IOWA

In an age of digital handheld devices, some people still practice hands-on crafts. Village Needlework owner Joan Ackerman is among them. Cedar Rapids Gazette 

A new Iowa City business is a collaboration of three “pickers and makers,” said Kate Dreyer. Dreyer is co-owner of the Shop Iowa City, which opened on Aug. 26 in the former University Camera space. Cedar Rapids Gazette 

Haley Walker, 23, and her sister, Lauren Corwin, 27, are now in month two of a bold, innovative idea. They are selling young women’s clothing at various events out of a mobile trailer. Quad-City Times 

Transform Massage and Spa opened early last week on Ames’ Main Street as it prepares to share its front space with the chiropractor’s office with a similar name.Ames Tribune 

NATIONAL

Are you a female business owner or solopreneur? Chances are you’re earning less than male entrepreneurs in your same field. That’s the result of new research by the online accounting company FreshBooks, which surveyed more than 2,700 working people in the United States, both those who worked for employers and those who were self-employed. Inc.com 

Stanford University is a top producer of most types of startup founders, including the rarer women, unicorn and serial entrepreneur varieties. Bizwomen.com 

Women make up a larger share of the ultra-wealthy than ever before, according to a report released this week by global wealth consultancy Wealth-X. Marketwatch