Articles Tagged: NewBoCo

NewBoCo wraps up debut season of Iowa Innovation podcasts

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

Consider the conditions that support innovation. I offer three -- ability, willingness and opportunity.

Future Ready Iowa’s Summer Youth Internship Project provided $1.61 million in grants last year to 26 companies or organizations providing high school internships. These internships included landscaping, custom meat processing, nursing, utility management and engineering, among other disciplines. Another round of funding is available now, with applications due March 2.

MakuSafe founder to recount his start-up experience Feb. 16 in his Founder Fireside talk, part of 1 Million Cups

The in-person and virtual versions of CoderDojo will both take place on the first and third Saturday of each month, beginning in February. The in-person sessions will be held 1 to 3 p.m., with the virtual sessions beginning immediately after at 3.

The relationships created between lenders and small business owners through the program goes beyond just support for small business

NewBoCo shares plans for expanding programs, supporting start-ups

Cedar Rapids Girls Who Code chapter started to help bring more women into computer science

From Global Entrepreneurship Week to annual meeting, big events pay tribute to local success

As equipment becomes more automated, it is important that we continue to protect our ecosystem.

DeltaV’s Stacey Teltser aims to change lives, one line of code at a time.

Kiva is a global nonprofit micro-lending platform, offering loans that are zero interest, zero fees and range from $1,000 to $15,000.

The six companies held a launch event during this month’s EntreFEST event in Cedar Rapids. That night marked the first time many of the participants met face to face, even though they’d been working together daily since February.

Program offers small loans with zero-percent interest, extended grace periods and zero fees