entrepreneurship
McKinley STEAM Academy students raise funds for animal rescue through JA pop-up business
Sixth grade students at McKinley STEAM Academy in the Cedar Rapids Community School District recently participated in Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa’s JA Company Program Pop-Up, applying business fundamentals in a real-world setting. Under the guidance of teacher Corbin Bundy…
Board of Regents approve new major for Tippie College of Business
A new major in entrepreneurship from the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business was…
Right to Start will host a forum on entrepreneurship with Republican candidates
Right to Start, a national nonprofit organization championing entrepreneurship as a civic priority, will host…
UI students win entrepreneurial competition
Two University of Iowa students and their businesses placed first at the Pappajohn Student Entrepreneurial…
NewBoCo annual meeting highlights entrepreneurial spirit
As one of the featured speakers at the New Bohemian Innovation Collaborative (NewBoCo) annual meeting,…
ICAD launches Youth Entrepreneurship Ambassador Program
One rising senior at Iowa City West High School sees an opportunity to better cultivate…
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation to host entrepreneurship competition
Reserved for Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IBFF) members aged 18-35, the organization is accepting applications…
Report: Iowa entrepreneurship levels yet to recover after pandemic
Iowa has not experienced a rebound in entrepreneurship activity following the pandemic, according to a…
CDC grant to help UI improve remote work management
Tippie researcher awarded $1.1M CDC grant to develop training for remote managers The COVID-19 pandemic…
UI to study automation impact on clerical work
Automation is changing everyone’s jobs, even secretaries and receptionists, office assistants and mailroom clerks. But…
Diversity Straight Up: Live from EntreFEST 2020
In the latest episode of “Diversity Straight Up,” hosts Sarika Bhakta and Anthony Arrington take…
Real Success with Nate Kaeding: Scott Case
Scott Case speaks as part of the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and…
Corridor business owners question process for Iowa relief program
Jon Sewell, owner of Iowa City’s D.P. Dough and chairman of CHOMP Food Delivery Services,…
Corridor entrepreneur flips the dip
Sara Gotch’s dreams of bringing her products to a mass market got a major boost…
ContinuumAg heads to Memphis for ag accelerator
ContinuumAg founder and CEO Mitchell Hora, who will lead the Washington-based startup through AgLaunch365 accelerator.…
The future of the Corridor is entrepreneurship
By Maurie Cashman | Guest Column Entrepreneurship is important for many reasons, from promoting social…