This Week This week's presenter is the famous Dawn Murray, otherwise known in The Corridor as "The Cheesecake Lady". NewBoCo Director of Innovation Dr. Jennifer Murphy will engage her in conversation, covering topics like starting a business, building a brand, and creating a product that people can't get enough of. Join us! Program schedule: 8:30-9:00 […]
This Week This week, we'll hear from CR Pride! CR Pride is an all-volunteer led organization whose mission is to create opportunities for awareness, inclusion, and visibility of LGBTQIA+ individuals in our community. CR Pride has successfully held the annual Pride Fest here in Cedar Rapids since 1995. After being forced to cancel their annual […]
This Week This week's program is a Founder Fireside in conjuction with ISA Ventures. Hear from the co-founder and CEO of Distynct, BJ Brugman. He will share his story through conversation with Eric Engelmann, ISAV’s General Partner, including the challenges, successes, and plans to scale the business in Iowa. Program schedule 8:30-9:00 - Coffee & […]
This Week This week's presenter is Dr. Jennifer Murphy! Dr. Murphy is the Director of Innovation at NewBoCo and cohost of the new Iowa Innovation podcast! You and she will explore The Art of the Question and its impact for innovators, entrepreneurs, and leaders. Dr. Murphy will introduce the elements and applications of critical questions. […]
This Week This week's presenter is Executive Director of the Cedar Rapids Downtown District Jesse Thoeming! Jesse will be discussing an upcoming economic development program called "Race for the Space." The goal of “Race for the Space” is to support a new business to locate to Downtown Cedar Rapids and become a staple in the […]
This Week It's Spring! Let's celebrate with a very special 1 Million Cups on the lawn at NewBo City Market! NewBoCo's very own Dr. Jennifer Murphy will talk with NewBo City Market business owners Kellie Kesselring, Darryl English, and Cheryl Kardell. These 3 unique shopkeepers will teach us about their businesses, the lessons they've learned […]
This Week This week, instead of a founder story, we're going to focus on funding resources for founders. We'll dive into a few of the resources here in Iowa like the Kiva loan program, bank financing, angel investors, venture capital, and others, comparing and contrasting the options, and how to approach each one. Are you […]
This Week Join Dr. Jennifer Murphy and Cedar Rapids DEI Manager Elizabeth Buch on May 25th for a discussion on DEI in the city of Cedar Rapids. Elizabeth will speak to the city's efforts to look internally at governmental offices and policies and their impacts on the city's growth toward greater systemic inclusivity. Come with […]
This Week 1 Million Cups Cedar Rapids is off this week in observance of Memorial Day, but if you're jonesing for community and creativity, 1MC Iowa City has your entrepreneurial fix! 1 Million Cups Iowa City is presenting the first week of a 2-week program featuring the Hawkeye Student Accelerator. We also encourage you to […]
This Week This week's program will piggyback off 1 Million Cups Iowa City in celebration of EntreFEST 2022 in Iowa City! 1 Million Cups Iowa City is presenting week 2 of a 2-week program featuring the Hawkeye Student Accelerator. Can't make it to MERGE? No problem! Join remotely via Zoom. About 1 Million Cups […]
This Week Hear from one of the startup founders backed by ISA Ventures. Matthew Rooda, founder of SwineTech, will share his story through conversation with Eric Engelmann, ISAV’s General Partner, including the challenges, successes, and plans to scale their business in Iowa. Program schedule 8:45-9:00 - Coffee & Conversation 9:00-9:45 - Official Program 9:45-10:00 - […]
