As The Exchange learns about viable websites or grants or educational opportunities, they will be posted here on the Toolbox page. Presentation materials or PDFs made available to The Exchange will also be linked to this page.
It is also planned that additions and changes to this page will also be communicated through the weekly email as information becomes available.
- Iowa Source Link
A central place for anyone wanting to start a business in Iowa to go and feel confident with the information they are reading. As of April of 2023, we have directly assisted over 16,000 entrepreneurs (and indirectly assisted hundreds of thousands more), in all 99 Iowa counties
- Iowa Startup Accelerator (ISA)
Supported by ISA Ventures and powered by NewBoCo, is a robust resource for Iowa-based startup businesses. No matter what type of business (local retail, national scale-up, SaaS, marketplace, ed-tech, med-tech, fin-tech, ag-tech, consumable, service, etc.) No matter what stage of start-up (ideation, early MVP/Beta, pre-revenue, pre-seed, seed, or series A), ISA and NewBoCo would like to help.
- Small Business Development Center – Iowa
Provides no-cost, confidential, customized, professional business advice in all 99 Iowa counties to entrepreneurs and existing small businesses. They also provide affordable workshops that teach practical skills and techniques, conduct research, provide comprehensive information services, and offer access to subject matter experts in a variety of fields.
- Social Entrepreneurship
- Starting a Business Guide
(PDF by SBDC)
- Time Management Links PDF
(As presented by Exchange Member Ann Evans)