As a part of the work at Quad City Local Ten, I am going to be doing a series called Local Spotlight. This will be articles which highlight local entrepreneurs and their businesses. My desire in these articles is to let our local entrepreneurs gain exposure and for the community to know where to go …
I had one of the most delightful conversations in several years yesterday. I met Emily Martin. She is an education specialist at Central High in Davenport, working with students in the iJAG program (Iowa Jobs for America’s Graduates). iJAG is a non-profit organization that, according to their website, is designed to help students who “… …
I just had a wonderful meeting this morning with a “micro-business” owner here in the QCA. I am working on an article that will spotlight her business that should be out in the next week. It will be the first in an ongoing series of articles that will be called “Local Ten’s Local Spotlight” and …
You know it wasn’t that many years ago that businesses growth occurred, in most businesses locally and organically. What I mean by this is that when a business opened its doors, generally its first customers were those people/companies from the local market who needed their products/services and who then passed on the news of these …
Dallon Christensen of Whiteboard Business Partners and I enjoyed a great night meeting with some Quad City entrepreneurs at the Discover, Design, Deliver workshop (3D) that we hosted last night. It is always a great time to get together with entrepreneurs who are excited about a new business idea. To be able to help them …
In this first series of posts at Quad City Local Ten my goal is to try to get people who might be interested in considering joining us in our efforts in blending life, business, and community. Life – because we want to develop friendships that will last the test of time. Whether a business owner …
In a world of online business and the explosion of the global economy, what is a local business to do? Is there a way for local entrepreneurs to create a commitment to local businesses? What can a local business do even when being under priced by their online competition? Creating a commitment to local businesses …
Hello Quad Cities!! I would like to introduce you to one of the most important business groups in the Quad City area. Quad City Local Ten is a business incubator that works with its members to provide the most creative business knowledge available to entrepreneurs and small businesses in the QCA. We meet together …