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  • Events: One Week KC, SPN tailgate, BIZ Luncheon, TechBrew and more

    Every Monday, look for our events post to keep you in the loop on the happenings of the week. From meetups and conferences to workshops and pitch sessions, if it’s happening in the Silicon Prairie, you’ll find it here. For more, visit our events page for a calendar of upcoming events from us and others…

  • PrairieCast Video: Dwolla raises $5 million, SmartyPig shifts

    Not one but two Mikes joined us this week on PrairieCast. Mike Colwell, director of the Business Innovation Zone in Des Moines and Mike Ferrari, co-founder of SmartyPig (now Social Money Systems) both sit in to discuss the big news that broke early on show day, Dwolla’s $5M Series B raise, as well as the…

  • Watch live: PrairieCast at 2 p.m. with Mike Ferrari and Mike Colwell

    Join us live today at 2 p.m. for Episode 73 of PrairieCast. Our guests will be Mike Ferrari, co-founder of Social Money Systems, and Mike Colwell, director of the Business Innovation Zone. As you’d expect, we’ll cover the news (not rumors this time) that just broke about Dwolla’s investment round and also get the inside…

  • BIZ Insights: Dan Shipton presents ‘Straight talk about mobile’ (Video)

    Business Innovation Zone in Des Moines, led by Mike Colwell, holds a monthly educational luncheon for entrepreneurs in Central Iowa. Titled “Business Insights and Networking Luncheon Series,” each event features a speaker from the Des Moines community with either expertise or thought leadership in an area that’s applicable to people working on building high growth…

  • BIZ Luncheon Series: Brian Hemesath on bootstrapping

    Mike Colwell, director of the Business Innovation Zone in Des Moines, holds a monthly educational luncheon for entrepreneurs across Central Iowa. Called the “Business Insights and Networking Luncheon Series,” each luncheon features a speaker from the community with either expertise or thought leadership in an area that’s applicable to people working on building high growth…

  • PrairieCast with Norah Carroll and Mike Colwell (Video)

    Always planning ahead, Andy prepared our 52nd episode since I was scheduled to spend the week across the street as a dutiful juror at the Polk County Courthouse. However, the trial wrapped a good 20 minutes before showtime, so I jumped in the second chair to join guests Norah Carroll of Lava Row and Mike…

  • BIZ Luncheon Series: Drew McLellan on digital marketing trends (Video)

    Mike Colwell, director of the Business Innovation Zone in Des Moines, holds a monthly educational luncheon for entrepreneurs across Central Iowa. Called the “Business Insights and Networking Luncheon Series,” each luncheon features a speaker from the community with either expertise or thought leadership in an area that’s applicable to people working on building high growth…

  • Business Record takes close look at Des Moines startup scene

    Our friends at the Business Record ran several stories in their most recent issue highlighting the startup community in Des Moines, and like we did with Lynn Hicks’ article in the Des Moines Register last week, we wanted to make sure our audience saw them as well. In the first article, writer Kyle Oppenhuizen interviews…

  • 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. …

  • PrairieCast with Mike Colwell and James Eliason (Video)

    On this week’s PrairieCast Andy Brudtkuhl and I were joined by guests Mike Colwell of the Business Innovation Zone and Casesmpl and James Eliason of Eliason Media and Uppward. Discussed this week: Casesmpl launches, Dream Big, Grow Here contest announced for 7/1, Uppward expands to any device that includes Facebook …