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Kirkwood Director Wins State Star Award

Alan D. Beach, Regional Director of the Kirkwood Small Business Development Center in Marion, was chosen by his peers as the 2009 Iowa State Star. A special awards reception honoring all Association of Small Business Development Centers (ASBDC) 2009 State Stars was held on September 17, 2009 in Orlando, Florida in conjunction with the national ASBDC conference. The reception was sponsored by Corporate Turnaround, an alliance partner of the ASBDC that has helped develop training guides and videos for SBDCs nationwide.

Front:Alan D. Beach, Iowa SBDC 2009 State Star
Back Row, left to right: Jerry Silberman, CEO and Founder, Corporate Turnaround, sponsor
Jerry Cartwright, Chair, ASBDC 2009 Board of Directors, and State Director, Florida SBDC Network
Joseph Folsom, Iowa District Director, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
Jim Heckmann, State Director, Iowa Small Business Development Centers
Antonio Doss, Associate Administrator, U.S. SBA’s Office of Small Business Development Centers

About the Kirkwood SBDC

The Kirkwood Small Business Development Center had its beginnings as a branch of the University of Iowa Business Development Center in 1989. In 1992, the Kirkwood Small Business development Center became a full-fledged sub-center located at the New Business Center incubator.

The cooperative organization was designed to stimulate economic development and create jobs in eastern Iowa counties by locating, encouraging, educating, developing, and supporting potential entrepreneurs. The facility provides small business training, counseling, financial advice, and small business classes.

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Minority Business Ownership More Than Double the National Rate

	According to the Census Bureau, the number of minority-owned businesses increased by 45.6 percent between 2002 and 2007, more than double the national average of 18.0 percent for all U.S. businesses. The number of women-owned businesses also surpassed the national average with a 20.1 percent increase. read more...

Iowa’s Layoff Notification Law Is Now in Effect

State legislation passed during the 2010 Session requiring Iowa employers to provide 30-day advance notification of a layoff or closure impacting 25 or more employees is now in effect.