Resources
The EDC evaluates and identifies the needs of its clients and connects them to the appropriate resources at the appropriate time. Below is a list of some types of resources that the EDC can provide to its clients:
Resource Connections
- General Business Management
- Strategic Planning
- Sales
- Marketing
- Finance
- Human Resources
- New Product Development
- Operations
- Legal
- Communications
- Educational Services
Access to Capital
- Navigation of state, federal and private sources of funding
- Feedback and mentoring on business plan/financials
- Assistance with polishing road show presentations
- Introductions to EDC's network of angel investors
- Venture capitalists
- Banking contacts
Resource Documents
- 10 Online Marketing Trends for 2010
- Navigating the Corridor—Cedar Rapids-Iowa City Corridor Business Alliance
- Iowa Workforce Development – Youth Job Fair
- 2009 EDC Client EXPO Keynote Presentation
- Richard Bendis Testimony (PDF)
- Richard Bendis Testimony (Video)
- Recovery Act Grant Workshop Application
- Emergency Economic Stabilization Act
- Resource Guide
- Top 12 Business Questions
- Business Plan Outline
- EDC Client Exec Summary Outline
- Entrepreneurial Checklist for Success
- EDC Executive Summary Eval Form
- Iowa New Jobs Training Program Brochure
- Funding Summary
