Becca Wiggins began her journey to business ownership five months ago with four graphic T-shirts in the basement of her home. Today, she, her two sisters, and her mother own Dusted Charm, a shop in downtown Council Bluffs. Daily Nonpareil 

The Iowa Restaurant Association is now accepting nominations for its Celebrating Excellence Hospitality Awards in the categories of Restaurateur, Chef, Employee (host, server, bartender, etc.), Emerging Hospitality Leader and American Dream Award Winner of the Year. Iowa Restaurant Association 

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It’s no secret that men are overrepresented in certain technical disciplines. So is their self-confidence, a new study suggests. The New York Times

Women are more likely than men to launch businesses in health care- and education-related industries, the third in SCORE’s “The Megaphone of Main Street” report series reveals. Small Business Trends

Law firms with women in top leadership roles tend to have slightly higher levels of female representation at their firms, but overall representation of women in the profession remains at far less than 50 percent. Bizwomen.com