When an entrepreneur learned to ride a bikeÂ
I have vague memories of learning how to ride a bike. Many of my friends were already two wheeling. I was determined to join...
Work Based Learning a rewarding workforce option Â
IowaWORKS can help businesses connect with Work Based Learning (WBL) opportunities that could benefit both the organization and a job seeker. Â
WBL is a continuum...
Welcoming refugees essential to Iowa’s economic future
Though it’s a long drive on I-80 between Cedar Rapids and Council Bluffs, our regional economies face many of the same challenges and opportunities.
Iowans...
Ensuring nonprofits are prepared for the future
Is your nonprofit planning for the future or are you stuck in an endless loop of the current moment?Â
Over the past few years all...
Will we relive the stagflation of the 1970s?
The world economy is facing slowing growth and rising inflation, raising concerns of a return to the stagflation of the 1970s, when steep interest...
Summer headlines highlight power concerns
Recent headlines have warned of electricity reliability problems this summer. The 2022 Summer Reliability Assessment from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) warns...
NFIB supports antitrust legislation to level digital economyÂ
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) sent a letter of support to the U.S. Senate supporting S. 2992, the American Innovation and Choice...
How to freeze your credit to protect your identity
According to the Insurance Information Institute, more than 20,000 Iowans reported being the victim of identity theft in 2021.
Identity theft occurs when someone steals...
An Iowa business property tax switch-up
Attention Iowa business property owners: Changes are coming. On May 2, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed bill HF 2552 into law, converting the previous business...
How to (properly) use a QR codeÂ
In 2014, I wrote a blog that advised not using QR codes for business until they became native in everyone’s phone camera apps. In...