The Idea Accelerator, a national accelerator led by Heartland Forward, is running a summer cohort of the program with 10 new Iowa City entrepreneurs following the conclusion of the first cohort in May. Builders and Backers and the Iowa City Area Development Group are continuing to partner with Heartland Forward to deliver the program. Heartland […]
The Technology Association of Iowa has announced the graduation of the inaugural cohort of the Iowa Technology Leadership Institute. There were 25 members in the cohort who are technology leaders at technology companies across Iowa looking to take the next step in their careers. The classes focus on the nontechnical aspects of leadership that technical […]
The Global Insurance Accelerator announced it has initiated a search for a new program manager to succeed Megan Brandt. The announcement follows the GIA’s hiring of Dan Israel as the next managing director of the insurtech accelerator. The anticipated start date for the next program manager will be in early August so they can work with Brandt before her […]
The Iowa Economic Development Authority at its Friday meeting awarded Cedar Rapids-based nonprofit NewBoCo a $100,000 grant through the Entrepreneurial Investment Awards Program. NewBoCo will use the grant to launch its Community Partners Pilot Program in Mason City and Mount Pleasant, which will work to fill gaps in the local entrepreneurial environment by combining NewBoCo programming […]
Wells Fargo announced Tuesday it will expand its Connect to More program and its partnership with the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center with a goal of providing mentorship opportunities to more than 1,000 women entrepreneurs. More than 500 women received mentorship opportunities last year, according to a news release. The Connect to More program first started in summer 2021 […]
The National Center on Self-Employment, Business Ownership, and Telecommuting has issued a report authored by the Harkin Institute identifying ways vocational rehabilitation agencies can enhance business-ownership and self-employment opportunities for people with disabilities, especially those categorized as having the most significant disabilities. According to a release, the rate of individuals with disabilities who are self-employed is about […]
Members of the community can now submit nominations for the 2022 Prometheus Awards, hosted by the Technology Association of Iowa. A new award for Computer Science Educator of the Year will be awarded at this year’s event scheduled for Nov. 3. The deadline to submit nominations is Aug. 12.
Registration is now open for the second annual Tech Journey Open, a Central Iowa golf outing raising money to support Tech Journey and provide scholarships to students participating in the Tech Camp program. The event is on Sept. 8 at Beaver Creek Golf Course. Tech Camp is a weeklong summer program that teaches a range of technology […]
Homes are a central component of the residential addiction treatment YSS provides to Iowa youths. Two adapted houses in Ames have served as treatment facilities to help youths feel welcomed and comfortable while they recover. YSS CEO Andrew Allen said the organization determined about five years ago that the adapted homes weren’t able to accommodate all the […]
The Business Record announces today the winners of the 2022 innovationIOWA awards. VizyPay is the recipient of the Corteva Agriscience innovationLEADER of the Year Award, and Pi515 founder and Executive Director Nancy Mwirotsi is the recipient of the innovationENTREPRENEUR of the Year Award. The recipients of the innovationIOWA awards are nominated by members of the […]