Tag: entrepreneurs
Dream City to host first entrepreneur pitch competitionÂ
As stated in a news release from Dream City, the nonprofit invites the Iowa City community to attend its first pitch competition, where local...
University of Iowa Innovation Challenge awards $75,000 to entrepreneurs
The University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (Iowa JPEC) awarded $75,000 to winners of its Fall Innovation Challenge, a competition designed to foster...
UI students turn $20 class project into $6,000 donation for children’s hospital
Five enterprising University of Iowa students turned a project in associate professor of instruction for Iowa JPEC Bob Walker’s entrepreneurial finance class into a...
Repaint Studios takes first place and $40k in entrepreneurial competition
Repaint Studios LLC, a startup that participated in the University of Iowa’s John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (Iowa JPEC) Venture School, secured first place and...
Act Write Here wins $15,000 first prize at Venture School Statewide Launch Day
Virtual playhouse Act Write Here won first place and a $15,000 prize at the University of Iowa’s Venture School Launch Day on June 13,...
Three Iowa entrepreneurs win top awards in Venture School competitions
SteerClear Mirrors, the AgriNet and Act Write Here were first-place winners when three Venture School cohorts around the state of Iowa held final pitches...
New SBA Business Outreach Center to empower veteran entrepreneurs
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced the opening of a new Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) in Omaha.
This comprehensive center will serve...
NewBo City Market hosting ‘Market by Moonlight’ farm-to-table dinner
NewBo City Market has announced that it will be hosting its first "Market by Moonlight" event Aug. 9, 2023. This outdoor farm-to-table dinner will...