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Original Saw Company
Allen Eden - December 2022 Entrepreneur of the Month The NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and North Iowa Area SBDC…
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LR Falk Construction
Lindsey Falk - September 2022 Entrepreneur of the Month The NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and North Iowa Area SBDC…
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Ruff Cuts Pet Grooming
Amanda Slinger - August 2022 Entrepreneur of the Month The NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and North Iowa Area SBDC…
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Simply Nourished Mason City
Melissa Fabian - July 2022 Entrepreneur of the Month The NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and North Iowa Area…
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Cutting Edge Fitness
Jason Laube - May 2022 Entrepreneur of the Month The NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and North Iowa Area SBDC…
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Nate’s Powder Coating
Nate Julseth - April 2022 Entrepreneur of the Month The NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and North Iowa Area SBDC…
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Butch Gruelke Auto Body
Butch Gruelke - March 2022 Entrepreneur of the Month The NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and North Iowa Area SBDC…
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LMS Properties & Java 18
Laura M. Schleusner - February 2022 Entrepreneur of the Month The NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and North Iowa Area…
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L&J Industries
Chris Garden - November 2021 Entrepreneur of the Month The NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and North Iowa Area SBDC…
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Stock Cropper
Zack Smith, Stock Cropper LLC - September 2021 Entrepreneur of the Month The NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and North…
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Frein Audio & Technology
Lucas Frein - August 2021 Entrepreneur of the Month The NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and North Iowa Area SBDC…
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Dave’s Auto Service
Joe Jamtgaard and Jackie Villela - July 2021 Entrepreneurs of the Month The NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and North…
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Broad Street Diesel
The NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and North Iowa Area SBDC are proud to recognize Ross Bissen & Cole Kruse…
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Clear Lake Connected
Paige Rolling and Jillian Enke - April 2021 Entrepreneurs of the Month The founders of Clear Lake Connected, a boutique…
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Ag Ventures Alliance
The NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and North Iowa Area SBDC are proud to recognize Spencer Stensrude of Ag Ventures…
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Main Street Drug
Cindy Uetz - February 2021 Entrepreneur of the Month The NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and North Iowa Area SBDC…
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Norsemen Trucking
David Steffens, Jr. - January 2021 Entrepreneur of the Month The NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and North Iowa Area…
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Splash Multisport
Eric Follmuth - November 2020 Entrepreneur of the Month The NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and North Iowa Area SBDC…
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Otto’s Oasis
Jeff & Lori Otto - October 2020 Entrepreneurs of the Month Jeff and Lori are entrepreneurs who know the importance…
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Fox Auction Co.
Frank & Julie Fox - September 2020 Entrepreneurs of the Month The NIACC John Pappajohn Center and SBDC is proud…
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Victory Chiropractic
Dr. Brady Wilson - August 2020 Entrepreneur of the Month The NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and North Iowa Area…
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ReEnvision Ag
Jayson Ryner - July 2020 Entrepreneur of the Month The NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and North Iowa Area SBDC…
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North Iowa Economic Developers
North Iowa's Economic Developers - June 2020 Entrepreneurs of the Month The NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and North Iowa…
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North Iowa’s Chambers of Commerce
North Iowa's Chambers of Commerce - April 2020 Entrepreneurs of the Month The NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and North…
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Wayne’s Ski & Cycle
Matt Curtis - March 2020 Entrepreneur of the Month The NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and North Iowa Area SBDC…
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Jonesy’s Stop n Shop
Brad Jones - February 2020 Entrepreneur of the Month The NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and North Iowa Area SBDC…
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D&S Services
Yulia Dannen - January 2020 Entrepreneur of the Month The NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and the North Iowa Area…
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Three on the Tree
Katie Wold - December 2019 Entrepreneur of the Month Three on the Tree is a cozy coffee shop in downtown…
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Fringe & Lace by Brittany
Brittany Low - November 2019 Entrepreneur of the Month Fringe and Lace by Brittany is bringing boutique retail back to…
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Petunias & Pixie Dust Boutique
