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 born. First, we
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Built By Iowa Promises $100,000 Investment for Entrepreneurs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact Heather Stanley, Marketing and Communications Manager 319.221.1667 / heather.stanley@geonetric.com Cedar Rapids, IA November 5, 2014 Built By Iowa Pledges Big Support to Iowa Startup Accelerator Ahead of Launch Day Built By Iowa announced today it will guarantee an initial
SBA Commits $50,000 To Support the Iowa Startup Accelerator FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact Heather Stanley, Marketing and Communications Manager 319.221.1667 / heather.stanley@geonetric.com Cedar Rapids, IA – September 6, 2013 – Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced it has awarded $50,000 to support the Cedar Rapids-based Iowa Startup Accelerator
One month until 2014 application cycle closes FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact Heather Stanley, Marketing and Communications Manager 319.221.1667 / heather.stanley@geonetric.com Cedar Rapids, IA May 21, 2014 With a little more than a month before the application deadline, the Iowa Startup Accelerator is poised to select ten teams to participate in
Iowa Startup Accelerator Sponsors Statewide Broadcast of 1 Million Cups FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact Heather Stanley, Marketing and Communications Manager 319.221.1667 / heather.stanley@geonetric.com To help Iowa build a stronger entrepreneur network, Iowa Startup Accelerator plans to sponsor and broadcast the popular 1 Million Cups program, making it available across the
Iowa’s First 90-day Startup Accelerator Program Announced FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact Heather Stanley, Marketing and Communications Manager 319.221.1667 / heather.stanley@geonetric.com Local companies Geonetric and ImOn Communications are the founding sponsors of an innovative accelerator program to launch in summer 2014. Cedar Rapids, IA – September 9, 2013 — Eastern Iowa a top
