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Dream Big Grow Here application process open across Iowa
The Dream Big Grow Here contest is back again with $15,000 in grants for one Iowa entrepreneur and smaller grants for several more. An event we covered extensively last year, Dream Big Grow Here starts with a series …
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EntreFest! returning March 8-9 to showcase entrepreneurship in Iowa
The fifth annual EntreFest! conference is set to “highlight the thriving world of entrepreneurship in Iowa” March 8-9 in Ames. The event, which will take place at the Gateway Hotel and Conference Center, features speeches, networking events and breakout sessions on subjects including New Technology Tools, Why Search Engine Optimization is Important, How to Keep…
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Central Iowa, submit your idea to Dream Big Des Moines today
Today’s the day to begin submitting your business ideas to the Dream Big Des Moines contest for a chance to win up to $15,000. Dream Big Des Moines is the central Iowa portion of a state-wide contest “Dream Big Grow Here” being put on by MyEntre.Net, a program of the University of Northern Iowa. …
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Prairie Moves: Josh Cramer, Marcus Ross, Randomnade and more
Published every Tuesday, Prairie Moves keeps our readers informed about career moves, media coverage, product development, and more from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit one of the items below for our next Prairie Moves post, please email editor@siliconprairienews.com. And if you…
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MyEntre.Net, an online hub for Iowa entrepreneurs of all kinds
My first official post here at Silicon Prairie News is on an organization that I’m closely tied with, MyEntre.Net, a division of my employer, the Incubation Services at the University of Northern Iowa. Truth be told, my editor actually requested that MyEntre.Net be my first topic. MyEntre.Net has come to be the face and a…
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MyEntre.Net giving away $1,000 each month to an entrepreneur
MyEntre.Net, a web-based support system for entrepreneurs provided by the University of Northern Iowa’s Business and Community Services division, recently launched the Dream Big Grow Here grant program to spur new…
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EntreFest! for small businesses comes to West Des Moines
Later this month the third iteration of EntreFest! will be take place at the West Des Moines Marriott. I caught up with Amy Kuhlers, a Program Manager with MyEntre.Net an “entrepreneurship support system” out of the University of Northern Iowa’s Regional Business Center in Cedar Falls, who is coordinating the event. In the Q&A below,…