Event Series DreamMaker Virtual 2023

DreamMaker Virtual 2023

Webinar Online, Des Moines, IA, United States

Day/Time: Thursdays, 9:00 - 11:30 am Location: Online Cost: $250 This cohort is full. Please check back for the next session. Writing a business plan can be intimidating. You're juggling market research with competitor analysis, financial projections with marketing strategies. With so much to consider and organize, it's easy to lose your drive. DreamMaker Virtual makes it simpler. Here's what you'll do during this 8-week online course: Work to develop your business plan Access online material as well as group + one-on-one virtual support Build your professional network Connect with others working toward the goal of business ownership Learn from guest mentors (including CPAs, attorneys, marketing experts and other small business owners) Class meets weekly online from 9 am to 11:30 am on Thursdays for 8 weeks.  Cost: $250 (inquire about payment plans available) What we cover: Creating a business plan Delivering the story of your business Targeted Small Business Access to capital Small business banking Taxes Legal considerations Insurance Leasing contacts Understanding profit margin Setting your price point Target audience Marketing Outreach strategy Social media and deciding what works for you

Event Series Small Biz Accountability Group

Small Biz Accountability Group

The Iowa Center 2210 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, IA, United States

Small Business Accountability Group is a weekly group that meets both in person and online. About this event Join us as we reach our goals together weekly! An accountability group is where entrepreneurs meet to share their business goals, report successes, share knowledge, and support each other in reaching those goals. More importantly, it's about crucially holding each other accountable for achieving them. We will start each session with letting everyone know what our goal is for that session. Getting thru emails, Social media posts, bookkeeping and we can work quietly or chat on the side. Availability to meet in person as well as over zoom. Tuesdays from 10:30 to Noon. **If you want to attend more than one session, you do not have to register more than once. The same zoom link will be used for each session. And you're always welcome to join us in person at The Iowa Center!** Click here to register! 

Always Ready: Business Plan

Webinar Online, Des Moines, IA, United States

Presenter: The Iowa Center Staff Date: Wednesday, March 8, 2023 Time: 10:00am - 11:00am Location: Online Register: Here Turn your dream into a plan with this small group, one-hour business planning class. The Iowa Center staff will help you kickstart your business plan by providing you a road map on completing your plan and taking the next steps towards business ownership. Also connect with other aspiring small business owners to refine your business ideas as you put them into real plans. Click here to register! 

Small Business Essential: Copyright vs. Trademark

Webinar Online, Des Moines, IA, United States

            Presenter: Tina G. Yin Sowatzke, Intellectual Property Attorney, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. Date: Monday, March 20, 2023 Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm Location: Online Registration: Click Here Do you know if your business needs a copyright or trademark? Join us on this webinar to understand how to effectively utilize trademarks and copyrights as important tools in protecting your intellectual property (IP). Having strong IP protections in place is important for not only large corporations, but also for small businesses and start-up companies as well. Understanding how to utilize and protect your IP provides leveraging power in business transactions and relationships. Particularly if you, or your company, is in the business of creating unique goods or services placed in the stream of commerce, this webinar will help in ensuring that listeners have the tools needed to understand trademarks and copyrights. Trademark and copyright protections provide certain exclusive rights to the owner of the trademark or copyright. While trademarks and copyrights can be registered for additional protections, some trademark and copyright protections begin automatically after a certain action is taken place. Therefore, it is important for business owners to know when certain trademark or copyright protections may begin. These protections provide the owner with exclusive rights to prevent third parties from enjoying the fruits of the company’s labors, including, for example, preventing third parties from copying an artistic work created by the company, or preventing third parties from utilizing a trademark or logo that may be confusingly similar to your company’s. Tune in to discover more benefits in the webinar! About Our Speaker... Tina G. Yin Sowatzke, Intellectual Property Attorney, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. Tina is an intellectual property (IP) attorney with Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. and works collaboratively with clients to help protect their IP assets....

