The Iowa Startup Accelerator is now accepting applications for its seven-week evening program designed to help Iowa-based companies strengthen branding, marketing, prospecting, sales and revenue-growth strategies. The program includes educational workshops and presentations, pitch development and feedback, access to JPEC Venture Mentoring Services for targeted industry and vertical coaching and…
The Technology Association of Iowa has announced the launch of a new brand identity. According to the announcement, the updated brand aims to reflect the association’s evolution as the “unified voice for Iowa’s technology industry” as the complexity, speed and scope of Iowa’s technology landscape grows and changes due as…
The North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) Pappajohn Center is now accepting applications for the spring 2025 cohort of the University of Iowa Venture School program. The eight-week program uses the National Science Foundation I-Corps curriculum and participants are assigned a local entrepreneur as their coach during the program. Participating…
Linda Tong, founder of Linda Tong Planners, was a panelist at the Business Record’s recent Power Breakfast on thriving in a multigenerational workforce and shared her perspective as a member of Gen Z and an entrepreneur. She was asked: A lot of members of Generation Z are opting to start…
Jason Gross announced on LinkedIn that he accepted a role as chief strategy officer at TruStage, formerly CUNA Mutual. He started the new role Monday. For the last three years, Gross served as vice president – head of investor relations at Des Moines-based venture capital firm ManchesterStory. If you know of other Iowa…
As federal digital equity dollars head for states, CBAN is poised to support Iowa’s proposal, president says Community Broadband Action Network (CBAN), an Iowa-based member organization of stakeholders in and around the broadband space, is pushing ahead with its mission to help communities bridge gaps in broadband services with an…
Maple Studios is now accepting interest forms from industrial technology startups or early-stage companies looking for space in 2023. The startup studio is currently undergoing renovations to expand its space on the Ramco Innovations campus in West Des Moines. Expected completion of the remodel is early 2023, after which the…
Angel investor group Plains Angels is holding a virtual meetup event on the second Monday of each month from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for angel investors interested in startup investing. The events are open only to SEC-accredited investors. Those interested can contact Tej Dhawan at tej@plainsangels.com for a disclosure form before attending.
Jenny Vipperman, chief lending officer for Florida-based VyStar Credit Union, has joined LenderClose’s board of directors, the fintech lending platform announced Tuesday. “Our growth goals are aggressive, and that calls for an experienced set of directors who are highly attuned to market conditions affecting borrowers, financial institutions, and the end-users of…
Standard General is taking television station owner Tegna private in a deal valued at about $5.4 billion, Associated Press reported. An affiliate of Standard General will pay $24 in cash for each Tegna share. The transaction has an enterprise value of approximately $8.6 billion, including the assumption of debt. Tegna…