Small Business Blog

The Iowa Western SBDC is putting together a list of Small Businesses in the Council Bluffs Area for Small Business Saturday and...

With the age of the internet, transparency and an ability to communicate in ways we never had before, nontraditional financing has become...

Our SBDC office is closed for winter break until Monday, January 4. We’ve been busy planning for 2016, and look forward to sharing new...

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is the practice of optimizing the content of your webpage  so that your site is easily and readily found...

Today I was sitting with a client who is a successful business, running a successful commercial service. He told me that hiring the right...

www.inc.com article featuring what they label as 10 of the most helpful SBDC’s in America (inlcuding the IWCC SBDC in Council Bluffs...

As you know the first thing that needs to be done is a Business Plan.  But where do you start? How long does it have to be?  At what...

by Julie Mierau Nothing — truly, nothing — is more frustrating than trying to figure out how to access the government procurement...

I am a big coupon user and have many experiences with coupons.  Some of these are bad experiences and they have determined if I will ever...

In an announcement from Governor Chet Culver, we learned today that Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, Iowa  is among 44...

Hopefully at this point you have at least a facebook account where you socialize with friends and family. You may also have a Linked In...

How do you buy products and services today? What is the first couple of things that you do to begin the process? I am guessing that some...

On NPR’s “Marketplace” this morning, the host asked a simple question: Who has more disposable income — Gen Y’ers or Baby Boomers? The...

I do a lot of reading, thinking and brainstorming on ideas for small business in small communities like Council Bluffs and across...

We know what the economic downturn has done to our 401K’s.  But how is it affecting the decisions of our commercial lenders/banks in...