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Welcome to The Iowa Center’s WBC
Ascent Weekly Course
​This is a 7-week course that dives into each journey of the SBA’s new Ascent program.
Classes will be held every Thursday at 10am over zoom from Thursday, May 5 through Thursday, June 16.
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Journeys Covered:
02 | Strategic Marketing (May 5)
03 | Your People (May 12)
04 | Your Business Financial Strategy (May 19)
05 | Access to Capital (May 26)
06 | Government Contracting (June 2)
07 | Partnerships (June 9)
08 | Entrepreneurial Leadership (June 16)
Zoom Link:
The zoom link will remain the same for the entirety of the class.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89232456749
Meeting ID: 892 3245 6749
Passcode: 216590
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Week One:Â Journey Two — Strategic Marketing
Click on link below to download form.
Week One: Journey 2 — Strategic Marketing
Strategic Marketing 1-2 customer need tool
Strategic Marketing 2-2 market information tool
Strategic Marketing 3-2 competition tool
Strategic Marketing 3-3 competition tool
Strategic Marketing 4-1 customer experience tool
Strategic Marketing 5-3 pricing strategy tool
Strategic Marketing 6-2 marketing plan tool
Strategic Marketing 7-1 market testing resource
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Week Three: Journey Four — Business Financial Strategy
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Your Business Financial Strategy 1-3 Tool
Your Business Financial Strategy 2-1 Tool
Your Business Financial Strategy 2-1 Spreadsheet
Your Business Financial Strategy 2-2 Spreadsheet
Your Business Financial Strategy 2-2 Tool
Your Business Financial Strategy 2-3 Spreadsheet
Your Business Financial Strategy 2-3 Tool
Your Business Financial Strategy 2-4 Spreadsheet
Your Business Financial Strategy 2-4 Tool
Your Business Financial Strategy 3-1 Spreadsheet
Your Business Financial Strategy 3-1 Tool
Your Business Financial Strategy 3-2 Tool
Your Business Financial Strategy 4-2 Tool
Your Business Financial Strategy 5-1 Tool
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Week Five: Journey Six– Government Contracting
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Zoom Recording: Week 5
Government Contracting 2-2 Tool
Government Contracting 2-2 Tool
Government Contracting 3-1 Tool
Government Contracting 4-2 Tool
Government Contracting 5-3 Tool
Government Contracting 6-2 Tool
Government Contracting 6-3 Tool
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Week Seven: Journey Eight — Entrepreneurial Leadership
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Zoom Recording: Week Seven
Entrepreneurial Leadership 2-1 Tool
Entrepreneurial Leadership 2-2 Tool
Entrepreneurial Leadership 4-2 Tool
Entrepreneurial Leadership 4-3 Tool
Entrepreneurial Leadership 5-2 Tool
Entrepreneurial Leadership 6-1 Tool
Entrepreneurial Leadership 7-2 Tool
Entrepreneurial Leadership 7-3 Tool
Entrepreneurial Leadership 8-1 Tool
Entrepreneurial Leadership 9-1 Tool
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Week Two:Â Journey Three — Your People
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Week Two: Journey 3 — Your People
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Week Four: Journey Five — Access to Capital
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Week Four: Journey Five — Access to Capital
Zoom Recording: Week Four
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Week Six: Journey Seven — Partnerships
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Zoom Recording: Week Six
