Iowa high school students are eligible for Business Horizons, a statewide summer innovation program offered annually by the Iowa Association of Business and Industry Foundation. The five-day program will be held July 16-20 at Drake University. The deadline to register is July 10. Students will develop problem-solving and leadership skills through entrepreneurial experiences and competitions. They will […]
Submitted by Mike Sellberg, chief of product and staff at Coviance One of the most challenging aspects of running an early-stage company is determining how to scale the business quickly and sustainably. This is a process that requires alignment across company leaders, sales professionals, marketing and product teams at every stage of growth, as well as […]
The Greater Des Moines Partnership is hosting a Raising Capital for Startups Seminar on July 12 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The session will be led by entrepreneurs and local investment and business leaders. Topics covered will include the process of raising capital, capitalization tables, pitching to investors and the term sheet. This year […]
VizyPay has announced the launch of its proprietary dual pricing program, which offers customers an option to pay less by paying with cash and small businesses the opportunity to keep more of their sales. Under dual pricing, a business offers the customer the regular price and the cash price, with cash being cheaper because credit […]
The InnoVenture Iowa Fund has made investments in eight early-stage Iowa startup companies in the advanced manufacturing, bioscience and information technology industries. The companies are Stratafolio, Shaka, PV Pallet, FarrPro, Farmpost, Clayton Farms, the Hummingbirds and Distynct. More information about the companies is available on the InnoVenture Iowa website. Investment Director Kaylee Williams shares more updates […]
The Greater Des Moines Partnership has announced the participants for the second cohort of the Scale DSM Minority Business Accelerator program, which will run from June to December. Participants will complete Interise’s Streetwise MBA (minority business accelerator) curriculum, which centers practical, case-based peer learning for minority-led businesses. The 11 small business owners selected for the program […]
The Business Record announces today the recipients of the 2023 innovationIOWA awards. Ames-based manufacturer Colorbiotics has been selected as the winner of the Corteva Agriscience innovationLEADER of the Year Award. Jeff Reed, owner of several Des Moines-area businesses, is the recipient of the innovationENTREPRENEUR of the Year Award. The recipients of the annual innovationIOWA awards […]
The North Iowa Area Community College John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center will hold the 26th Youth Entrepreneurial Academy on June 12-16, followed by pitch presentations. The academy has been designed to help students launch their own businesses with a chance to earn seed money using a curriculum called the Business Model Canvas. The pitch presentations will […]
Lola’s CEO says retailers’ programs are coming into the ‘limelight’ For small businesses seeking growth for their consumer packaged goods brands, getting their products into grocery stores can be a challenge when a few conglomerate brands supply most of a store’s inventory. It’s a challenge Taufeek Shah, founder and CEO of Lola’s Fine Sauces, is […]
Home Base Iowa, America’s Small Business Development Center Iowa, and the Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship at Iowa State University have announced the Iowa Veterans Entrepreneurship Conference. The conference is open to veterans, military personnel, their families and business partners, and community members who support veteran entrepreneurs and business owners. In addition to keynote speakers and […]