Image by Cavalier92 via Flickr Anyone in business a while can tell you the power of great customer referrals. Want to read about a way to gain more of these? Read my post over at IowaBiz and you will even get a story about my lawn mower… Oh come on, read it!
Continue reading →New Small Business Loan program available to Iowans.
August 6, 2010 By Mike Colwell
This looks promising for those looking for additional capital OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR Governor Chet Culver « Lt. Governor Patty Judge FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 2, 2010 Contact: Kay Snyder, Iowa Department of Economic Development 515.725.3150 communications@iowa.gov Angel Albert, Governor’s Office 515.281.0173 angel.albert@iowa.gov Governor Culver Announces Launch of Iowa Small Business Loan [...]
Continue reading →Background checks – validating the new employee
August 5, 2010 By Mike Colwell
Image via Wikipedia Some time ago I wrote a guest post on Rush Nigut’s blog about background checks for future employees. Recently there was a story on NPR about delinquent debtors being caught by their own Facebook pages. It is getting easier, not harder to tell the not-so-great potential employees from everyone else. When hiring [...]
Continue reading →Iowa Venture Forum. Get your company seen by VC’s and Angels
August 4, 2010 By Mike Colwell
This looks like a really worth while event for many of you looking to raise capital for your business. Make sure you register right away! CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: The Iowa Venture Forum Seeks Business Proposals from Iowa Entrepreneurs Iowa entrepreneurs are encouraged to apply by August 20th to be considered to present to angel, [...]
Continue reading →What the heck is the Brain Belt and why should business people care?
August 3, 2010 By Mike Colwell
Image by Mykl Roventine via Flickr A while back I wrote a post for IowaBiz on the Brain Belt. When I first heard about the Brain Belt, all I could think about was Grain Belt beer. Sorry, I am into beers and Grain Belt ranks at the bottom for me. Given my free association, I [...]
Continue reading →Bring On the Entrepreneurs!
July 29, 2010 By Mike Colwell
Inc Magazine wrote a great cover story this month titled “Revitalizing the American Dream”. In it they call for a 16 point plan series of actions to stimulate entrepreneurship and thereby create more companies. Here are the 16 points. Take a look at the full article, it is a great read! Step 1: Take Entrepreneurship [...]
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