Iowa offers an enhanced hotline for entrepreneurs through the Business Concierge
IASourceLink is home to an enhanced hotline for entrepreneurial assistance managed by the University of Northern Iowa called the Business Concierge.
Entrepreneurs call or click via IASourceLink to get connected with an expert who provides referrals, and in some cases market intelligence information, to ensure that Iowa owners are able to get the information they need to grow. Just last year, the Business Concierge served over 1,250 requests for assistance.
Rob directs SourceLink and previously led IASourceLink, where he helped scale a central Iowa pilot into statewide infrastructure.
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Economic Development
A disaster preparedness platform built mid-storm in Hawaii. A dashboard with roots in a group chat in Puerto Rico. A statewide operations center shaped by Katrina and Rita. Three different approaches engaged the same four concrete steps any community can take to formalize disaster readiness—starting now. Alyssa Gossley's team was partway through launching Stay Open...
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Scott Asmus did not come to entrepreneurship with a traditional playbook. He came with an outsider’s eye, a deep belief in putting people first, and a determination to make Nebraska’s entrepreneurial ecosystem easier to navigate. Through SourceLink Nebraska, he is helping turn a maze of resources into a connected system built around real people, real needs, and real movement.
Economic Development
Financial disruption, cyberattacks, and infrastructure failures require the same planning as natural disasters. Water rescues on a flooded Main Street. Sandbags and boarded up storefronts on a Gulf coastline. Merchants sifting through shingles and plywood in the aftermath of 125-mile-per-hour tornadic winds. These are the media images we’re accustomed to seeing when natural disasters strike...
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