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Press Release – New Markets, Government Contracts, Export and Emerging Industries

July 28th, 2010 admin No comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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Committee member Eric Thomas stated that “This event will be a great forum to hear from and talk to state, local, and federal government representatives on financing for your business, working with governmental agencies and opportunities in new markets. We’re also excited that leaders from the community will be on hand to discuss their stories on entrepreneurship and the challenges small business owners and entrepreneurs face today.”

Statewide Contest Worth $1,000 a Month

June 3rd, 2010 admin No comments

CEDAR FALLS, IowaMyEntre.Net, Iowa’s online community for Iowa entrepreneurs and small business, has announced the launch of the new ‘Dream Big Grow Here’ contest for entrepreneurs and small businesses in Iowa. Starting in June, businesses statewide can compete monthly to win $1,000 to help bring their business concept to reality or help their business to grow here in Iowa.


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Biomedical Synergies welcomed

April 30th, 2010 admin No comments

New company will bring more than 80 jobs to Mount Pleasant.
By REX L. TROUTE
rtroute@thehawkeye.com

MOUNT PLEASANT IOWA — Thursday afternoon's glad-handing at the Howe Student Activity Center was a community's business version of victory as Mount Pleasant officially welcomed Biomedical Synergies to its friendly borders. The goal of bringing 87 jobs to the city in the next five years was received with open arms.

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The IDED Wants to Know How to Support Your Business

April 9th, 2010 admin No comments
The Iowa Department of Economic Development (IDED) is committed to supporting the vibrancy of Iowa’s developing entrepreneurial community. The IDED’s Innovation and Commercialization Division coordinates Iowa’s efforts in the biosciences, information technology, and advanced manufacturing industries. Their mission is to grow Iowa’s economy by fostering entrepreneurship and supporting the workforce, commercialization, and marketing activities of these industries.

The IDED and its many partners provide critical resources in support of Iowa’s developing entrepreneurial community overall, and especially within the targeted industries of biosciences, information technology, and advanced manufacturing.

We ask you to join us in our efforts to provide the best possible resources to Iowa entrepreneurs by taking approximately 10 minutes to fill out a brief survey. Your opinions are very important! Your critical feedback will impact the range of services, opportunities and resources the IVCEC is able to offer to Iowa entreprenuers in the future.

If you have questions, please contact:

Diane Nelson
DataPower Research and Consulting
DataPowerResearch@gmail.com
319-651-9266

To take the survey or find out more, click on the following link, or copy and paste it into your web browser: Start Survey
 

Entrepreneurial Skills and Passion Define Author's Business

March 16th, 2010 admin No comments
How to Jump-Start Your Book – The Book In You

Susan Klopfer, a Hanover College graduate and journalist, moved to the Mississippi Delta in 2003 as the Emmett Till cold case was opened by the F.B.I. and the U.S. Dept. of Justice. Living on the grounds of Parchman Penitentiary where her husband was chief psychologist, a notorious compound with a difficult history, gave her a unique opportunity to take a fresh look at this civil rights ground-breaking event taking place in the Delta and to meet people who still had the region’s history fresh in their hearts and minds.

“Talking to people who were part of the modern civil rights movement, learning their stories and hearing of the injustices became a passion leading me to spend long hours researching and writing a book about Till’s murder and the Delta,” she said. Klopfer recently used her business skills to produce an e-book, audio book and print book entitled Who Killed Emmett Till?

The book is also available on CD as a pdf file, and the audio version is downloadable for the iPod.

“This book began as a blog and was driven by my passion for learning and sharing stories revolving around the Delta’s important history that could have been lost. And now ‘my book’ has turned into a small, entrepreneurial business.

Not only do I sell the book in various formats at the back of the room when I speak, it is sold online and in independent books stores (and soon on Amazon and other online stores). I have developed a strong social networking presence also allowing me to do book publishing seminars and professional book coaching. I love it, because I spend the day working at something that is meaningful to me and that helps others find the book in them, too.” Klopfer’s website is located at www.findthebookinyou.com.

Welcome. I think I know why you are here…  Click here to find out!

Grow Henry County and Susan Klopfer will be presenting a Workshop entitled “How to Jump-Start Your Book – The Book In You”

Coming soon this Spring 2010 in Mount Pleasant (Henry County) Iowa.

*For more information, contact Susan Klopfer at Phone: 505-728-7924 E-mail: sklopfer@gmail.com
Or Sal Alaniz at Phone: 319-385-4939 E-mail: Sal@PrintGroupUSA.com

Webinar: The Green Economy and the Role of Chambers of Commerce

March 3rd, 2010 admin No comments

Thursday, March 11, 2010
1:30 – 2:30pm ET

Chambers of Commerce across the South have initiated new programs and initiatives to promote and support green business and sustainability initiatives. This webinar will explore what chamber leaders are seeing across the region as well as learn about specific initiatives such as St. Louis’ Climate Prosperity Project and Chapel Hill’s Green Plus program.

The webinar is free, but pre-registration required.
Register for the webinar here:https://southern.ilinc.com/register/cyxhyzv.

Business Outlook for Large Employers Strengthens

March 2nd, 2010 admin No comments

Iowa Business Council Releases First Quarter Results

DES MOINES, IOWA – (March 1, 2010) Increased levels in sales, capital spending, and employment projected for the coming six months has moved the 2010Q1 Iowa Business Council (IBC) Overall Economic Outlook Survey Index (OSI) to 54.3 – its first time in positive sentiment territory since the third quarter of 2008 (six quarters ago). The Overall OSI is more than six points higher than three months ago (47.7), and 19 points higher from one year ago (35.3). The survey was completed by the 20 corporate members of the Iowa Business Council during the second half of February, the results of which were released today.

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Most Innovative Companies – China

February 26th, 2010 admin No comments

An article worth mentioning. These are the “Fast Company” top 10 most innovative companies in China.

Leading the way for the rest of the world. Click here to read more about each company.

  1. Huawei Technologies
  2. BYD
  3. Alibaba
  4. Huayi Brothers
  5. Tencent
  6. Suntech Power
  7. Sohu
  8. Eno
  9. Ctrip
  10. Baidu

Image courtesy of Suntech

TED Talks 2010

February 25th, 2010 admin No comments

TED is a small nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. TED Talks are very well known for their innovative speakers. We here at Grow Henry County like to share videos that share our vision of improving our economy and business.

Click here to visit our TED Multi-media page to view some of our favorite videos.
Ted Talks 2010

Peer-to-peer Business Network Survey

January 27th, 2010 admin No comments

Peer-to-peer

Iowa Workforce Development’s Peer-to-Peer Business Network Survey.
We know your time is valuable, but the few minutes you take to complete the questionnaire will provide essential feedback for us.

Click here to take the survey!