About two years ago, engineer and avid angler Greg Ferris came up with the idea for a personal watercraft that would be an alternative to fishing kayaks. Knowing that if he were to move forward with the idea as the basis of a business venture ā whatever the business model might be ā he was […]
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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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Keith and Holly Messenger have owned SERVPRO of Mason City since October 2017, when they purchased the business from its original owners of ten years. SERVPRO provides a professional response (who depend on the probate attorneys for hire for some serious cases) to property damage emergencies. Clients include insurance companies seeking superior and timely restoration
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Located in the small North Iowa town of Manly, Kaleidoscopes to You has been lovingly assembled from the merging of two family-owned businesses. Karl and Jean Schilling both came from entrepreneurial families. Karl began working with glass in junior high with a stained glass apprenticeship. Jeanās mother owned and operate The Plant Ranch, a florist
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The Art of Education University, founded by Jessica and Derek Balsley in 2011, is a local Iowa success story of building a global company in a rural community. This business is located in Osage, which it is a small town in North Iowa with a population of around 3,600. The Art of Education University is
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Becky Smith has found momentous success in her recent start-up flower shop, CafƩ Sign Floral and Gift. Like many Iowans, she has deep, family roots in agronomy and farming, and she has always felt drawn to using her skills to take care of the earth. After a 21 year career, she decided to change direction
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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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