Always Ready: Financials

Webinar Online, Des Moines, IA, United States

Presenter: The Iowa Center Staff Date: March 21, 2023 Time: 10:00 - 11:00 am Location: Online Register: Here As a small business owner, you won’t ever really know the unexpected challenges or opportunities that await you in life and business. Always Ready: Financials is a working session for you to learn how to financially prepare your small business for the next step in your journey. The Iowa Center staff will show you what you need to do to always be ready to make financial moves in your business, including applying for a loan or buying/selling new goods. This class is especially for you if you’ve ever been denied a loan or need a helping hand to get your financials on track. Click here to register!  

Event Series DreamMaker Virtual 2023

DreamMaker Virtual 2023

Webinar Online, Des Moines, IA, United States

Day/Time: Thursdays, 9:00 - 11:30 am Location: Online Cost: $250 This cohort is full. Please check back for the next session. Writing a business plan can be intimidating. You're juggling market research with competitor analysis, financial projections with marketing strategies. With so much to consider and organize, it's easy to lose your drive. DreamMaker Virtual makes it simpler. Here's what you'll do during this 8-week online course: Work to develop your business plan Access online material as well as group + one-on-one virtual support Build your professional network Connect with others working toward the goal of business ownership Learn from guest mentors (including CPAs, attorneys, marketing experts and other small business owners) Class meets weekly online from 9 am to 11:30 am on Thursdays for 8 weeks.  Cost: $250 (inquire about payment plans available) What we cover: Creating a business plan Delivering the story of your business Targeted Small Business Access to capital Small business banking Taxes Legal considerations Insurance Leasing contacts Understanding profit margin Setting your price point Target audience Marketing Outreach strategy Social media and deciding what works for you

Small Business Essential: Crossing the Bridge to Brick and Mortar

Webinar Online, Des Moines, IA, United States

            Presenter: Alyshea Gow, Owner/Interior Designer of Feather Your Nest Interiors Date: Monday, March 27, 2023 Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm Location: Online Registration: Click Here Are you ready to make the jump to a brick and mortar business? As a business owner, the decision to open your first physical store is an exciting and important one. Whether you’re expanding on current online or at-home operations or you’re starting a brick-and-mortar store from scratch, there are multiple factors to keep in mind. Join The Iowa Center and Alyshea Gow, owner and interior designer of Feather Your Nest Interiors as she discusses her journey to owning a brick and mortar storefront. During this session we will discuss... What type of a budget is needed? How to manage availability in the new space. How to engage and establish yourself in the neighborhood. Tips, tricks, and advice for those opening up their own space. About Our Speaker... Alyshea Gow, Owner/Interior Designer of Feather Your Nest Alyshea is now the second generation owner of Feather Your Nest Interiors. Alyshea grew up in Muscatine and attended college at Iowa State University and Scott Community College. She has degrees in Interior Design and English & Professional Communication. After graduating college, Alyshea moved to Nashville, TN. While in Nashville, she worked for large Fortune 500 companies that were in the manufacturing business of commercial interiors. She was promoted in 2006, and moved to Atlanta, GA. In Atlanta, Alyshea worked as a Hospitality Account Executive and designed for four and five-star hotels. In 2010, Alyshea moved back to Muscatine to help start Feather Your Nest Interiors. Alyshea has many design consultation services to offer her clients, including project management, whole home CAD 3D drawings, floor plans, furniture layouts, and kitchen and bath designs. She...

