Small Business Blog

As a sole proprietor or single-member limited liability company (LLC), the mere thought of tax season may cause anxiety. Before you get...

This week, the Iowa Western Small Business Development Center staff spent time in Iowa City watching its Venture School kick-off. Iowa...

In our last post, we discussed how to easily and correctly issue and file 1099s for non-employees. Today, we’ll discuss another...

As a small business, you likely hired the help of independent contractors, lawyers, and other outside services throughout 2014. Despite...

The holiday season is officially upon us, which means shoppers scrambling to buy gifts for their loved ones — and sales opportunities...

Traditionally, entrepreneurs in need of financing for their start-ups and small businesses had two options — apply for a bank loan or...

Clients frequently visit our SBDC in search of grants to help fund their small businesses. The reality of grants, however, is they’re...

As a small business owner you may feel that the marketing tactics that you are doing do not work or do not give you immediate results for...

Many of my clients are still unaware of what SEO is or why it matters to their small business… so I am posting this to go back to basics....

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...

While the internet seems the least likely place to market locally, it is actually quickly becoming the best, most powerful place to...

by Julie Mierau We all know that physicians pledge to “first, do no harm.” But do you know Google’s company motto? “Don’t be evil.” Yep,...

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...

Mirror Gear USA is owned and operated by Marie Wickman. Marie invented and developed the Mirror Gear ™, a dental mirror cover for use in...

1. Hire some help! – School is out and kids are smart. Especially with computers and the internet. Hire one for the summer and have...

While the media, the public and even Congress continue to discover all the details about the recently passed health care reform bill, we...