Opinion

NewBoCo

10 years of NewBoCo: Transforming Iowa’s economy through collaboration and cutting-edge tech

At NewBoCo’s tenth anniversary, we are celebrating our successes — and confronting the challenges ahead. Our mission — accelerating world-changing ideas and fostering innovation from Iowa — remains as strong as ever. Entrepreneurship and tech education strengthen local economies and…

Economic headwinds and outsourcing

Ways to measure your brand power 

Editorial: A much needed UIHC audit

Editorial: Sizing up ICR, the new regional brand

Editorial / By CBJ Editorial Board Instead of hiring a regional branding firm and engaging…

Know what you want from a business acquisition

By Scott Bushkie / Guest Column Most first-time business buyers start the acqui­sition process with…

Paywalls going up in the Corridor news scene

By Joe Sheller / Media Column “I would build a great wall, and nobody builds…

A regional economic development success story

By Ted Townsend / Guest Column There’s nothing like taking 1,000 people to lunch to…

How to be an angel investor (step one)

By Frank Camp / Guest Column You’ve finally got some money laying around that needs…

How unconscious bias impacts decision making

By Gale Mote / Guest Column We know teams make better, faster deci­sions. When a…

Protecting your brand when crisis hits

By Betsy McCloskey / Guest Column In today’s social media landscape, information about your organization…

Four ways to cultivate leadership presence

By Greg Dardis / Guest Column When Ernest Shackleton set out to be the first…

Why we’re launching Intrapreneur Academy

By Mandy Webber / Guest Opinion One of the biggest misconceptions about innovation is that…

Building a culture based on leadership values

By Scott Rude / Guest Column Early in my career, when I was a young…

New – and familiar – challenges in academic medicine

By Brooks Jackson / Guest Column It’s been just a little over two months since…

How to get your new business noticed online

By Sherry Bonelli / Guest Column As an entrepreneur, you know there are a lot…

Connecting the dots: From formation to raising capital

By Bill Daly / Guest Column Entrepreneurs typically start businesses because they believe the product…

Donald Kaul and ‘Over the Coffee’

By Joe Sheller / Guest Column The year I graduated from Muscatine High School, 1976,…

Market analysis isn’t just for startups

By Linda Kuster / Guest Column When business planning for 2018, did you in­vest resources…