Event Series DreamMaker Virtual 2023

DreamMaker Virtual 2023

Webinar Online, Des Moines, IA, United States

Day/Time: Thursdays, 9:00 - 11:30 am Location: Online Cost: $250 This cohort is full. Please check back for the next session. Writing a business plan can be intimidating. You're juggling market research with competitor analysis, financial projections with marketing strategies. With so much to consider and organize, it's easy to lose your drive. DreamMaker Virtual makes it simpler. Here's what you'll do during this 8-week online course: Work to develop your business plan Access online material as well as group + one-on-one virtual support Build your professional network Connect with others working toward the goal of business ownership Learn from guest mentors (including CPAs, attorneys, marketing experts and other small business owners) Class meets weekly online from 9 am to 11:30 am on Thursdays for 8 weeks.  Cost: $250 (inquire about payment plans available) What we cover: Creating a business plan Delivering the story of your business Targeted Small Business Access to capital Small business banking Taxes Legal considerations Insurance Leasing contacts Understanding profit margin Setting your price point Target audience Marketing Outreach strategy Social media and deciding what works for you

Always Ready: Business Plan

Webinar Online, Des Moines, IA, United States

Presenter: The Iowa Center Staff Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 Time: 10:00am - 11:00am Location: Online Register: Here Turn your dream into a plan with this small group, one-hour business planning class. The Iowa Center staff will help you kickstart your business plan by providing you a road map on completing your plan and taking the next steps towards business ownership. Also connect with other aspiring small business owners to refine your business ideas as you put them into real plans. Click here to register! 

Event Series DreamMaker Virtual 2023

DreamMaker Virtual 2023

Webinar Online, Des Moines, IA, United States

Day/Time: Thursdays, 9:00 - 11:30 am Location: Online Cost: $250 This cohort is full. Please check back for the next session. Writing a business plan can be intimidating. You're juggling market research with competitor analysis, financial projections with marketing strategies. With so much to consider and organize, it's easy to lose your drive. DreamMaker Virtual makes it simpler. Here's what you'll do during this 8-week online course: Work to develop your business plan Access online material as well as group + one-on-one virtual support Build your professional network Connect with others working toward the goal of business ownership Learn from guest mentors (including CPAs, attorneys, marketing experts and other small business owners) Class meets weekly online from 9 am to 11:30 am on Thursdays for 8 weeks.  Cost: $250 (inquire about payment plans available) What we cover: Creating a business plan Delivering the story of your business Targeted Small Business Access to capital Small business banking Taxes Legal considerations Insurance Leasing contacts Understanding profit margin Setting your price point Target audience Marketing Outreach strategy Social media and deciding what works for you

Always Ready: Financials

Webinar Online, Des Moines, IA, United States

Presenter: The Iowa Center Staff Date: April 12, 2023 Time: 10:00 - 11:00 am Location: Online Register: Here Running a small business requires more than having a passion and a vision. To be successful you need to have your financials in order. Unless you are familiar with bookkeeping basics, you might not know how crucial having the right financial documents are to your success. Join The Iowa Center staff as we go over the most useful and important financial documents for your small business. We will discuss and define: Income Statement/Profit and Loss Statement Cash Flow Statement Balance Sheet Accounts Receivable Budget Click here to register!

Event Series DreamMaker Virtual 2023

DreamMaker Virtual 2023

Webinar Online, Des Moines, IA, United States

Day/Time: Thursdays, 9:00 - 11:30 am Location: Online Cost: $250 This cohort is full. Please check back for the next session. Writing a business plan can be intimidating. You're juggling market research with competitor analysis, financial projections with marketing strategies. With so much to consider and organize, it's easy to lose your drive. DreamMaker Virtual makes it simpler. Here's what you'll do during this 8-week online course: Work to develop your business plan Access online material as well as group + one-on-one virtual support Build your professional network Connect with others working toward the goal of business ownership Learn from guest mentors (including CPAs, attorneys, marketing experts and other small business owners) Class meets weekly online from 9 am to 11:30 am on Thursdays for 8 weeks.  Cost: $250 (inquire about payment plans available) What we cover: Creating a business plan Delivering the story of your business Targeted Small Business Access to capital Small business banking Taxes Legal considerations Insurance Leasing contacts Understanding profit margin Setting your price point Target audience Marketing Outreach strategy Social media and deciding what works for you

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