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Women-owned firms struggle with lack of access to capital

Silicon Beat: When it comes to women-owned businesses, it looks at first glance that women have made a lot of progress: 36 percent of all businesses in the U.S. are owned by women. But dig…
By BPC Staff | Feb 8, 2016
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Businesses owned by women less likely to win U.S. contracts, study shows

The New York Times: The odds of businesses owned by women winning a federal contract are about 21 percent lower than for otherwise similar companies, and years of efforts to increase those chances have barely…
By BPC Staff | Feb 8, 2016
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Espnola Cartmill earns national industry 40 Under 40 award

Espnola “Nola” Cartmill has been named a member of the National Black Lawyers Top 40 Under 40. Cartmill is a litigation attorney at Belin McCormick P.C. in Des Moines. The National Black Lawyers is an…
By BPC Staff | Feb 8, 2016
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Guest Opinion: Success and waiting tables

BY ANDREA HANSEN | Director of development, UnityPoint Health Foundation; co-founder, VenueFox
Editor’s Note: This is part one in a six-part series about the lessons Andrea Hansen learned as a server at Okoboji Grill, where staff…
By BPC Staff | Feb 8, 2016
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UpCraft Club challenges perceptions with success

This year is shaping up to be a good one for Elizabeth Caven.


Caven, founder of UpCraft Club, an Iowa-based modern sewing association and curated pattern shop for people who use digital sewing patterns, recently…
By MEGAN VERHELST | Feb 8, 2016
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Meredith could split broadcast and publishing divisions

Meredith Corp. is considering splitting its broadcasting and publishing units, according to CEO Stephen Lacy, who shared the news in an interview with Bloomberg Television this week, PublishersDaily reported. Lacy said Meredith could proceed with a split …
By BPC Staff | Feb 5, 2016
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Iowa SBDC director to serve on SEC small business advisory committee

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Lisa Shimkat, state director of America’s SBDC Iowa, has been chosen to serve on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies. “Small businesses play a crucial role …
By BPC Staff | Feb 5, 2016
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UI professor looks to tiny solar cell to test for cancer

An assistant professor at the University of Iowa has been working on a system that uses a solar cell smaller than your fingernail to detect certain types of cancer. The chip, covered with millions of …
By BPC Staff | Feb 5, 2016
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Event Feb. 9: Education Celebration at Iowa Energy game

More than 5,000 students from schools across Central Iowa will fill Wells Fargo Arena on Feb. 9 to watch the Iowa Energy take on the Westchester Knicks for the seventh annual Education Celebration. Sponsored by …
By BPC Staff | Feb 5, 2016
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LifeServe Blood Center to be open Sunday for donations

In an effort to boost the dangerously low blood supply, LifeServe Blood Center will offer be open for blood donation between 8 a.m. and noon this Sunday, Feb. 7, at the Des Moines and Urbandale donor centers. …
By BPC Staff | Feb 5, 2016