Entrepreneurial Development Center

Accelerating Business In Iowa

Whether you have created a new business model or are operating an ongoing entrepreneurial enterprise that needs assistance growing or staying alive, EDC offers services designed to maximize your potential. If you need experienced mentoring, help connecting with resources, finding quality talent, or raising money, it happens more effectively with a qualified resource specifically designed and staffed accordingly. The EDC was modeled after successful national business accelerators to proactively improve Iowa's entrepreneurial success rates. Click the service options to the right to see what EDC can do for you. Read More About the EDC

"EDC has been a good source for us for finding expertise in areas that would otherwise be very difficult for us to find. Over the years, we've used several consulting firms and as we've used those firms, they are continually interested in “What's in it for me.” EDC has been just the opposite. They've been very helpful—it's 'What's in it for Heavy Equipment,' that's most important to EDC."

Roger Bockes
Heavy Equipment Manufacturing
Grundy Center
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Business Blog

EDC CEO Curt Nelson and author of The Recipe for Business Success(SM) provides tips and business advice at the business blog

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Our Mission

To provide economic growth in the CR/IC Corridor and throughout the State of Iowa through the creation and expansion of entrepreneurial enterprise.

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