West Des Moines Business Incubator Business Advice Series
Gravitate Valley Junction 318 5th St., Des MoinesWest Des Moines Business Incubator Business Advice Series
Gravitate Valley Junction 318 5th St., Des MoinesOpen Coworking at Vault
Vault Coworking and Collaboration Space 415 12th Ave SE #201, Cedar Rapids- No events scheduled for February 16, 2023.
- No events scheduled for February 17, 2023.
Week of Events
West Des Moines Business Incubator Business Advice Series
West Des Moines Business Incubator Business Advice Series
Join 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 Trade Mission to Japan & Korea
Iowa Trade Mission to Japan & Korea
Ensuring important export markets are open, relationships are sound, and opportunities for export growth continues will highlight the Iowa Ag Trade Mission to Japan and Korea from Feb. 18-25, 2023. The International Trade office of the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) will lead this trade multi-segment trade mission to both countries.
The focus of this trip will be on Iowa livestock, poultry, grain, and meat processing, along with affiliated Iowa agriculture industries and associations. This business-focused trip will provide attendees with group meetings, industry development opportunities, cultural exchange, and export knowledge development. We will ensure one of our most important agricultural export markets is secure, relationships are sound, and opportunities for export growth continues.
Ag Trade Mission to Japan and Korea
Ag Trade Mission to Japan and Korea
The focus of the trip will be on Iowa livestock, poultry, grain and meat processing, along with affiliated Iowa agriculture industries and associations. The business trip will provide participants with group meetings, industry development opportunities, cultural exchange and export knowledge development.
1 Million Cups Cedar Rapids
1 Million Cups Cedar Rapids
1 Million Cups was developed as a simple way to engage entrepreneurs and communities around the world. Each week, we offer a local entrepreneur an opportunity to give a six-minute presentation to a diverse audience of mentors, advisors, and entrepreneurs. Then, as a community, we give them valuable feedback
1 Million Cups Cedar Rapids (1MC ICR) has been a community event for years and will continue virtually until further notice. For event and streaming details, check out the 1MC Cedar Rapids page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1MCICR/
The event is FREE to attend!
Iowa City Open Coffee
Iowa City Open Coffee
Coffee with entrepreneurs and creatives in the Iowa City area. Meet other entrepreneurs and creatives, hear announcements on upcoming startup and creative events, and talk about startup and tech news. What better way could there be to start your Wednesday?
Following Iowa City Open Coffee, around the block at MidWestOne Bank, is 1 Million Cups. 1 Million Cups is a start-up community building event launched by the Kauffman Foundation. The events are held across the nation on Wednesdays from 9 am to 10 am and feature 1-2 presentations by local start-ups to a public audience.
If you are new to the area we invite you to join us, or if you know someone new to the Iowa City area please attend and bring them with you. Need a Wingman? Check out iccreatives.com for more information on connecting with other creatives in the corridor.
Please join us for Iowa City Open Coffee at MERGE every Wednesday at 8 am, before 1 Million Cups Iowa City from 9 am to 10 am.
Meet the Buyers – Central Iowa
Meet the Buyers – Central Iowa
Meet the Buyers is an experience where businesses can network and develop relationships with government agencies, prime contractors and local corporations looking to expand their supplier base. The morning will include short briefings from the featured buyers highlighting how to do business with them followed by a structured networking opportunity to connect with agencies, corporations and other businesses.
Register here. For more event details, contact Kelly Freel at [email protected].
1 Million Cups Iowa City
1 Million Cups Iowa City
1 Million Cups Iowa City is a free weekly program to educate, engage and connect local entrepreneurs and community members. Our meetings are held virtually on Zoom until further notice.
Learn more >>> https://www.1millioncups.com/iowacity.
Open Coworking at Vault
Open Coworking at Vault
Come see what coworking is all about and spend a day immersed in the creative community! When 1 Million Cups is in Cedar Rapids, we'll also do free cowork Wednesday all day. It's a great way to learn about coworking and meet Vault members if you're new to the community, or just hang out if you're a regular #1MC attendee.
Des Moines Lyceum: Can We Have Heroes?
Des Moines Lyceum: Can We Have Heroes?
We are living in a time when so much is documented that we know the foibles and faults of all the people who are in the public eye and many of our historical figures have come under greater scrutiny. Can we still have heroes when we know so much of the faults of human beings? Do we need to have heroes? Why or why not?
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