J&J Custom Meats, Whittemore In December 2019, Joe and JoAnn Harren, with no prior meat locker experience, started J&J Custom Meats. They saw the need for this type of business within their community and sought out the resources needed to start. J&J Custom Meats provides meat processing services for beef, pork, and venison, as well …
Splash Multisport, Mason City REACT – RECOVERY – RESILIENCESBDC IOWA CLIENTS SHARE THEIR COVID-19 JOURNEYSPLASH MULTISPORTEric Follmuth, Owner How did you come up with the idea for your business?When we started in 2005, I was a swim coach. I noticed there weren’t enough vendors to set up stores at every meet for people to buy …
REACT – RECOVERY – RESILIENCESBDC IOWA CLIENTS SHARE THEIR COVID-19 JOURNEYFBB BiomedHoward Urnovitz, Co-Founder How did you come up with the idea for FBB Biomed?FBB Biomed is a start-up international biomedical technology firm that is taking on the challenge of defeating COVID-19 and future pandemics. With headquarters and manufacturing in Coralville, Iowa and a business …
Jak Sprat, Sanborn REACT – RECOVERY – RESILIENCESBDC IOWA CLIENTS SHARE THEIR COVID-19 JOURNEYJAK SPRATJodi Krikke, Owner How did you come up with the idea for Jak Sprat?JAK Sprat started in 2012 as a magnet board and magnet hobby/business. It wasn’t until November 2017 that earrings came into the picture. I have always LOVED big …
Bountiful Blossoms Bee Company, Glenwood REACT – RECOVERY – RESILIENCESBDC IOWA CLIENTS SHARE THEIR COVID-19 JOURNEYBountiful Blossoms Bee CompanyCarol Fassbinder-Orth, Owner How did you come up with the idea for your business?I grew up on a commercial honey bee farm in Northeast Iowa, Fassbinder Apiaries, but I went to graduate school to be a researcher. …
REACT – RECOVERY – RESILIENCESBDC IOWA CLIENTS SHARE THEIR COVID-19 JOURNEYWindy Ridge HandcraftedAngela Scanlan, Owner How did you come up with the idea for your business?Windy Ridge Handcrafted products are the natural approach to bath and body. My products are made as naturally as possible. I don’t use fillers or chemicals. I’ve been in this …
Risney Photo and Design, Council Bluffs REACT – RECOVERY – RESILIENCESBDC IOWA CLIENTS SHARE THEIR COVID-19 JOURNEYRisney Photo and DesignAnne Morgan, Owner How did you come up with the idea for your business?Risney Photo was first opened by my parents in the 1950s. In 2004, I took the business over after they both had passed …
REACT – RECOVERY – RESILIENCESBDC IOWA CLIENTS SHARE THEIR COVID-19 JOURNEYCREME CUPCAKE + DESSERTChristina Moffatt, Owner How did you come up with the idea for Creme Cupcakes?In the middle of a recession, I was tired of seeing people in my office with no joy in their day so my solution was to bake and take …
REACT – RECOVERY – RESILIENCESBDC IOWA CLIENTS SHARE THEIR COVID-19 JOURNEYCollege RaptorWilliam Staib, CEO and Co-Founder How did you come up with the idea for your business?When my 5 kids were all starting to go into college, we realized no one knew how much college really cost. We saw two schools that were nearly identical, …
REACT – RECOVERY – RESILIENCESBDC IOWA CLIENTS SHARE THEIR COVID-19 JOURNEYRachel Dorr AccountingRachel Dorr, Owner How did you come up with the idea for your business?After freelancing through college (round 2), I knew I wanted to keep my current clients after I graduated. I wanted to maintain the flexibility of self-employment, and have the opportunity …
