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Power Ladies Lunch
Wednesday, September 14, from 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at Cedar Ridge Winery & Distillery
Next up: October 12, November 9, December 14
Power Ladies Lunch is an invitation to fierce females throughout the Corridor to get together for lunch and talk about being entrepreneurial, independent women in various industries. Invite your best lady friends. The event will happen once a month and the location will be in the Corridor (either Cedar Rapids or Iowa City).
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1 Million Cups Iowa City / Cedar Rapids
Every Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. with the location rotating between the Geonetric building in Cedar Rapids and FilmScene in Iowa City
Next up: September 14 (Iowa City), September 21 (Cedar Rapids), September 28 (Iowa City), October 5 (Cedar Rapids), October 12 (Iowa City), October 19 (Cedar Rapids), Cancelled: October 26 (Innovation EXPO), November 2 (Cedar Rapids), November 9 (Iowa City), November 16 (Cedar Rapids)
Each week at 1 Million Cups, a local entrepreneur an opportunity to give a six-minute presentation to a diverse audience of mentors, advisors, and entrepreneurs. Then, the community gives them valuable feedback. Bonus: Every time 1 Million Cups is in Cedar Rapids, there is Free Cowork Wednesday at Vault Coworking & Collaboration Space.[/text_output][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”2/3″][text_output]
Next Gen Summit
Thursday, October 6, at hotelVetro
ImpactCR and EPIC collaborate for the fifth year, bringing the region’s top young professionals conference, the Next Gen. Summit 2016. The conference is created to inspire, empower and develop young professionals and those who employ young professionals in Iowa’s Creative Corridor.
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Innovation EXPO
Wednesday, October 26, at the Cedar Rapids DoubleTree
Innovation EXPO 2016 events are designed for entrepreneurs, creatives, financial resources and business leaders in Iowa to connect, help our region grow more new business, create jobs, keep our region vibrant and globally competitive – and to celebrate entrepreneurs.
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Launch Day
Thursday, November 3, from 5:00 – 10:00 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre
Launch Day is the culmination of 94 days of tremendous entrepreneurial effort in Cedar Rapids. For the three months leading up to Launch Day, the teams in the Iowa Startup Accelerator program have been validating their business models, testing their ideas in the marketplace, getting customers, and practicing their pitches.
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BONUS: Witching Hour
Friday-Saturday, November 4-5, throughout downtown Iowa City, presented by the Englert Theatre
Witching Hour is a festival exploring the unknown, creative process, and making new things. This two-day festival is back for its second year.
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