Event Series CoderDojo

CoderDojo

The Geonetric Building 415 12th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

Engineering, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship for Kids! CoderDojo is a free K–5 STEM program under NewBoCo K–12 Education that encourages creativity, fosters entrepreneurship, and helps kids learn to code. Each week, we assemble different "stations" where kids can experience different STEM activities and learn about subjects like physics, engineering, computer science, circuitry, automation, and much more—all […]

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Event Series 1 Million Cups

1 Million Cups: Comic Sandwiches

The Olympic South Side Theater 1202 3rd St SE #200, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

This Week This week, we'll hear from Comic Sandwiches! Grayson Burgess started Comic Sandwiches started in 2015 with their first product: frames to hold Comic books—hence the name. After that, the company expanded into Captain America Shields, managing its retail business mainly on Etsy. Once Comic Sandwiches refined the design of the shield, it started […]

Event Series Girls Who Code Club

Girls Who Code Club

The Geonetric Building 415 12th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

This Girls Who Code club is for students in 3rd–6th grades and is sponsored by BAE Systems. We would love to welcome as many students as possible! Club meetings will be led by mentors, and students will participate in community-building activities and coding projects with the goal of building a strong support system for young, […]

Event Series 1 Million Cups

1 Million Cups: Federal Funding Sources for Research-based Startups

The Olympic South Side Theater 1202 3rd St SE #200, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

This Week Hear from Jeff Grusy of Vertex Partners, which works with research-based startups to identify federal funding sources. Mr Grusy, with Eric Engelmann, ISAV's General Partner, will discuss how the process works and share examples of technologies that have been developed through collaboration with and funding from the federal government.   Program schedule 8:30 […]

Event Series Whiskey Friday

Whiskey Friday: The Olympic

The Olympic South Side Theater 1202 3rd St SE #200, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

Join us every Friday at 4pm at a local bar or restaurant from a rotating series to celebrate the small and big successes of the week, unwind, and build relationships with our fellow community members! Today's Whiskey Friday is happening at The Olympic South Side Theater! "The Olympic is a unique, gorgeous and elegant event […]

Event Series Girls Who Code Club

Girls Who Code Club

The Geonetric Building 415 12th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

This Girls Who Code club is for students in 3rd–6th grades and is sponsored by BAE Systems. We would love to welcome as many students as possible! Club meetings will be led by mentors, and students will participate in community-building activities and coding projects with the goal of building a strong support system for young, […]

Event Series CoderDojo

CoderDojo

The Geonetric Building 415 12th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

Engineering, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship for Kids! CoderDojo is a free K–5 STEM program under NewBoCo K–12 Education that encourages creativity, fosters entrepreneurship, and helps kids learn to code. Each week, we assemble different "stations" where kids can experience different STEM activities and learn about subjects like physics, engineering, computer science, circuitry, automation, and much more—all […]

Free
Event Series 1 Million Cups

1 Million Cups: Banking After the Collapse of SVB

The Olympic South Side Theater 1202 3rd St SE #200, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

This Week Kevin Bradley of ISA Ventures (formerly a commercial banker at Blackhawk Bank & Trust) will interview Spencer Goettsch of F&M Bank to discuss the recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), and discuss best practices for business owners to manage risk. We'll talk about FDIC insurance, CDARS, and Insured Cash Sweeps and how […]

Event Series Girls Who Code Club

Girls Who Code Club

The Geonetric Building 415 12th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

This Girls Who Code club is for students in 3rd–6th grades and is sponsored by BAE Systems. We would love to welcome as many students as possible! Club meetings will be led by mentors, and students will participate in community-building activities and coding projects with the goal of building a strong support system for young, […]

Business Startup Speaker Series: Financials 101 for Starting a Business

The Geonetric Building 415 12th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

Session Learning Objectives Establishing good financial practices is critically important for all startup businesses. Not only are good financial practices helpful for day-to-day accounting, but they can save business owners a lot of time, headaches, and unnecessary costs/expenses to clean things up. Upon completion of this module participants will have a better understanding of income […]

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