Poll: Small business owners support taking action to ensure LGBTQ+ inclusion
During Pride Month in June, most small business owners believe it is important to support the LGBTQ+ community and take action to ensure inclusion,...
A look at the 2022 Johnson County Economic Development PlanÂ
Johnson County recently adopted a 2022 Economic Development Plan that focuses on opportunities for the unincorporated area, villages and small towns of the county....
Creating and sharing content that connects
Today the average consumer is overwhelmed by a never-ending supply of TikTok videos, memes, Facebook posts, blogs and news articles.Â
For marketing and promotional efforts...
Drivers of real estate values
As a key part of our business, we collect and analyze trends in real estate values. Our data covers nearly two-thirds of Iowa and...
Teaching children to save good practice for adulthood
Teaching a child good savings habits is essential for any financial foundation as an adult.
Despite that, T. Rowe Price’s 11th annual Parents, Kids &...
Guest column: Overcome scotomas before they become brick walls
Here’s your new business word of the day: Scotoma. Usually a medical term, a scotoma is a partial loss of vision or blind spot...
Best practices for interviewing customers and others
While your organization communicates with your customers or stakeholders every day, critical insight can be gained by talking with them more formally. Using a...
Mental health in times of stress
As I’ve highlighted before in this series, it is no secret that we live in stressful times. Between the pandemic, political unrest, financial stress,...
Transforming Iowa’s direct care workforce
The demand for direct care workers (DCWs) will increase substantially in the coming years as the population of older adults and people with disabilities...
What’s next for entrepreneurs in 2022
As we continue into 2022, some trends are emerging for entrepreneurs to monitor to stay relevant and top of mind; things that I believe...