of information?
This 60-minute webinar is designed to help Iowa businesses learn how to use the SAM.gov website in pursuit of federal government sales. We'll show you how to use the site to find potential bidding opportunities, how to generate email alerts when the government is preparing to purchase your item or service, and how to run some basic reports about past contract history.
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