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All four mayoral candidates to participate in 1 Million Cups forum Sept. 22

CONTACT: Rob MerrittDirector of Communications, NewBoCo319-651-8391rob@newbo.co Amara Andrews, Myra Bradwell, Brad Hart, and Tiffany O’Donnell to discuss entrepreneurship, innovation and tech education during live NewBoCo event at Cedar Rapids’ Olympic Theater CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (Sept. 21, 2021) – The four candidates for Cedar Rapids Mayor will meet in person at

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FROM STRATEGIC TO TACTICAL

Intrapreneur Academy is a 12-month program full of informative workshops and thoughtful personalized coaching sessions. Participants enhance their understanding of organizational culture and their professional agility, as well as develop innovative and entrepreneurial methods for addressing internal challenges. These characteristics build an Intrapreneur. Intrapreneurs become cultural leaders within their organizations

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I Mostly Read Think Again

We record each session of The “I mostly Read It” Book Club and use transcription software to best collect the ideas shared and discussed each week. It’s powerfully telling that, among the keywords the software identified in Think Again by Adam Grant, were humility, engaging, identity, agreements, questions, and conversation.

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How Deep Is Your Focus?

In June, the I Mostly Read it Book Club examined Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport. So, in 2021, on the heels of a year-long pandemic, exploding social justice movements, and a tumultuous political landscape, she was again drawn to the book’s relevance.

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NewBoCo teams with Kiva US to launch hub for small business owners in Iowa

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (June 17, 2021) – The New Bohemian Innovation Collaborative (NewBoCo) is teaming up with Kiva US to launch a statewide hub called Kiva Iowa. The new venture aims to help underserved entrepreneurs and small business owners in the state gain access to much-needed capital.  Kiva, an international

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How Tiny Techies is preparing our youngest students for computer science

Since all schools will be offering some form of Computer Science soon, we need to prepare our students so that they’re excited about learning this crucial subject. One way to do that is by introducing them to key Computer Science principles, such as creativity, looping, debugging, perseverance, and more, as

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Six new companies join Iowa Startup Accelerator for spring cohort

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (May 5, 2021) — Six new companies have joined the Iowa Startup Accelerator program for the Spring of 2021. “The Spring startup cohort has an interesting mix of products and services that makes for fascinating discussions, discoveries and perspectives,” said ISA Managing Director Alex Taylor. “It’s fun

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EntreFEST reveals hybrid format for 2021

EntreFEST, the two-day conference celebrating the spirit of entrepreneurialism and innovation, returns in a hybrid format for 2021. The conference will be held June 10-11, and both in-person and virtual tickets are available.

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Owners need to embrace change, especially from within

Imagine if your workplace sent you to a training program for innovation. Before you go, your boss tells you, “We are going to need to change with the times, so we’re sending you to learn about how!” You and your co-workers spend months taking part in this training program.  You

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NewBoCo Welcomes Three New Members to Board of Directors

Joy Briscoe, Erica Cole, and Wendy Nielsen join team at nonprofit  CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (March 4, 2021) – The New Bohemian Innovation Collaborative (NewBoCo) has named three new members to its Board of Directors.  Joy Briscoe is a consummate diversity, equity, and inclusion professional who currently serves as the Talent

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