• AARP: Work For Yourself at 50+

    Webinar Online, Des Moines, IA, United States

    Date: August 5, 2024 Time: 9:00 am - 11:00 am Location: Online Registration: Click Here Work for Yourself@50+ is a webinar to help you gain the knowledge, support, and resources you need to make informed decisions about working for yourself and take the right first steps toward successful self-employment. The decision to start your own business can be both exciting and daunting. Work for Yourself@50+ breaks the choices down for older adults in an approachable way through five steps: 1. A careful consideration of the potential benefits and risks of working for yourself 2. Exercises to help develop the self-employment idea 3. A realistic overview of what it takes to pursue a self-employment opportunity 4. Guidance to help avoid pitfalls and scams 5. Ways to find trustworthy support and services This is an online webinar. In order to access the webinar, you will need to use either a computer, tablet for smartphone. You will receive instructions on how to join the webinar in your registration confirmation or your reminder email that will go out prior to the webinar. Please do not share the webinar access information with anyone who is not already registered. Click here to register!  The Iowa Center Women's Business Center is funded in part by U.S. Small Business Administration.

  • Senator Ernst’s Entrepreneur Expo 2024

    Date: August 6, 2024 Time: 8:00 am - 3:00 pm Location: Iowa State University’s Memorial Union 2229 Lincoln Way Ames, IA 50011 Registration: Click Here Join The Iowa Center staff at our booth at Joni Ernst's Entrepreneur Expo 2024! Senator Ernst's Entrepreneur Expo is the best opportunity of the year for Iowa’s small businesses to learn about government contracting and federal innovation programs. This event will feature successful small business speakers, multiple information sessions with procurement experts, and networking opportunities with federal, state, and local agency officials. There are two programming tracks within the Expo: government contracting and federal R&D grants. Participants will pick a track for the breakout and networking sessions. Click here to register! 

  • Always Ready: Getting Ready

    Webinar Online, Des Moines, IA, United States

    Presenter: The Iowa Center Staff Date: Tuesday, August 6, 2024 Time: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Location: Online Register: Here Getting started in your small business journey can be daunting…let us help you make the process and little easier as we outline some basic steps to Getting Ready! What are the first steps needed to business ownership? What’s a business plan and why do you need one? What are the various types of legal business entities? How do you register your business? Click here to register!