The Iowa Startup Accelerator is officially returning this fall with a renewed focus on helping Iowa-based startups sharpen their branding, marketing, and sales strategies.
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One business will be selected Aug. 13 to receive six months of free rent, a year of mentorship and other benefits to support growth of small businesses in downtown Cedar Rapids. The contest has returned after a hiatus since its debut in 2022. Applications are due June 30.
Erica Cole was finishing her degree when she attended EntreFest in 2019. She went on to launch a clothing company, No Limbits, and made an appearance on Shark Tank. Now she’s coming back to the June 2025 conference as a keynote speaker.
Program brings entrepreneurs together to talk resources, funding, innovation
No two entrepreneurs are truly the same. That is how the Entrepreneurial Development Center approaches supporting its client companies.
In November 2023, David Tominsky, Krista Martin and Eric Engelmann sat in their office in Cedar Rapids’ New Bohemia District on the brink of launching Novy venture studio, the first-of-its-kind in the state of Iowa.
UI Venture School, NewBoCo and more help budding entrepreneurs take the first leap.
New Bohemian Innovation Collaborative, Inc. draws on resilience and adaptability to grow the region’s economy.
Being a small business owner and entrepreneur is enough to keep one busy — but Tasha Lard doesn’t stop there.
Melissa Bates, 2024 Iowa Innovator of the Year, is set to launch a new respiratory device to ‘revolutionize’ lung health monitoring.
From startups to spin-offs, incubators to accelerators, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City and the surrounding area have embraced entrepreneurship. This inaugural special section highlights some of those established efforts — some brand new — and the personalities that make them fly.
A Chicago haircut changed Jeremy Hauskins’ life
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