Articles
- How to Attract Impact Players to Your Company
- By Sarah Fare, Certified Senior Account Manager of MRI of Cedar Rapids, a franchise of Management Recruiters International, an executive search ...[ read more ]
- Trade Shows 101: Why Trade Shows Work
- By Barb Lindstrom, Skyline Exhibits— In today’s economy, many people are debating the value of their marketing efforts. So how do ...[ read more ]
- Curt's Corner: Managing Your Business Through Economic Downturns
- By Curtis Nelson, EDC President & CEO Managing through tough economic times becomes a greater burden on entrepreneurs who are already ...[ read more ]
- Curt's Corner: Hitting the Reset Button on Your Business
- By Curt Nelson, EDC President & CEO— In the event that your business was seriously damaged by the tragic flood of ...[ read more ]
- Marketing that Breaks the Rules
- By Nancy Garberson, President and CEO of Marketing and Communications Strategies, Inc. Non-traditional marketing is now the third largest category of ...[ read more ]
- New Laws & Rules Aimed at Solving Patent Problems
- By Ryan N. Carter, registered patent lawyer with Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, P.L.C., Cedar Rapids, Iowa In order to ensure that the ...[ read more ]
- Keep talented workers at your company
- By Cindy Lyness, owner and managing partner of MRI of Cedar Rapids, a franchise of Management Recruiters International, an executive ...[ read more ]
- A Company's Brand Builds Trust that Builds Sales
- By Steve Merrick, Director of Business Development at Metro Studios Branding is much more than a logo, an image or even ...[ read more ]
- Curt's Corner: Developing the Entrepreneur
- By Curtis Nelson, EDC President and CEO When asked what the EDC does, the explanation generally comes down to growing new ...[ read more ]
- Two EDC Clients Make Inc. 5,000 List
- Inc. Magazine expanded its list of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies and has created the first-ever Inc. 5,000. According to ...[ read more ]
- Curt's Corner: Five Key Ingredients for a Successful Business
- By Curtis R. Nelson, President & CEO, Entrepreneurial Development Center, Inc. As the EDC moves full throttle midway through its fourth ...[ read more ]
- The New Economy
- By Jack Schultz, Agurban e-zine (4/24/07) The past two Agurbans have focused on The New Economy, What It Is and the ...[ read more ]
- Keep the Corridor Momentum Going
- By Lee Clancey, President & CEO of the Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce The Cedar Rapids-Iowa City Corridor is a ...[ read more ]
- SBIR/STTR Funding for Research and Development
- By Kris Johansen, Ph.D., Iowa State University Are you looking for funding to develop your technology or idea? Did you know ...[ read more ]
- The Importance of Written Contracts
- By EDC Guest Columnist William T. McCartan, Attorney with Bradley & Riley PC Young businesses are often faced with the pressures ...[ read more ]
- Marketing Plans...A Map for Marketing Success
- By EDC Guest Columnist Nancy Garberson, CEO of Marketing Communication Strategies A marketing plan is an important aspect of every successful ...[ read more ]
- Customer Satisfaction Studies: Profit Workhorse
- By EDC Guest Columnist Monica Vernon, President of Vernon Research Group At Vernon Research Group, we see regular customer satisfaction studies ...[ read more ]
