Category: Entrepreneur Resources

Applications now open for third cohort of Iowa City area residents to turn ideas into reality through idea accelerator program
Today, the Iowa City Area Development Group and its partners, Builders + Backers and Heartland Forward, announced the continuation of the Builders and Backers Idea Accelerator program in the Iowa City area. The Iowa City program — which aims to... Read More →

ICAD, NewBoCo team up for new Regional Speaker Series
There are plenty of questions that come with starting a business, from advertising to figuring out how to get power set up. NewBoCo and the Iowa City Area Development Group (ICAD) are teaming up to make answering those questions a... Read More →
Iowa City Area Development Group launches Youth Entrepreneurship Ambassador Program
IOWA CITY, IA — The Iowa City Area Development Group (ICAD) is proud to announce a new Youth Entrepreneurship Ambassador program. Himani Laroia, a rising senior at Iowa City West High School, joined ICAD earlier this summer for a two-week... Read More →

Applications now open for Iowa City area residents to turn ideas into reality through Idea Accelerator program
Led by Heartland Forward with partner Builders + Backers, the program is brought to the Iowa City community by the Iowa City Area Development Group Today, Heartland Forward and its partners, Builders + Backers and the Iowa City Area Development... Read More →
Two new startup funding opportunities coming to Johnson County
One of the most significant challenges startups face in Iowa is the access to timely and supportive capital. In an effort to help grow the startup ecosystem in the Iowa City area, ICAD, with support from the University of Iowa... Read More →