The West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce is accepting applications for the pitch competition at the 2025 Athene Black and Brown Business Summit now through Jan. 31 at 5 p.m. On April 16, seven top applicants and one randomly selected participant will pitch their business ideas to a panel of judges. All participants receive a monetary prize, […]
The Iowa Center for Economic Success has named Katie Byers director of the Iowa Center Women’s Business Center. Byers will provide training and individual counseling to Iowa women looking to launch or grow their businesses. She is an attorney as well as an entrepreneur. She is a fiber and mixed media artist with a location at […]
The Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program in Iowa is currently accepting applications for its spring 2025 cohort, which starts in February 2025. The program provides practical business education, access to capital and support services, including a dedicated business adviser. Small businesses located anywhere in Iowa are eligible to apply. The national program launched in […]
Iowa Farm Bureau is holding a two-part branding workshop for Farm Bureau members to enhance their direct-to-consumer business. The first workshop on Nov. 13 and 14 will help participants develop their brand to stand out from others in a crowded market, a news release said. The second workshop on Dec. 4 and 5 will help […]
Two SBDC Iowa regional directors, Michael Wampler and Jenica Johnson, have received awards from the national Small Business Development Center association America’s SBDC. Wampler, regional director of the SBDC location at Kirkwood Community College, is a recipient of the Top 40 Under 40 Young Professionals Award. The award recognizes SBDC staff who demonstrate innovation, leadership […]
Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE), a national network of volunteer counselors providing free mentoring and programming to small businesses, is holding a pitch competition in Des Moines on Sept. 12. The event is one of five pitch competitions SCORE is hosting to celebrate the nonprofit’s 60th anniversary. Competing small businesses will have the chance […]
America’s Small Business Development Center Iowa (SBDC) has announced Elizabeth Christensen is the new regional director of the Western Iowa SBDC, located at Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs. Christensen will serve new entrepreneurs and existing business owners in Pottawattamie, Shelby, Harrison, Page, Mills, Cass and Fremont counties. She has 20 years of experience […]
The Greater Des Moines Partnership has announced the 14 participants for the third Scale DSM Business Accelerator cohort. Scale DSM uses Interise’s Streetwise program to help business owners gain management know-how and networks needed to increase revenue, create jobs and positively affect the community over the six-month program, a news release said. Members of the third cohort […]
The ImagineDSM Entrepreneurship program, in collaboration with FuseDSM and Bookpress Publishing, has opened registration for its second cohort. Starting in October, the six-month program is split into six sessions, each led by industry professionals and experienced entrepreneurs. Topics covered will include idea development, networking and relationships, marketing and branding, conflict resolution and negotiation, financial management […]
The Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program recently celebrated the cohort of 32 small business owners who completed the 12-week program. This was the 11th cohort of the program, which is administered by Des Moines Area Community College in collaboration with all of Iowa’s 15 community colleges. There are now 300 program alumni in Iowa and over […]