The Greater Des Moines Partnership has opened applications for the 2026 Scale DSM Business Accelerator, a program designed to help small businesses strengthen operations, increase revenue and create jobs. Over the past four years, 56 small businesses have graduated from Scale DSM, gaining tools, management strategies and professional networks to…
The Greater Des Moines Partnership has announced its Scale DSM Business Accelerator will return this year from July to December. Scale DSM helps businesses gain access to knowledge and networks needed to increase revenue, create jobs and positively affect the community. Participants will complete Interise’s StreetWise program, which is centered…
The Greater Des Moines Partnership will host a Raising Capital for Startups Seminar on May 1 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Partnership’s office in downtown Des Moines. The seminar will include topics such as the process of raising capital, the financial model, capitalization tables, pitching investors and…
The Greater Des Moines Partnership has announced the 2025 schedule for its Top Five for Small Business Series. The event series will feature presentations aiming to help small businesses in human resources, marketing, accounting, sales and other topics. Each event will take place on Zoom from 9 to 10 a.m….
The Greater Des Moines Partnership’s Spark DSM Business Incubator program has opened applications for upcoming events. The Spark DSM started in 2022 to bring new small businesses to the Downtown Farmers Market and has since expanded to include the World Food and Music Festival and Out to Lunch. Applicants must…
The Greater Des Moines Partnership is accepting vendor applications for the 2025 Downtown Farmers Market, World Food and Music Festival and Out to Lunch series. The farmers market, which runs on Saturdays from May 3 to Oct. 25, is looking for vendors selling fresh produce, meat, cheese, eggs, baked goods,…
The Greater Des Moines Partnership has announced the graduates of the third cohort of the Scale DSM Business Accelerator. Participants completed a seven-month program from Interise focused on helping them gain management skills and networks to increase revenue and create jobs. Graduates from the cohort are:
The Greater Des Moines Partnership will hold a one-day Raising Capital for Startups seminar on Dec. 3 in Des Moines. Among the topics covered will be the process of raising capital, the financial model and capitalization tables. “When it comes to securing funds, there’s no one-size-fits-all solution — it’s a…
The Greater Des Moines Partnership has announced the Entrepreneur Field Days series will return, starting in August. According to a news release, the event series draws on Iowa’s agricultural heritage, building on rural and urban knowledge and skill sets to strengthen the region’s entrepreneurial community. All events are free and…
The Greater Des Moines Partnership will hold the seventh annual Small Business Success Summit on Monday, June 10, in Ankeny. The keynote speaker is Karin Hurt, founder and CEO of Let’s Grow Leaders, a global leadership development firm providing practical tools and techniques for human-centered leaders from clients. She worked…