Iowa Startup Accelerator Doubles Staff Size in Second Year Media Contact Jessalyn Holdcraft, Marketing & Communications Coordinator 319.382.5498 / jessalyn@iowastartupaccelerator.com Cedar Rapids, IA, September 23, 2015 Iowa Startup Accelerator Doubles Staff in Second Year As the Iowa Startup Accelerator gets its second program underway, it has doubled the size of its staff
Iowa Startup Accelerator’s Community Connection Welcome Party Media Contact Jessalyn Holdcraft, Marketing & Communications Coordinator 319.382.5498 / jessalyn@iowastartupaccelerator.com Cedar Rapids, IA, August 25, 2015 Iowa Startup Accelerator’s Community Connection Welcome Party In 2014, Iowa was the worst state for minority-owned businesses according to a report produced by the Small Business Administration’s Office of
[vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px”][text_output]Iowa Startup Accelerator joined the Creative Corridor last year. We love being a member of the startup community and being integrated in Iowa’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. We know that we are lucky to call the Corridor home and that we were quickly plugged into the network due to
[vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px”][text_output]In 2014, Iowa was the worst state for minority-owned businesses according to a report produced by the Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy. In 2015, Iowa ranked dead last in the number of women-owned businesses. Those cringeworthy statistics are nothing to boast about for the Hawkeye State. That’s
Iowa Startup Accelerator Receives $50,000 from SBA Media Contact Jessalyn Holdcraft, Marketing & Communications Coordinator 319.382.5498 / jessalyn@iowastartupaccelerator.com Cedar Rapids, IA, August 4, 2015 For the second year in a row, Iowa Startup Accelerator (ISA) has received $50,000 from the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Growth Accelerator Fund Competition. ISA was one of 80
[vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px”][text_output]For the second year in a row, we have received $50,000 from the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Growth Accelerator Fund Competition. Our goal is to use the funds to continue to grow and support Iowa’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. Here are the next great leaps we plan to make in order to
[vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px”][text_output]This year, we wanted to launch our 2015 Cohort by kicking our program up a few notches. We started with the addition of our Pre-Accelerator program, and now we have more mentors, more experience, and more to teach. We’re ready for 95 days of challenging our teams to
Today marks a huge milestone for ISA and for last year’s teams! As of July 31, the teams from Iowa Startup Accelerator’s 2014 Cohort have raised $1.065 million, mostly from private investors. A few have also received funds from programs led by the Iowa Economic Development Authority. Nine of the ten startups
George Elossais is talented. He flies drones, photographs events, shoots and edits video, and interns for ISA. This summer, we added him to our staff as our Data Systems Intern. He’s working with our CRM systems to more centrally and seamlessly connect us to our growing network of accelerator teams,
[vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px”][text_output]Last year’s application process for the Iowa Startup Accelerator was good, but there was definitely room for improvement. With 10 startups launched in 2014, we took the feedback from last year’s cycle and designed a new approach for selecting the 2015 cohort. Thus, the Pre-Accelerator program was
