The Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program has announced the graduation of 25 business owners from its eighth cohort of the program in Iowa.

Members of this cohort who participated in the 12-week program are small business owners from across the state who represent a diverse range of business and industry. These business owners have now joined a network of more than 13,000 of the program’s alumni nationwide, and more than 230 alumni in Iowa.

“What an astounding impact the 10KSB program had on our business as we aim to grow,” said recent program graduate Paris Schnepf of Jeid Studio in Des Moines. The program is available to small business owners across the state of Iowa twice per year.

The list of the most recent graduates includes:

• Jorge Amezcua – GS Solutions, Des Moines
• Kirstin Belken – Kissed Peach Wax Saloon, Waukee
• Sean Brown – Impact Coffee, Decorah
• Brent Cameron – Iowa Insurance Consultants, Ankeny
• Steve Casteel – Payteva, Urbandale
• Nigel Chapman – Central States Mobility, Johnston
• Nick Darland – HomeRevisions, Ankeny
• Paul Desmond – Form Function Studio, Cedar Rapids
• Chris Friest – The Floor Doctors, Des Moines
• Brandon Hart – HartSmart Products, Urbandale
• Martina Hoogland – Woudstra Meat Market, Orange City
• Grant Jacobson – The Hometown Veterinarian, Marshalltown
• Tony Kellen – The Fine Twine Co., Alton
• Bryan Ladd – Kaizen Health and Wellness, Grimes
• Emma Lahodny – Campbell’s Nutrition, Des Moines
• Elisa Lyons – Iowa Family Counseling, Kalona
• Sydney Marshman – Happy at Home Consulting, Slater
• Suzy McGrane-Hop – Gilded Pear Gallery, Cedar Rapids
• Tom Mulholland – Mulholland Grocery, Malvern
• Paris Schnepf – Jeid Studio, Des Moines
• Tyler Scott – Des Moines Printing, Ankeny
• Mark Smith – Known Labs, West Des Moines
• Eric Sovern – Cardboard Robot, Decorah
• Nathan Todd – Sugar Bowl Ice Cream Co., Decorah
• Paige Witte – Paige Witte Inc., Stuart

Small business owners who are interested in participating are invited to apply on the program’s website.