Lacey Huisman and Michele Johnson - October 2019 Entrepreneurs of the Month Lacey Huisman and Michele Johnson are flipping the…
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Kaleidoscopes to You
Karl & Jean Schilling - September 2019 Entrepreneurs of the Month The NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and the North…
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EZ Manufacturing
Bruce & Connie Goddard - August 2019 Entrepreneurs of the Month The NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and the North…
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ServPro of Mason City
Keith and Holly Messenger - July 2019 Entrepreneurs of the Month Keith and Holly Messenger have owned SERVPRO of Mason…
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The Art of Education University
Jessica and Derek Balsley - June 2019 Entrepreneurs of the Month The Art of Education University, founded by Jessica and…
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Coloff Digital
Jim Coloff and Weston Lohry - May 2019 Entrepreneurs of the Month The NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and the…
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Red Cedar Lodge
Tom and Lorraine Winterink - April 2019 Entrepreneurs of the Month The NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and the North…
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Christensen Jewelry
Russ Gibson - March 2019 Entrepreneur of the Month The NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and the North Iowa Area SBDC are proud to…
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North Iowa Lumber & Design
Derek and Lizanne Engh - February 2019 Entrepreneur of the Month The NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and the North…
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Plas-Tech Tooling
Dean and Marcia Sonquist - December 2018 Entrepreneur of the Month The NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and the…
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Moorman Clothiers
Scott and Susan Moorman - November 2018 Entrepreneur of the Month The NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and the North…
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Got You Covered
Deb and John Currier - October 2018 Entrepreneur of the Month The NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and the North…
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Shankland Insurance
Staci Ackerson - September 2018 Entrepreneur of the Month The NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and the North Iowa Area…
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All Things Advertising
Miriah Whitehurst - July 2018 Entrepreneur of the Month The NIACC Pappajohn Center and North Iowa Area SBDC are proud…
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Lake Time Brewery
Bob Rolling - June 2018 Entrepreneur of the Month The NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and the North Iowa…
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Kountry Kupboard
Lynn Peaster - May 2018 Entrepreneur of the Month The NIACC Pappajohn Center and North Iowa Area SBDC are proud…
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5 Alarm Brewing
Jim Boehmer, Ross Hanson, Nathan Ostrander, and Jason Peterson - April 2018 Entrepreneurs of the Month The NIACC Pappajohn Center…
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Pampered Pets
Cody Purvis - March 2018 Entrepreneur of the Month The NIACC Pappajohn Center and North Iowa Area SBDC are proud…
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Cabin Coffee
Brad & Angie Barber - January 2018 Entrepreneurs of the Month The NIACC Pappajohn Center and North Iowa Area SBDC…
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Brewing Hometown Success – Cabin C
Brewing Hometown Success Brad and Angie Barber, Clear Lake, IA The Cabin Coffee Company was founded by Brad and Angie…
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Natural Plus Nursery
Dave and Mary Hopper, Clear Lake, IA As the garden grows… so does the gardener As you stroll along the…
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Jewell Dentistry
Dan Scarrow – Jewell Dentistry, Jewell, IA Big city dentistry, small town service The dream of many young students…
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Worth Brewing Co
Peter Ausenhus & Margaret Bishop, Co-owners, Worth Brewing Company Brewing Big Dreams in a Small Town Worth Brewing Company in…
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Performance Livestock Analytics
Big data and data analytics thrive on Iowa’s prairie Dane Kuper & Dustin-Balsley, Co-founders It’s a mistake to think entrepreneurial…
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Legacy Logistics Freight
Winner of the 2016 Iowa SBDC Deb Dalziel Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Award Sarah Novacek, President & Owner, Legacy…
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Hoover’s Hatchery
Winner of the 2016 Iowa SBDC Neal Smith Entrepreneur of the Year Award Tony Halsted never intended to come…
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Harrison-Thornburgh Insurance of Dumont
Dumont Insurance Agent Wins Statewide Woman Entrepreneur Award Shelly Zimmerman, now owner and principal agent at Harrison-Thornburgh Insurance of Dumont…
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Latham Hi-Tech Hybrids LLC
Corn is big business in Iowa, but high technology corn is becoming an even bigger business. Third generation seedman John,…
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Owens Family Concessions LLC
Owen’s Family Concessions LLC is a certified and licensed business founded in February of 2012 by its owner Mike Owens…
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North Central Mechanical Services Compan
Nathan Bartels, North Central Mechanical Services Company, Mason City, IA Nathan Bartels began his career as an apprentice heating and…
