ILC Lean Learning Center
Online EventILC Lean Learning Hour is an online event where those interested in continuous improvement gather to learn and share knowledge in a structured and efficient way. This month, we're hosting a unique no-homework book club where you can come and discuss your favorite books, podcasts, or other resources that have helped you improve YOU. Be prepared to share key learnings and insights from these resources with other attendees during the session.
Small Business Essential: Resource Partner Roundup
Online EventAs a small business owner, you are confronted with a lot of challenges and you might not always know where to turn. This special presentation will introduce you to a stable of resource partners that are here to help! Learn what each of these organizations have to offer in this one hour webinar.
Women, Money, and Heart
Lincoln Savings Bank 1922 Ingerasoll Avenue, Des Moines, IA, United StatesJoin an engaging woman led conversation around the heart of money! In our society, women are taught not to talk about money. It is time to realize that how women approach money is different from men. When women approach the money we earn, the money we spend, and the money we invest with confidence and ease, we create more wealth and abundance in our businesses, in our families, and in our communities. It is through conversation that women remove the cultural taboo and learn we are not alone. It is through conversation that women change the culture so we can lead with heart. Come sit at our table and join the conversation.
Getting Ready: Starting Your Business
Online EventGetting 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!
What are the first steps needed to business ownership?
What’s a business plan and why do you need one?
What are the various types of legal business entities?
How do you register your business?
ILC Managing Change from the Middle
Online EventThe ILC is pleased to offer a series of virtual events to help those implementing lean thinking and methodologies in a non-manufacturing setting. The series will focus on leadership, leading process improvements when things are unclear or uncertain, and leading and influencing change in a non-manufacturing setting.
6 Steps to a Better Business for Owners
Waterloo Workspace JSA Building 215 E. 4th St., Waterloo, IA, United StatesDo you want to make more money? Do you want control of your time? Do you want to find and keep good people on your team?
Don’t you owe it to yourself to invest some of your time learning how your business can reach its full potential? Of course, you do!
Join me as I introduce 6 Steps to a Better Business to learn how to:
-Work ON your business instead of IN your business
-Turn your advertising and marketing into an investment instead of an expense
-Leverage your time to maximize efficiency and profits
-Recruit, motivate, educate, and retain exceptional employees
During this seminar, you will gain a look into what 6 Steps to a Better Business can do for you and your business, including simple, fast, and easy ways to increase sales and profits, free up your time, and create an amazing team! Are you ready to make your business WORK FOR YOU? Register for 6 Steps to a Better Business TODAY !
Iowa Downtown Forums: Designing the Downtown Experience
VARIES EACH DAY --Designing the Downtown Experience
Each downtown has its own set of strengths and weaknesses. Appearance, amenities and the overall downtown experience can create positive or negative memories. Learn how to design positive downtown experiences that benefit everyone - businesses, residences and shoppers.
IEDA's Iowa Downtown Resource Center is offering four interactive downtown forums June 26 - 29 for Iowa communities interested in learning more about streetscape improvements, how to fund them, creating good pedestrian experiences and wayfinding signage. The keynote speaker and facilitator will be Dennis Reynolds of Reynolds Urban Design & Urban Planning.
Forum Locations
Forest City | Monday, June 26 | Waldorf University, Salveson Hall, 106 S 6th Street
Mount Vernon | Tuesday, June 27 | United Methodist Church, 304 1st Street SW
Greenfield | Wednesday, June 28 | Warren Cultural Center, 154 Public Square
Storm Lake | Thursday, June 29 | The Foundry, 524 Lake Avenue
Grow with Google: Design Thinking for Entrepreneurs
Online EventDiscover how to create a collaborative environment where everyone is responsible for design. You will go through design challenges and sprints that can be incorporated into any workplace or startup, to unlock creativity and innovative thinking.
In this session we’ll introduce:
• The principles of the design thinking process
• Applying the design thinking process to solve problems.
• The basics of prototyping your ideas
Presented by: Basim Newby, Google Certified Trainer
Top Five for Small Business: Strategies to Recruit and Retain Talent
Online EventIn this session, learn how Bing Bang, Blue Compass and VizyPay have created engaging workplace cultures and attract and retain talent in their organizations.
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 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.
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