Articles Tagged: Entrepreneurship

For tech professionals and entrepreneurs such as Kellen Gracey, moving to a small town in Iowa wasn’t on his Radar until recently.

From Tiny Techies to computer science, NewBoCo aims to help more than 600 Iowa educators in 2020

In Rainbow Lake’s first growing season, the farm grew more than 50 varieties of crops and started selling produce to multiple restaurants and grocery stores.

ISA Ventures aims to bring bigger investment to Iowa companies

The program, which teams experienced management mentors with entrepreneurs, is free and available through all five Iowa Pappajohn centers

NewBoCo teams with Cedar Rapids Bank and Trust to match funds for the Kiva Iowa small-business loan program.

Over the past year, the school has made new hires, launched new courses and even changed its way of handling classes day to day.

‘Our advantage in the market is, we’re taking a labor-first approach focused on quality of care’

There is a clear connection between innovation and the efforts to foster diversity, equity and inclusion.

The Iowa City area can expect a large gathering of speakers and entrepreneurs to arrive for the two-day conference, June 9 and 10.

B.J. Brugman, co-founder and CEO of Distynct, will share his story, including the challenges, successes and plans to scale the business in Iowa, in next week’s Founder Fireside discussion.

Julie Parisis knows the experience of being a NewBo City Market shopkeeper firsthand, having run a space several years ago before joining the administrative staff.

As a result of state legislation passed in 2020, all schools in Iowa will be required to teach computer science standards by 2023.

If you Google Iowa innovations, you'd likely find articles that push shock value for readers rather than known fact — articles with titles, “Eight surprising inventions from Iowa.”

April 5 will see The Gazette’s initial panel in our ongoing Business Breakfast series