Black Talon, Solon Ryan Anthony started his business Black Talon LLC in the summer of 2021. The goal for Ryan and his business is to control pest birds using live raptors. Livestock, hospitals, and silos can all be badly damaged by having pest birds around. Black Talon uses raptors as an efficient way to scare […]
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āThe help that we got from those at the ISU SBDC office was invaluable. We were able to fine-tune our business plan and were given the confidence that we had something we could turn into a business,ā says Michael
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Project C Dance Company, Creston Cassity Conley has been dancing since a very young age.Ā She began dancing when she was just two or three years old and did so through a dance studio in Creston.Ā Cassity eventually became a teacher and instructor at the studio.Ā When the previous studio owner was getting ready to
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Classroom Clinic, Carroll Sue Gehling, a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner from Carroll, was frustrated by the childrenās mental health crisis facing rural Iowa. Having lived in a rural community her entire life, she knew first-hand the struggles families faced trying to access care for their child.Ā And as one of only a handful of childrenās mental
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Sioux City Sprinkler, Sergeant Bluff Tori and Brad Jackson purchased Sioux City Sprinkler in 2006. Sioux City Sprinkler was originally founded in 1977, and the business installs and repairs lawn irrigation systems for both residential and commercial customers. Attention to detail with their long-standing customer base and customer service is a key value in Sioux
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CIVCO Medical Solutions, Coralville Forty years ago, CIVCO Medical Solutions was founded by Victor J. Wedel, a diagnostic medical sonographer who worked at the University of Iowa. The company has grown immensely since then, with customers now in 85 countries and a partner to the top ultrasound manufacturers worldwide. CIVCO also has nearly 200 employees
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Saltlickers, Nevada āPeople would want this. They would buy this!ā was the recommendation from Jennifer Knoxās friend when she tried Jenās spice blends for the first time. Little did Jen know just how true her friendās statement was. In 2011, Jennifer debuted her herb blends as holiday gifts, which eventually were sold in farmersā markets
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Salvaged Designs, Oskaloosa Jennifer Thomas-Maxwell of Salvaged Designs in Oskaloosa, Iowa has an incredible business. Inspired by her children and her own childhood of being in a family that owned and operated a garbage business. When Jennifer left graphic design to become a stay-at-home mom, the budget needed to be stretched. Jennifer still wanted her
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Fika Coffee Hus, Stanton Dwayne and Terri Vennerberg are the owners of Fika Coffee Hus, which is located in the small southwestern Iowa town of Stanton. Fika Coffee Hus opened in May of 2021. Terri always thought it was interesting that the town did not have its own coffee shop. After a survey was conducted
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The Ragged Edge Art Bar and Gallery, Cedar Falls The Ragged Edge Art Bar and Gallery opened its doors in Cedar Falls in October of 2020. Kendra Wohlert, Ragged Edgeās owner, was born and raised in the Cedar Valley but left the area in 1987. She obtained her music education degrees in California and Arizona
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