Midwest Educators Forum on Entrepreneurship Brings Leaders Together By Tim Putnam via NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center
From June 24-26 North Iowa will be hosting thought leaders from across the Midwest and the nation to share best practices in entrepreneurship education. The entrepreneurial ecosystem in the Midwest has truly become a hotbed of activity with some of the best entrepreneurial conferences in the country, including EntreFEST and BigOmaha, just to name two. But for educators wanting to learn how to best teach the entrepreneurial mindset, how to accelerate a start-up, or how to initiate an experiential project in a classroom, attending a national conference - typically at a big expense – has been the only option. So why not bring the best of the best together in Iowa?
SEO: A Recipe For Success By Jeff Carey via Blue Traffic Internet Marketing
Your business will benefit when you help search engines like Google, Bing, and Yahoo better understand your website. This is often referred to as search engine optimization, or SEO for short. And while many companies hire SEO professionals to improve their sites, there are plenty of changes you can make on your own to increase rankings and get more free traffic
Top 10 EntreFEST Sessions for Small Business Owners By EntreFEST Team
Want to grow your business? Join the Owners Track at EntreFEST 2015 featuring Cheri Cosgrove, owner of Tanworld. Cheri started and grew this successful nationwide franchise from Sioux City, IA!
How to Welcome New Business Partners (and Make Sure You Get Along) By Sarah Mote via USSourceLink
Odds are good your business either started with a co-owner or will grow into new partners. Is your business ready to welcome new players? Most businesses either start with or grow to include more than one owner. Your business may seek out new business partners to help you grow strategically or secure additional capital. Business owners seek out additional partners for a variety of reasons.
Season 7 had a lot going on; didn’t they all? Episode 13 was “The Seven” and at its heart was George’s name for his first born. “Seven Costanza” – it’s a great name for a boy or a girl. While that may be a subject for another day, I’d like to draw your attention to the bike.
Communication Got You Down? Try Some Empathy. By Valyn Reinig
Being stressed out at work is not fun. Sometimes that stress can be caused by communicating, or miscommunicating, with coworkers. You might like to be more direct, but your coworker takes your directness as lack of support or consideration for their feelings. Constant miscommunication like this can lead to power distance between team members and can really start to impact the culture of a company if not recognized. But maybe there's something you can do about it; have you ever stopped and thought about how personalities relate to your communication at work?
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