REACT – RECOVERY – RESILIENCESBDC IOWA CLIENTS SHARE THEIR COVID-19 JOURNEYHair Designers of Corning, Backgrounds CoffeeSherry Keefe, Owner How did you come up with the idea for your business?I came up with the idea for Backgrounds due to the fact I love coffee and there was no place in Corning to get a true coffeehouse […]
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REACT – RECOVERY – RESILIENCESBDC IOWA CLIENTS SHARE THEIR COVID-19 JOURNEYWayne’s Ski and CycleMatt Curtis, Owner How did you come up with the idea for your business?I worked at Wayne’s Ski and Cycle, a shop that specializes in bikes and cycling gear, skis and snow sport apparel, and fitness equipment, in college as a part-time
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You may be asked for a Certificate of Existence by a lender or if you do business in another state. What exactly is a Certificate of Existence? A Certificate of Existence is simply a document that indicates that your business is properly registered with the state and have followed all state requirements. It serves as
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Originally posted in Siouxland Magazine. Wow, what year we are having! COVID-19 has affected not only everyone in the United States, but over 180 other nations as well. It seems like we can’t go 5 minutes without hearing more bad news about the impact of the virus on our daily lives. As a state, we
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COVID-19 has caused many small businesses to rethink their selling methods. Just because your doors are closed, doesn’t mean you have to stop selling your products. Becoming an Amazon retailer will help you sell your products online. Follow these steps from Todd Rausch, Western Iowa Tech SBDC Regional Director, to learn how to start your
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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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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 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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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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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. Jean’s mother owned and operate The Plant Ranch, a florist
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