Articles
- Entrepreneur's Corner: Budgeting for Success
- By Curt Nelson, CEO, Entrepreneurial Development Center Just like a complete business plan allows you to project actions and reactions into ...[ read more ]
- Curt's Corner: Networking for Success
- By Curt Nelson, EDC President & CEO With all the talk of social networking, I wonder whether the art of face-to-face ...[ read more ]
- Curt's Corner: Tip for Increasing Your Sales Management Effectiveness
- By Curt Nelson, EDC President & CEO The sales discipline is probably the most misunderstood area in any given company, yet ...[ read more ]
- Eastern Iowa Council of Governments
- By Tracy DeKoter, Economic Development Coordinator, ECICOG The East Central Iowa Council of Governments is a public agency that provides planning ...[ read more ]
- Entrepreneur's Corner: Testimony of Richard Bendis
- Testimony of Richard A. Bendis, President and CEO, Innovation America Before House Committee on Small Business - Subcommittee on Contracting ...[ read more ]
- New Fund and Area Groups Boost Economic Recovery
- The economic recovery process from last year’s natural disasters, and the national economic downturn, makes one thing painfully obvious; economic ...[ read more ]
- Making Great Decisions about Shipping and Transportation
- by Angela Miale, District Sales Manager, FedEx Services Iowa Nebraska District I love being a sales professional in small package transportation, ...[ read more ]
- The Coming Entrepreneurship Boom
- Excerpts from The American, The Journal of the American Enterprise Institute, by Dane Stangler, Senior Analyst at the Ewing Marion ...[ read more ]
- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Changes for the SBA
- Information below submitted to EDC by Dennis Larkin, SBA On February 17, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, ...[ read more ]
- Curt's Corner: Top Business Questions
- By Curtis Nelson, EDC President & CEO When running a business, many business owners tend to work “in” the business, not ...[ read more ]
- Entrepreneur's Corner: Economic Incentive Grants & Loans--How to Be Prepared
- By Jane Burroughs, VP of Operations In the process of growing a successful business, most companies end up seeking capital at ...[ read more ]
- Curt's Corner: Supporting Entrepreneurs and the Corridor’s Economy: Vitality 2014
- By Curtis Nelson, EDC President & CEO In the last Edition, I wrote about the importance of embracing entrepreneurs. I asked ...[ read more ]
- Business Rental Assistance Materials Now Available
- The Iowa Department of Economic Development will provide financial assistance to eligible businesses located in or planning to locate in ...[ read more ]
- Unlock Credit for Small Businesses
- By Jane Burroughs, EDC VP, Operations "Unlock Credit for Small Businesses" is part of the Stimulus Bill that was signed February ...[ read more ]
- Entrepreneur's Corner: Why You Need a Business Plan
- By Peter Fry, EDC Entrepreneur in Residence The entrepreneur who gets funded without a plan is like the yeti. There are ...[ read more ]
- Curt's Corner: The Importance of Embracing Entrepreneurs
- By Curtis Nelson, EDC President & CEO The increased unemployment due to the impact of last year’s flood, as well as ...[ read more ]
- Segmentation: Seeing Differences in Consumers
- By Julie Zielinski, EDC Consultant What I love about Disney is that in the market of entertainment, they definitely know their ...[ read more ]
- Curt's Corner: Entrepreneurial Development Center Celebrates Five Years of Assisting Area Entrepreneurs
- Since the founding of EDC five years ago, our organization has grown from a local one-man operation to a state-wide ...[ read more ]
- Work Space Solutions, Having a Tabula Rasa Mindset
- By Philip Wasta, President, Pioneer Workspace Solutions One of the many challenges that small business owners face as their businesses grow ...[ read more ]
- 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— Businesses that were seriously damaged by the tragic Flood of 2008, whether they sustained ...[ 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 ]
