Connecting Industry Leaders With University Resources - Iowa State University's EDIR By Julie Lelonek, Office of Economic Development and Industry Relations
Mike Crum, who for the last five years has led the Office of Economic Development and Industry Relations (EDIR), stepped down at the end of [June 2018]. In his role [vice president for economic development and business engagement], Crum oversaw six key economic development units and a number of affiliated programs that provide to Iowa State’s clients and partners integrated business, technical, entrepreneurial support, and educational services.
CIRAS PTAP—Iowa’s Local Link to a National Network of Contracting Expertise By Leah Barton, Director at CIRAS' Procurement Technical Assistance Program
Government contracting is a byzantine business—a long and plodding trek through a jungle filled with complicated regulation, documentation, and new marketing challenges.
Sound impossible? It’s not. But no smart explorer launches a trip through the jungle without finding a good guide. CIRAS exists to serve as that guide for Iowa businesses. Many Iowa businesses have known this for a long time.
What Iowans may not know, however, is how much knowledge and experience is available to back up the CIRAS government contracting team if the way proves complicated for your particular business.
Keeping Families in Business By Casie Larette, Program Assistant, Advance Iowa
To us, the benefits and importance of family businesses networking together are clear. Our mantra ‘family businesses are different’, is not just a catchy phrase. We believe family businesses are different due to the result of the unique challenges during their start up, and those which continue through the life of the business. The focus of the Advance Iowa Family Business Forum is to create a community of family businesses that will have the ability to learn about business governance, continuity, strategic planning, leadership transition and growth.
Using eFile & Pay - Sept 12th, 12 p.m. Presented by Terry O'Neill, Taxpayer Service Specialist, Iowa Dept. of Revenue
This online course will provide information for Business Tax Filers using the Iowa Department of Revenue online filing and payment service eFile & Pay. Topics covered will include: Keeping your sensitive data safe, How to property manage your eFile & Pay account, Self-service account access recovery, Creating sub-user accounts for employees and service providers, Assigning security levels, updating account information, Best practices for cyber hygiene. Time will be left at the end for any other general questions.
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