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- North Iowa Entrepreneur Wins Second Place at the 2026 EntreFEST Pitch Competition
- North Iowa Entrepreneur Wins Third Place at the 2026 Venture School Statewide Launch Day Competition
- NIACC Pappajohn Center Establishes Venture Launch Lab
- Applications Now Open for the 2026 John Pappajohn Iowa Entrepreneurial Venture Competition
- North Iowa Students Compete at 2026 NIACC Everyday Entrepreneurs Pitch Competition
- NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center Hosts IDEA Camp for Middle School Students
- North Iowa Entrepreneurs Compete in Fall 2025 Venture School Launch Day Competition
- North Iowa Entrepreneur Billie Asmus Lands Deal on ABC’s Shark Tank
- Jared Doerfler of Hanna Golf wins 3rd Prize at Pappajohn Venture Competition
- NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center Hosts IDEA Camp in Mason City and Charles City
- The 2025 Youth Entrepreneurial Academy
- NIACC Pappajohn Center Partners to Form Great Plains Entrepreneurial Consortium to Help Entrepreneurship Flourish in Iowa
- Local Entrepreneurs Gain World-Class Business Training with the GoldmanSachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program
- NIACC Student Caleb Renner Wins Top Prize at 2025 Pappajohn Student Entrepreneurial Venture Competition
- NIACC Pappajohn Center hosts 2nd Annual Iowa Student Entrepreneurship Summit
- Opportunity: Entrepreneur for a Day Facilitator
- North Iowa Entrepreneurs Compete in Spring 2025 Venture School Launch Day Competition
- North Iowa Students Compete at Spring 2025 NIACC Everyday Entrepreneurs Pitch Competition
- America’s SBDC Releases Annual Report Highlighting Robust Growth and Small Business Impact
- Middle School Students Show Off their Entrepreneurial Skills at IDEA Camp
- NIACC Pappajohn Center Wins Spirit of North Iowa Award
- North Iowa Entrepreneur Wins 2024 InnoVenture Iowa Challenge
- Venture School Applications Now Open for Spring 2025
- North Iowa Entrepreneurs Compete in Venture School Launch Day Competition
- Celebrating Global Entrepreneurship Week 2024
- Supporting Rural Entrepreneurs | InnovationIowa
- Winners Announced at the 2024 NIACC Pappajohn Center Entrepreneur Gala
- Holly Neuberger of Lake Animal Clinic featured on SBDC Podcast
- What the Corporate Transparency Act Means for Your Business
- Dean Sonquist of Plas-Tech Tooling featured on Iowa SBDC Podcast
- North Iowa Entrepreneur Wins First Place at Pappajohn Venture Competition
- Molly Angstman of Three Bells Books featured on Iowa SBDC Podcast
- 2024 Pappajohn Entrepreneur Gala to be held on October 3, 2024
- Applications Now Open for Fall 2024 Venture School
- Caleb Renner Wins Third Place Prize at 2024 Venture School Launch Day
- Students Compete at the 2024 Youth Entrepreneurial Academy Pitch Competition
- NIACC Student Wins Top Prize at 2024 Pappajohn Student Venture Competition
- North Iowa Businesses Compete in Venture School Launch Day
- Three North Iowa Student Entrepreneurs Advance to the 2024 Pappajohn Student Entrepreneurial Venture Competition Finals
- Applications Now Open for the Annual John Pappajohn Iowa Entrepreneurial Venture Competition
- Melissa Fabian recognized with Deb Dalziel Award at SBDC Day at Iowa State Capitol
- PPP Borrowers Who Have Not Yet Applied for Forgiveness Have Until March 3rd to Apply
- SBA Regional Director Jayne Armstrong Visits North Iowa Businesses
- Melissa Fabian Wins 2024 Deb Dalziel Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Award
- North Iowa Entrepreneur Billie Asmus Makes a Splash at Lowe’s Into the Blue: Product Pitch Event
- North Iowa Entrepreneur Wins 2023 InnoVenture Iowa Challenge
- North Iowa Businesses Compete in Venture School Launch Day
- North Iowa Students Compete in NIACC Everyday Entrepreneurs Pitch Competition
- Beth Z of Your Nerdy Best Friend Seminar Series
- Grow with Google Workshops Now Open for Registration
- North Iowa entrepreneur takes home win from 2023 Venture School Launch Day Competition
- NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center Hosts 2023 Youth Entrepreneurial Academy
- In Memoriam: John Pappajohn
- Iowa Marketing Professionals to discuss Innovations in Digital Marketing at the TechTalk Summit on May 10, 2023
- North Iowa Businesses Compete in Spring 2023 Venture School Launch Day
- NIACC Pappajohn Center hires Ashley Page as Director of Entrepreneurship Progams and Client Success
