Category: Female Entrepreneurs

In the studio: Rob and one of today's live entrepreneur guests sit across from Dr. Murphy and listen attentively to her.

Episode 11: Live from EntreFEST (Part 2) [Season One Finale]

Join hosts Dr. Jennifer Murphy and Not-A-Doctor Rob as they come to you live from EntreFEST in Iowa City with their season finale! On this episode, Jennifer and Rob speak with Billie Asmus, Founder of Silicone Studios, Jack Chimbetete, Founder of Africa Live TV, and Anna Gannon, Founder of Curbicus,

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PODCAST SUMMARY: Ecosystems and Rural Entrepreneurship

Episode 2 of the Iowa innovation podcast is here! This is where I, Dr. Jennifer Murphy, and Not-A-Doctor, Rob Merritt talk to leaders in innovation, education, and entrepreneurship. Our guest was Mo Collins, and it was tough, not fangirling all over her! Thank goodness I had Rob there to keep

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5 Ways to Get Involved This Fall

[vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/1″][text_output]There are plethora of events for the Creative Corridor’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. We chose our top 5 can’t miss events for the fall.[/text_output][gap size=”1.313em” id=”” class=”” style=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”2/3″][text_output] Power Ladies Lunch Wednesday, September 14, from 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at Cedar Ridge Winery &

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The Spring of 7 Summits

[vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/2″][text_output] An industry expert gives feedback during a presentation at the Education Innovation Summit. [/text_output][blockquote cite=”” id=”” class=”” style=””]”I walked away with far more reliable feedback, resources, and ideas than at a 1 Million Cups or InnovateHER because everyone there was in my

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Education Innovation Summit

[vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px”][text_output]Our seventh and final Innovation Summit this Spring is Friday, May 13. The event brings together education-related startups, investors, corporate leaders in standardized testing and publishing and textbooks, and industry experts from secondary and higher education. The summit features startup pitches, a reverse pitch from corporate innovators,

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Supporting women investors in Iowa

[vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”2/3″][text_output]Our approach at NewBoCo has been to identify constraints on our startup ecosystem, prioritize them, and then knock them down (or at least make a major dent) wherever possible. We’ve done this already by building a long-term technical talent pipeline, helping corporate partners develop new ideas,

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