Tag: entrepreneurship
IC’s Foster Appliance gets new owner, digital facelift
Jenny Novick, who took over Foster Appliance in Iowa City this February, has already stepped up the store's marketing and social media efforts, and...
Real Success with Nate Kaeding: David Tominsky
Nate Kaeding and ISA Managing Director David Tominsky at Caucho in Cedar Rapids. PHOTO ADAM MOORE
By Nate Kaeding
news@corridorbusiness.com
Ed. note: Sponsored by West Bank, this...
Ditching law for a greener future
Kaveh Mostafavi, the founder of Coralville-based EcoCare Supply, pivoted (twice) to find success in supplies. PHOTO DAVE DEWITTE
By Dave DeWitte
dave@corridorbusiness.com
CORALVILLE—EcoCare Supply owner and founder...
Forecasting the business trends of 2018
Compiled by Adam Moore & Katharine Carlon
news@corridorbusiness.com
In early December, we asked a handful of Corridor business leaders from various sectors for the trends and...
Oasis founders honored with immigrant business award
When they opened Oasis Falafel nearly 14 years ago, Naftaly Stramer and Ofer Sivan hoped to successfully blend their home and adopted countries together....
Aaron Horn named NewBoCo’s first COO
By Steve Gravelle
news@corridorbusiness.com
NewBoCo’s new chief operating officer looked up the Cedar Rapids-based innovation and entrepreneurial hub as soon as he moved to the area...
GoDaddy focuses on low-income startups in CR
Antwan Hodges (left) and Arnold Smith stand outside the Paul Engle Center for Neighborhood Arts in Cedar Rapids, where they will participate in the...
Coe students pitch into the spotlight
By Adam Moore
Six teams of Coe College business students gathered on the top floor of Stuart Hall to give their best startup pitches during...
Simplifying Internet service provider selection
Repeat Internet entrepreneur launches Bandwidth Pool
By Sarah Binder
CEDAR RAPIDS—Sitting in an entrepreneurial conference in 2011, Ben Anderson scrawled “Bandwidth Pool?” on a piece of paper. In...