I had a fun meeting this morning with Mike Colwell, the Executive Director of Business Innovation Zone (BIZ). BIZ is a new regional business accelerator program through the Greater Des Moines Partnership.
What is BIZ and what will it do for Central Iowa businesses?
To find out stay tuned for a Rush on
I enjoyed reading this morning in the Des Moines Register about two fellow Simpson College grads that have managed to build a successful Web site design business without incurring business debt. Andy Priestley and Matt Mann started DWebware shortly after the dot-com bust and have grown their business steadily since that time.
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Thanks to Small Biz Survival blog I saw an excellent article from Entrepreneur.com entitled 75 Secrets to Startup. A portion of the article discusses whether to form a corporation or not. It also includes information on where to form your corporation. Many Web site articles and companies will tout Delaware or Nevada corporations. But
Rush on Business Podcast No. 4 is an interview with Joe Cooney of Frannet. Joe is a franchise coach in the Iowa / Nebraska region. Joe and I discussed several basics of buying a franchise including:
On Friday afternoon, March 2, at 4:30 p.m., I am interviewing Joe Cooney of Frannet on my BlogTalkRadio Host Channel. You can listen live or catch it later as a podcast available on this blog or BlogTalkRadio. You can even call the program if you would like to ask a question. The call-in number
Rush on Business Podcast No. 3 is an interview with Adam Steen of Transition Capital Management of West Des Moines, Iowa. Transition Capital Management recently started the Society of Entrepreneurial Minded Executives (SEMEE) event in Des Moines. I attended the last SEMEE event and believe it offers tremendous opportunities for growth companies to network with
In the past I have written about how to hire a business attorney and an accountant for your Iowa business. Another important professional you will need to work with is an insurance agent. (We’ll save bankers for another post). An insurance agent that writes policies for businesses is an important professional advisor in your business.
In a recent post New York small business lawyer Imke Ratschko points out that one of the reasons to choose an S corporation over an LLC is the possibility to save on employment taxes. She also links to a helpful article written by Stephen Nelson, CPA on how to save taxes with an S corporation
The Greater Des Moines Partnership has started a new business accelerator called BIZ – the Business Innovation Zone. Michael Colwell, a marketing professional with experience in product development has been selected as the executive director. BIZ is expected to start up at the end of this month.
The business accelerator has been funded through
It was an interesting evening at the SEMEE event tonight. Several new businesses presented their stories and it was exciting to see so many people in the audience who care about entrepreneurship in Central Iowa. Thanks to the Steens of Transition Capital Management for organizing the event.
The star of the show? Undoubtedly Charlie Anderson
