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1 Million Cups Cedar Rapids

Join us every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month

1 Million Cups Cedar Rapids will empower you to support your community’s entrepreneurs, give you the opportunity to provide helpful advice or critical feedback, make new connections or sustain long-running ones, or even find a new career opportunity! We encourage early-stage businesses and established companies facing interesting challenges to present their companies to the community for advice and engage the audience in a question-and-answer session to encourage collaborative and honest conversations. We also feature expert speakers, founder fireside interviews, and exploration of business failures and the shared learning that comes from those failures.

When? 1 Million Cups Cedar Rapids is every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month. The event starts at 9:00 AM.

Where? NewBoCo, 415 12th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 

A typical 1MCCR morning:

  • 8:30 to 9 – Coffee and Conversation
  • 9 to 9:45 – Official Program
  • 9:45 to 10:00 – Question and Answer
A small business owner presents to an audience from in front of a 1 Million Cups banner
Sara Larson presents on her food service business, Gnarly Pepper

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Want to Present?

Join us for an opportunity to present your concept, receive valuable feedback from expert panelists, hone your public speaking skills, expand your network, and potentially find investors, customers, or even a co-founder. Our platform empowers entrepreneurs to support each other, provide insightful advice, forge new connections, and explore career opportunities. Join us and be part of a vibrant ecosystem of innovation and growth!

A small business owner speaks into a microphone at 1 Million Cups
Carol Elliott seeks feedback for her NewBo-area business, Aroma Artisan Pizza

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Jourdan McChesney

Jourdan McChesney

Lead Organizer

Jessica Abdoney

Jessica Abdoney

Photographer

Emily Bettridge

Emily Bettridge

Organizer

Cat Cantrill

Cat Cantrill

Organizer

Laura Gansemer

Laura Gansemer

Organizer

Shannon Henderson

Shannon Henderson

Organizer

Julie Lammers

Julie Lammers

Pitch and Business Coach

Dr. Jennifer Smith

Jennifer Smith

Organizer

Brian Stoll

Brian Stoll

Organizer