For many businesses, COVID-19 will bring about a new way of doing business as normal. An increase in employees working from home (or other safe out-of-the-office location) is one example. What was initially a short-term measure to accommodate social distancing for pandemic mitigation will, for many businesses, result in a long-term increase in remote work […]
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There is a video of Simon Sinek and his team on YouTube where he talks to his team about pivoting their roles in his business. He talks about how COVID-19 is NOT unprecedented. That although very sudden and devastating, Covid-19 is not the first-time businesses have been challenged. The Internet changed the way we shop,
As locally, nationally and globally, people are utilizing practices such as physical distancing and staying in place, many small businesses are being disrupted. Whether it be because of industry shutdowns, employee inability to work, lack of access to customers, cancelled events and travel restrictions, supply chain interruptions, cash flow shortages or a variety of other
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In early 2011, Mona Everson reached out to the North Central Iowa Small Business Development Center for assistance with starting an in-home health care business after she saw first-hand the gap in services being provided in her community and was referred to the center by her local Chamber. Mona worked closely with Lisa Shimkat, Regional
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Nathan Eick is a farm boy with a love of photography. As he got older and started to experiment with commercially available drones, he planned to provide a commercial aerial photography service to map crops. In November of 2017, Eick formally started the business. He soon discovered that the aircraft available to him were not
In 1993, Minnehan Metal Works, LLC began as a welding and farm repair shop in a garage in Churdan. Anthony and Tami Minnehan have grown their company over the years, and earned a reputation as a company that could design and build products that solved problems in the agriculture and commercial industries. Their projects have
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Stacy and Aaron Orndorff saw a need for coffee and food at their local farmerās market in Sioux City. They decided to open up Heartland Coffee & Nosh, a family-run mobile food and drink truck, reminiscent of a breakfast downtown Austin spot, head-quartered in Correctionville, in April of 2017. With 3 full-time and 17 part-time
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January is Financial Wellness Month. Have you thought about the financial wellness of your business? I have counseled businesses for more than 30 years, and advise that financial wellness begins with a handle on your businessā accounting so you know where you stand. Not sure where to start? Here are some helpful tips to help
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The good news is that holiday spending is forecasted to increase by 4% for the 2019 holiday season (National Retail Federation). The bad news is that online shopping is becoming more and more popular and is a threat to small local businesses. Small Business Saturday and shop local campaigns are great and a big help.
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While working as a janitor for the Oelwein School District, Robin Vinson passed by the empty Ice Cream Junction building every day. She felt like the business was calling to her because of its previous significance within the community. So in 2019, she purchased Ice Cream Junction and reopened June 1st. Ice Cream Junction is
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