The NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center hosted the second annual Iowa Student Entrepreneurship Summit on April 11-12 in Mason City and Clear Lake. The event brought together business majors and student entrepreneurs from Iowa’s community colleges, private colleges and the University of Northern Iowa. The Student Entrepreneurship Summit included a…
The Iowa State University Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship and the Ivy College of Business have received an award for exceptional contributions to entrepreneurship research from the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (GCEC). The GCEC is an academic organization for university-based entrepreneurship centers. According to a news release, the award recognizes…
Iowa JPEC: The University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (Iowa JPEC) concluded its statewide spring Venture School program the week of Nov. 11 by awarding $11,300 in prize money during final pitches. Placing first at the centers were Musa’s Lemonade (Ahmed Musa) from Des Moines, Ampersand Legal PLLC (Mackensie…
The University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center will recognize seven entrepreneurs at its Innovation and Entrepreneurship Honors event. Awarded since 2020, the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Honors recognize outstanding entrepreneurial accomplishments of UI alumni, students, faculty, mentors and Venture School participants. The 2024 honorees are: The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Honors event is…
The North Iowa Area Community College John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center will host the 2024 Pappajohn Entrepreneur Gala on Oct. 3, the center announced. The gala will celebrate North Iowa entrepreneurs and present Stellar Industries Inc. with the Legacy Award for its contributions to the region. Nominations are open for the…
Adam Keune, co-founder of Coralville-based Higher Learning Technologies, has been named the new executive director of the Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (Iowa JPEC) at the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business. Keune was Iowa JPEC’s entrepreneur-in-residence in 2023-24 and has served on the center’s advisory board since 2018….
The Iowa State University Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship has been recognized by the Accreditation Council for Entrepreneurial and Engaged Universities’ (ACEEU) Triple E Awards for the second year. The Pappajohn Center received runner-up in the category of America’s Most Impactful Initiative of the Year. Universities in North and South America were eligible…
The North Iowa Area Community College John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center will hold its 2024 Youth Entrepreneurial Academy from June 3 to June 7 in Mason City. The event is designed to teach students about starting their own business and other entrepreneurial skills. On June 11, they will participate in a…
On first anniversary of his passing, the community reflects on memories with Pappajohn One year ago this week, Iowa lost John Pappajohn, a pillar of business, entrepreneurship, education, art and philanthropy. His story is well known and revered as his legacy carries on through the people and organizations he supported…
The Iowa State University Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship has announced the participants selected for the 15th ISU Startup Factory Cohort. The cohort includes 17 members from across Iowa running 10 business ventures, either individually or in teams. The 10 ventures participating are: