UNI’s Advance Iowa program showcased at national entrepreneurial event

May 23, 2013

UNI’s Advance Iowa program showcased at national entrepreneurial event

via Professional Developers of Iowa

The Advance Iowa program, a new initiative from the University of Northern Iowa was highlighted and showcased at the 2013 National Economic Gardening Conference on June 6, in Kansas City. 

Advance Iowa is an innovative economic development program focusing on helping small/medium sized businesses grow and expand using custom tailored solutions that have been proven successful nationally.  The program follows the Economic Gardening approach created by the Edward Lowe Foundation, who also puts on this annual event. 

Dan Beenken, Program Manager of Advance Iowa says, “It really was a great opportunity to be a part of a national event like this.  It allowed us to share what we have done through our pilot testing and learn from the successes of similar programs outside of Iowa.  Any time you can gather a group of forward-thinkers, good things are going to come from it.” 

Read the full article on the PDI blog here.