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5 Questions with Tom Eakin of startup BoomLife
Jefferson resident Tom Eakin recently started the company BoomLife, and on Oct. 1 rolled the beta launch of his GPS Theory app. Here are 5 questions for Eakin. What is Boomlife, and why did you create it? BoomLife provides personal, professional and organizational success engineering services. We created BoomLife with a simple but audacious mission: To help people achieve Life-Long
Coworking space to open in downtown Sioux City
From a Press Release issued by Diane Daby, owner of Springboard Coworking. We’re happy to announce a new addition to the downtown Sioux City business landscape – Springboard Coworking – a collaborative office space that combines the best of café culture with a productive, functional, and affordable work environment. Springboard Coworking is owned by Diane Daby, and is set to
Base 3 event aims to help startups, new businesses
Event sponsored by RXA Technology and Springboard Coworking Sioux City mobile app company RXA Technology will host its first Base 3 – a one-night entrepreneurial speaking event featuring Dan Wubbena, Crowd Funding Expert, Karla Santi, Creative Director and Partner at Blend Interactive, and Lance Morgan, CEO Ho Chunk, Inc. The event is Oct. 1, on opening night of the Springboard
Launch Week aims to spotlight entrepreneurship in Siouxland
A new series of events relating to innovation and entrepreneurship will take place in the Sioux City area as part of Launch Week later this month. Sept. 30 – Oct. 3 has been designated as Launch Week with an aim to inspire, motivate, and promote collaboration among professionals. The Sioux City Growth Organization (SCGO) will kick off Launch Week on
Local startup featured in Women 2.0
Beth Trejo (above), who started her social media company Chatterkick in the spring of 2012, was featured this week in the website Women 2.0. talking about starting a company in Sioux City. While the blog calls our fine river town a “business backwater,” Trejo said some nice things about the startup culture in Iowa and what struggles she faced in starting
Biz Brew networking event Aug. 29
By Thomas Ritchie You like beer. Check. You are creative, care about innovation, entrepreneurship and starting or growing a business? Check. Then you’re invited to Biz Brew, a networking event, on Aug.29. The event is aimed at bringing together smart people interested in the community, in innovation and in fostering a culture for startup and emerging businesses in Siouxland. Here’s
Q&A: Todd Rausch with the Small Business Development Center
Q: For those who don’t know, tell us about the Small Business Development Center and its mission. Established in 1981, the Iowa Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) provide free, confidential, customized business advice in all 99 Iowa counties to businesses with 500 employees or less. We also present affordable workshops that teach practical skills and techniques, conduct research, provide comprehensive
Startup Weekend comes to northwest Iowa this weekend
Content via Startup Weekend Spencer web site: Ever wondered what it takes to be an entrepreneur? The professional and personal challenges, the high and lows, the failures and the success? Startup Weekend is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding startups and launching successful ventures. It is the largest community of
2013 Midstates Community and Economic Development Conference
BY NAKIA TYLER || SIOUX CITY The 2013 Midstates Community and Economic Development Conference will be held this Thursday, April 4, 2013, at the Marina Inn in South Sioux City from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. This year’s conference, entitled Power of Partnerships, is designed to bring together individuals from the tri-state area to share experiences and exchange ideas regarding
Recreation: Plans for a Western Iowa Trail system
BY JAN DEHNER || HINTON, IOWA Helping Sioux City succeed as a Blue Zone community may certainly be one advantage of creating a recreational trail connecting the communities of Le Mars and Sioux City. But the benefits don’t stop there. Safe, secure, accessible, and well-maintained trails are an amenity that can enhance quality of life for local residents and help
