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SUMMARY:Start Smart Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Registration is required. \nThe NIACC Pappajohn Center and the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is offering a free two-hour online webinar\, designed for anyone who is considering starting a business. At Start Smart\, participants will learn how to create a business plan\, do market research\, discuss different types of business ownership\, and learn how to register a business. \nThe activities involved in starting a business fall under two broad categories—feasibility (the business plan) and administrative tasks. While we like to focus on the feasibility issue\, Start Smart provides information and the chance to ask questions on numerous other topics\, including: \n\nBusiness registration\nDoing customer research\nHow bankers evaluate business concepts and loans\nStart-up costs\nBusiness plan tips\nAnd more\n\nRegister for Start Smart\n  \nAfter attending Start Smart\, you can make an appointment to meet individually with the Small Business Development Center Counselors to assist you in reviewing your business plan\, or to provide guidance with other issues.
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SUMMARY:TechTalk
DESCRIPTION:Meet some of the innovators who are creating new products and new concepts in North Iowa. This special edition of TechTalk takes place during Global Entrepreneurship Week and features a panel discussion with community innovator-entrepreneurs Billie Asmus\, Founder of Silicone Studios\, and Oscar Madong\, NIACC engineering student and High Tech Hive participant. \nBoth Billie and Oscar have been utilizing the NIACC Innovation Workspace to bring their designs to life. Join us for TechTalk for a look at how community innovators are using the makerspace as an entrepreneurship resource. \nAs always\, your first drink is on us! \n— \nTechTalk creates a space for sparking new ideas and conversations between innovators\, entrepreneurs\, investors\, educators\, technologists\, community members\, and community partners. TechTalk’s goal is to engage\, encourage\, and elevate technology in North Iowa. \nTechTalk Partners: NIACC Pappajohn Center\, North Iowa Corridor EDC\, Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce \n  \nRegister for TechTalk\n  \nGlobal Entrepreneurship Week\nThis event is part of the NIACC Pappajohn Center & SBDC’s Global Entrepreneurship Week. Learn more about the 2021 Global Entrepreneurship Week in North Iowa.
URL:https://www.pappajohncenter.com/event/techtalk-3/
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SUMMARY:NIACC Marketplace
DESCRIPTION:The 2021 NIACC Marketplace takes place during Global Entrepreneurship Week and celebrates the creativity\, ingenuity\, and entrepreneurial spirit of NIACC’s students\, faculty\, staff\, and alumni. \nVisit the NIACC Marketplace for the opportunity to purchase unique art\, inventions\, baked goods\, and handicraft from local creators.\n \nWhen: Wednesday\, November 10\, 2021 \nTime: 10am-2pm \nWhere: NIACC Activity Center \nApply Now \nCome and support your local entrepreneurs! All purchases are tax free.  \nFor More Information: Contact the NIACC Pappajohn Center at pappajohn@niacc.edu \nDetails for Exhibitors:\nExhibitors will not be responsible for the collection of revenues for sold merchandise or sales tax for this event. NIACC Pappajohn SBDC staff will receive payment for all merchandise and NIACC will send the exhibitor a check for the total merchandise sold. All income should be considered taxable\, and it is the exhibitor’s responsibility to report this income and to pay all associated federal and state income taxes. \nNIACC is not responsible for lost\, stolen\, and or damaged goods. All vendors will have one table to display their products and should be set up by 9:30 AM in the NIACC Activity Center. Table linens and NIACC plastic bags will be provided. Exhibitors are responsible for staffing their booth and the security of their merchandise.
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CATEGORIES:Global Entrepreneurship Week
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SUMMARY:Venture School Launch Day Competition
DESCRIPTION:The Fall 2021 cohort of the North Iowa Venture School will compete in the Venture School Launch Day Competition Thursday\, November 11th. Each team will present their pitch to a panel of judges\, followed by a Q&A. Up to $5\,000 in prizes will be awarded. The event will be held via Zoom and in-person at the Muse-Norris Conference Center at NIACC with social distancing and masks required. \n12 teams are participating in the North Iowa Venture School this fall. Venture School is a premier statewide program for entrepreneurial training and is built on curriculum developed by the National Science Foundation I-Corps. The Venture School teams will also be eligible to compete for cash awards at the state level at the 2022 EntreFEST Venture School Launch Day Competition. Last year’s North Iowa graduates were awarded $13\,000 in prize money during the 2020 EntreFEST pitch competition. Learn more about how Venture School accelerates the startup process. \n\nGlobal Entrepreneurship Week\nThis event is part of the NIACC Pappajohn Center & SBDC’s Global Entrepreneurship Week. Learn more about the 2021 Global Entrepreneurship Week in North Iowa.
URL:https://www.pappajohncenter.com/event/venture-school-launch-day-competition-2/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Global Entrepreneurship Week,Venture School
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SUMMARY:Start Smart Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Registration is required. \nThe NIACC Pappajohn Center and the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is offering a free two-hour online webinar\, designed for anyone who is considering starting a business. At Start Smart\, participants will learn how to create a business plan\, do market research\, discuss different types of business ownership\, and learn how to register a business. \nThe activities involved in starting a business fall under two broad categories—feasibility (the business plan) and administrative tasks. While we like to focus on the feasibility issue\, Start Smart provides information and the chance to ask questions on numerous other topics\, including: \n\nBusiness registration\nDoing customer research\nHow bankers evaluate business concepts and loans\nStart-up costs\nBusiness plan tips\nAnd more\n\nRegister for Start Smart\n  \nAfter attending Start Smart\, you can make an appointment to meet individually with the Small Business Development Center Counselors to assist you in reviewing your business plan\, or to provide guidance with other issues.
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