- North Iowa Entrepreneurs Honored at 2022 Pappajohn Gala
- Finalists Announced for 2022 Pappajohn Entrepreneur Gala Awards
- Celebrating 38 Years of Partnership with America’s SBDC Iowa
- North Iowa Entrepreneurs Take Home Wins at 2022 Pappajohn Venture Competition
- Nominations Now Open for 2022 Pappajohn Entrepreneur Awards
- North Iowa Entrepreneurs Take Home Wins from 2022 EntreFest
- North Iowa Businesses Compete in Spring 2022 Venture School Launch Day
- Applications Now Open for the Annual John Pappajohn Iowa Entrepreneurial Venture Competition
- America’s SBDC Iowa Joins Statewide Iowa Businesses Against Trafficking Effort
- NIACC Announces Leadership Changes for the Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center
- Matt Curtis of Wayne’s Ski & Cycle Wins 2022 Neal Smith Entrepreneur of the Year
- Start Smart now available on-demand
- NIACC Pappajohn Center now accepting applications for Spring 2022 Venture School
- Iowa Ag Startups Thrive with NIACC Venture School
- Lake Mills Business Chosen for Statewide SBDC award
- North Iowa Inducted into CORI Rural Innovation Network
- Brook Boehmler to be honored as America’s SBDC Iowa State Star
- Lake Mills Business Chosen for Statewide SBDC Award
- 2021 Youth Entrepreneurial Academy Held at NIACC
- North Iowa entrepreneurs take home wins from pitch competition
- Continuum Ag, LLC announced as a semi-finalist in the Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge 2021
- Yulia Dannen of D&S Services in Mason City wins 2021 Deb Dalziel Woman Entrepreneur Achievement Award
- North Iowa Businesses Compete in Venture School Launch Day Pitch Competition
- January 2021 COVID-19 Business Assistance Updates
- Applications now open for Spring 2021 Venture School
- #IAmAnEntrepreneur Spotlight – Dean & Marcia Sonquist, Plas-Tech Tooling
- #IAmAnEntrepreneur Spotlight – Staci Ackerson, Shankland Insurance
- #IAmAnEntrepreneur Spotlight – Yulia Dannen, D&S Services
- #IAmAnEntrepreneur Spotlight: Luis Garcia, Mr. Taco
- #IAmAnEntrepreneur Spotlight: Brad & Angie Barber, Cabin Coffee
- The NIACC Pappajohn Center & SBDC Celebrates Global Entrepreneurship Week 2020
- 2020 Youth Entrepreneurial Academy Announces Pitch Competition Winners
- Bits & Bytes Newsletter Launches
- SBA Webinars on COVID 19 Assistance for Small Business (Including PPP and EIDL Updates)
- Initial Strategies for your Small Business during COVID-19
- Osage Business Chosen for Statewide SBDC Award
- Is Your Business Ready for Tax Season?
- Why Should You Shop Small?
- Candi Karsjens joins NIACC Pappajohn Center as Director of Innovation & Acceleration
- Brad & Angie Barber Named First Runner-Up for SBA Award
- Brad & Angie Barber win 2019 SBA Iowa Small Business Persons of the Year Award
- Staci Ackerson wins 2019 Neal Smith Entrepreneur of the Year Award
- Ag Entrepreneurship Week Spotlight: Bale Storm Processor
- Ag Entrepreneurship Week Spotlight: Ag Ventures Alliance
- Ag Entrepreneurship Week Spotlight: NutriQuest
- Ag Entrepreneurship Week Spotlight: Wallin Genetics
- Ag Entrepreneurship Week Spotlight: Golden Grain Energy
- Winners Announced at the Pappajohn Entrepreneur Gala
- Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses comes to North Iowa
- Lynn Peaster of Kountry Kupboard featured by NACCE
- Lake Time Brewery chosen for Iowa SBDC Small Business of the Month Award
- What Comes First Determines What Comes Next
- 4 Advantages of Youth Entrepreneurship
- 5 Alarm Brewing honored by America’s SBDC Iowa
- 3 Tips for Celebrating National Small Business Week
- What Does Lean Startup Mean for Your Business?
- Artificial Intelligence is Coming to a Business Near You
- Growing Opportunities in North Iowa
- How to Successfully Pitch Your Business
- Accelerators, Incubators, & Co-working Spaces, Oh My
- The Pappajohn Center brings the Startup Factory Network to North Iowa
- A Little Healthy Competition
- The Spinal Tap Approach to Customer Discovery
- Why do I need a Business Plan?
- Starting a Business with Launch & Grow
- Innovation Roadshow Recap: Matt Schroeder & Steve Weiss
- Charles City Entrepreneurs Chosen for Small Business of the Month Award
- Innovation Roadshow Recap: Camille Urban, Emily Schmitt, & Chris Proskey
- Innovation Roadshow Recap: Steve Sukup & Steve Doerfler
- Cabin Coffee Wins 2018 Neal Smith Entrepreneur of the Year Award
- Innovation, the Essential Strategy in a Changing World
- Exciting Times Ahead
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