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The NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center hosted Venture School Launch Day on Thursday, March 24, 2022. The Spring 2022 Venture School cohort competed in person after attending classes virtually for 7 weeks of training, customer discovery, and developing their business model alongside local entrepreneur coaches. A panel of judges (Matt Curtis, Wayne’s Ski & Cycle;…

Applications Now Open for the Annual John Pappajohn Iowa Entrepreneurial Venture Competition The 2022 John Pappajohn Iowa Entrepreneurial Venture Competition application portal is now open.  The seventeenth annual statewide competition will award $100,000 in cash prizes to Iowa startups and entrepreneurial ventures. The $100,000 in seed funding includes a $50,000 contribution from John and Mary…

The NIACC Pappajohn Center and the North Iowa Small Business Development Center (SBDC) operate together as a fully integrated business assistance center supporting the development of entrepreneurs and the growth, innovation and successful transition planning for existing businesses within the NIACC region. America's SBDC Iowa Joins Statewide Iowa Businesses Against Trafficking Effort AMES, Iowa –…

NIACC Announces Leadership Changes for the Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center Dr. Steve Schulz, President North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) has announced a leadership change for the NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center. Candi Karsjens has been named the Center Director after the position was vacated by Tim Putnam. Putnam joined NIACC in 2000 and has developed…