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  • Tej Dhawan named one of 2014’s Passport to Prosperity honorees

    The Iowa International Center announced today that StartupCity Des Moines principal Tej Dhawan will be named one of the organization’s 2014 Passport to Prosperity honorees. The award recognizes Iowa immigrants…

  • Submissions for the Iowa Business Plan Competition due Friday

    The deadline for the Iowa Business Plan Competition has been extended, so make sure to get your executive summaries in by Friday. The competition is meant to “stimulate entrepreneurial activity and greater awareness of the resources available to grow entrepreneurs in Iowa…

  • Why NMotion accelerator was a “no brainer” for Nobl’s Brett Byman

    I learned at an early age that as entrepreneurs, the odds are against us. That’s because I grew up in a family full of entrepreneurs. I grew up cleaning public toilets at rest areas along Interstate 80 in Nebraska. My parents own a janitorial company that had contracts with the state Department of Roads and…

  • Team Prairie Portrait: FitBark of the Mobile Health Accelerator

    For the 10 days leading up to the Sprint Mobile Health Accelerator powered by Techstars Demo Day we’ll be getting insight from the 10 presenting teams. See what they’ve been up to at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 10, at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts by registering for free here.

  • Team Prairie Portrait: LifeLine Response of the Mobile Health Accelerator

    For the 10 days leading up to the Sprint Mobile Health Accelerator powered by Techstars Demo Day we’ll be getting insight from the 10 presenting teams. See what they’ve been up to at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 10, at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts by registering for free here.

  • Team Prairie Portrait: Medicast of the Mobile Health Accelerator

    For the 10 days leading up to the Sprint Mobile Health Accelerator powered by Techstars Demo Day we’ll be getting insight from the 10 presenting teams. See what they’ve been up to at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 10, at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts by registering for free here.

  • Team Prairie Portrait: Yosko of the Mobile Health Accelerator

    For the 10 days leading up to the Sprint Mobile Health Accelerator powered by Techstars Demo Day we’ll be getting insight from the 10 presenting teams. See what they’ve been up to at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 10, at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts by registering for free here.

  • Team Prairie Portrait: AkibaH of the Mobile Health Accelerator

    For the 10 days leading up to the Sprint Mobile Health Accelerator powered by Techstars Demo Day we’ll be getting insight from the 10 presenting teams. See what they’ve been up to at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 10, at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts by registering for free here.

  • Team Prairie Portrait: Symptom.ly of the Mobile Health Accelerator

    For the 10 days leading up to the Sprint Mobile Health Accelerator powered by Techstars Demo Day we’ll be getting insight from the 10 presenting teams. See what they’ve been up to at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 10, at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts by registering for free here.

  • To accelerate or not to accelerate? Men’s Style Lab answers the question

    (Guest post by Derian Baugh) When I first started my company I had no way to fully grasp all that is involved in getting a startup off the ground. I had no understanding of all the logistics and financial complexities that would be involved. I didn’t know how I was going to be able to…