Free Start Smart Workshop to be offered in Mason City
The NIACC Pappajohn and Small Business Development Center is offering a free two-hour workshop designed for anyone who is considering starting a business. At Start Smart, participants will learn how to create a business plan, do market research, consider different types of business ownership, and learn how to register a business.Start Smart will be offered […]
Pappajohn Center brings Startup Factory Network to North Iowa
The NIACC Pappajohn Center and North Iowa Small Business Development Center (SBDC) now offer Startup Factory for the first time in rural Iowa.Startup Factory is an innovative program for entrepreneurs to take promising high-growth ideas to market. The first three Startup Factory classes (or cohorts) were only offered on-campus at Iowa State University in Ames. […]
Tiffany Rottinghaus of Mara Bridal Recognized as Pappajohn Center Entrepreneur of the Month
The NIACC Pappajohn Center and North Iowa Area Small Business Development Center (SBDC) are proud to recognize Tiffany Rottinghaus of Mara Bridal and Special Occasion as the Pappajohn Center Entrepreneur of the Month for February 2018. Rottinghaus opened Mara Bridal in Charles City in November 2017.Rottinghaus worked with the Pappajohn Center and the North Iowa […]
Pappajohn Student Entrepreneurial Venture Competition
Sponsored by John Pappajohn, Equity Dynamics, Inc., the Pappajohn New Venture Business Plan Competition is intended for college students with an interest in starting their own business. Plans are judged based on a) Content of Plan and b) Viability of Plan. Teams in the NIACC Regional Competition will compete for one of three (3) $500 seed grants […]
Free Start Smart Workshop to be offered in Mason City
The NIACC Pappajohn Center and the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is offering a free two-hour workshop designed for anyone who is considering starting a business. At Start Smart, participants will learn how to create a business plan, do market research, consider different types of business ownership, and learn how to register a business.Start Smart […]
Free Start Smart Workshop to be offered in Mason City
The NIACC Pappajohn Center and the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is offering a free two-hour workshop designed for anyone who is considering starting a business. At Start Smart, participants will learn how to create a business plan, do market research, consider different types of business ownership, and learn how to register a business.Start Smart […]
Launch & Grow Your Business Program Begins Spring 2018
The Launch & Grow Program begins February 15, 2018. Launch & Grow is designed to assist the start-up and current entrepreneur in developing a business concept and evaluating it through each step of the business planning process. This course will teach participants how to research, develop, and write detailed business plans. It covers all aspects of […]
Cabin Coffee Wins 2018 Neal Smith Entrepreneur of the Year Award
America’s SBDC Iowa (SBDC) is pleased to announce Brad and Angie Barber of Cabin Coffee, Clear Lake, as the winners of the 2018 Neal Smith Entrepreneur of the Year Award.Brad and Angie Barber worked with the North Iowa Area SBDC and NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center in Mason City. Brook Boehmler, regional director of the […]
Free Start Smart Workshop to be offered in Mason City
The NIACC Pappajohn Center and the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is offering a free two-hour workshop designed for anyone who is considering starting a business. At Start Smart, participants will learn how to create a business plan, do market research, consider different types of business ownership, and learn how to register a business.Start Smart […]
Free Start Smart Workshop to be offered in Mason City
The NIACC Pappajohn Center and the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is offering a free two-hour workshop designed for anyone who is considering starting a business. At Start Smart, participants will learn how to create a business plan, do market research, consider different types of business ownership, and learn how to register a business.Start Smart […]
Free Start Smart Workshop to be offered in Mason City
The NIACC Pappajohn Center and the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is offering a free two-hour workshop designed for anyone who is considering starting a business. At Start Smart, participants will learn how to create a business plan, do market research, consider different types of business ownership, and learn how to register a business.Start Smart […]
NIACC Marketplace is Open to the Public
The public is invited to attend the annual NIACC Marketplace from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm on Thursday, November 16 in the NIACC Activity Center. This event is held during Global Entrepreneurship Week. The Marketplace is an opportunity for NIACC Students, Staff, Alumni and Faculty who are entrepreneurs to set up a display table to […]
Free Start Smart Workshop to be offered in Mason City
The NIACC Pappajohn Center and the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is offering a free two-hour workshop designed for anyone who is considering starting a business. At Start Smart, participants will learn how to create a business plan, do market research, consider different types of business ownership, and learn how to register a business.Start Smart […]
Free Start Smart Workshop to be offered in Mason City
The NIACC Pappajohn Center and the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is offering a free two-hour workshop designed for anyone who is considering starting a business. At Start Smart, participants will learn how to create a business plan, do market research, consider different types of business ownership, and learn how to register a business.Start Smart […]
Free Start Smart Workshop to be offered in Mason City
The NIACC Pappajohn Center and the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is offering a free two-hour workshop designed for anyone who is considering starting a business. At Start Smart, participants will learn how to create a business plan, do market research, consider different types of business ownership, and learn how to register a business.Start Smart […]