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Money, Research, Office Space... Iowa is a Great Place to Grow Rob Williams, University of Northern Iowa Regional Business Center |Entrepreneurship Outreach Business & Community Services
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Money, mentorship, networking, knowledge and more, it’s all available for your entrepreneurs! Come to this high-energy session moderated by popular EntreFEST session MC Rob Williams of the Univeristy of Northern Iowa’s Regional Business Center and hear about more than 40 resources (many free) available to Iowa entrepreneurs including: grants programs, angel investment networks, coworking spaces, networking events, pitch competitions, free consulting, webinars, entrepreneurial training programs, coding classes, conferences, pitch coaching, award programs, legal help and more. Presentation at EntreFEST 2014 on May 15th.
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Money, Research, Office Space...Iowa is a Great Place to Grow
Rob Williams, University of Northern Iowa
Regional Business Center |Entrepreneurship Outreach
Business & Community Services
What’s out there?
ISU/UI/UNI Programs
Iowa Small Business Development Centers
Community College Programs
Iowa Workforce Development
Iowa Economic Development Authority
County Economic Development Offices
City Economic Development Offices
Industry Associations
Chambers of Commerce
Regional Economic Development Groups
...And even more!
Hard to navigate
Too Many programs- give me something concrete!
What we hear...
Some Background
Businesses Generally Need Four Things
Technical Assistance
Capital
Networks
Supportive Culture
Our Agenda
Our Agenda Today
Technical Assistance
Networks
Capital
Cutting Edge Ideas
Online Resources
Summary
Technical Assistance
General Business
Business Concierge
Small Business Development Centers
John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Centers
SCORE Offices
Regional Economic Development Agencies
County Economic Development Offices
Technical Assistance (Cont.)
Specialized Business
ISU Center for Industrial Research and Service
Advance Iowa
Iowa Waste Reduction Center / Iowa Waste Exchange
IEDA Site Selection Assistance for Expansion
University of Iowa Centers for Enterprise
Technical Assistance (Cont.)
Unique Programs
Startup Weekend
Startup Accelerators (Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Spencer, Mason City)
Entrepreneurial Management Institute, UNI Masters Degree Program
Dev/Iowa Bootcamp
Venture School
Startup Bootcamps
Veterans, Women
1 Million Cups
Ped Mall Tonight @ 5 pm
Technical Assistance (Cont.)
International Trade
International Trade Office at IEDA
International Trade at US Dept of Commerce
International Trade at Iowa SBDC
Kathy Hill Patricia Cook Debbie Franklin
Technical Assistance (Cont.)
Workforce Development
Employer's Council of Iowa / Iowa Workforce Development
Iowa Economic Development Authority Workforce Development Programs
Iowa Industrial New Jobs Training (260E) – Tax Credit Too!
Apprenticeship Program (260F)
Community College Business Network Training (260F)
Community College Consortium (260F)
Iowa Jobs Training Program (260F)
Accelerated Career Education (260G)
Technical Assistance (Cont.)
Niche Owner
Women Owners
Ascent Iowa
Iowa Women’s Business Center
National Association of Women Business Owners
Iowa Women’s Leadership Conference
Minority or Disabled Owners
Targeted Small Business Program
Emprendedor at Iowans for Social and Economic Development
Veterans
Home Base Iowa
SBA Veterans Business Resource Center
Networks
Industry Groups
Technology Association of Iowa
Iowa Association of Business & Industry
Chambers of Commerce
Iowa Biotechnology Association
“Traditional” Events/Conferences
EntreFEST
I/OWA Conference
Immigrant Entrepreneurs Summit
ABI Taking Care of Business Conference
TAI i2iowa Forum, TechBrews, Women of Innovation, and More!
Networks (Cont.)
Not your ordinary networking anymore!
BarCamp
TEDx
Peer Roundtables
Innovation Summits/Entrepreneur Expos
Startup Weekends
Startup City (Des Moines, Spencer)
R&D on a Whole New Level
Makerspace
CoWorks
Advanced Specialized Incubators (TechWorks)
Capital
Iowa Economic Development Authority
Demonstration Fund
High Quality Jobs Program
Research Activities Credit
EB-5 Immigrant Investors Program
Enterprise Zones
... And more!
Capital (Cont.)
Iowa Innovation Corporation
Small Business Innovation Research and Technology Transfer Program
Kristine Johansen, ISU SBIR/STTR Program Administrator
Industry Applied Research Program
Proof of Commercial Relevance Fund
Iowa Innovation Fund (coming soon)
Capital (Cont.)
Revolving Loan Funds (PDF Map)
Crowdfunding & P2P Platforms (webinar)
Family
Friends
Fools (er...)
Capital (Cont.)
A few other unlikely suspects:
Main Street Programs
County Economic Development Offices
Regional Economic Development Offices
Universities
Equity/Venture Financing
• Ag Ventures Alliance• Ames Seed Capital Fund• Emerging Growth Capital Fund, LP• HBE Holdings, LLC• Iowa Capital Corporation• Iowa Commitment Fund• Iowa Lakes Capital, LLC• Iowa PROPEL Program• Development Corporation of Fort Dodge & Webster County• Iowa State University• NIACC North Iowa Accelerator• Plains Angels• Rock River Capital• Siouxland Chamber• University of Iowa• Wellmark Venture Capital Fund• University of Northern Iowa• VentureNet Iowa
Cutting Edge Ideas
Technical Assistance Artist as Entrepreneur, New York City
Idea Village, New Orleans
Networks Brooklyn Boulders Active Collaborative Workspace (Video)
B Corp Certification
Google for Entrepreneurs (Up Global, many more)
Capital P2P and Crowdfunding
Sadly, not enough innovation
Online Resource
IASourceLink (iasourcelink.com)
320+ Providers in Resource Navigator
Business Licensing Information Center
Live Interactive Business Webinars
Hundreds of resource pages for doing business in Iowa
Access to the Business Concierge
Summary
Lots of folks here to help.
Some of the most innovative support programs nationally, ready to scale to your community.
Just give us a chance...
Thanks for sharing your time!
Questions?
Thoughts?
Could we do better?
What programs do you appreciate?
What programs should we create?
Rob WilliamsBusiness Analyst, University of Northern IowaRegional Business Center/Entrepreneurship OutreachBusiness & Community [email protected]://www.uni.edu/bcs
