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Women Entrepreneurship Week Spotlight: Nicole Relias

Tuesday, November 9, 2021
Nicole Relias helped develop Skunk Aid, an all-in-one de-skunking kit that provides pet owners with everything needed to safely and effectively remove skunk oil from their dog.
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University of Iowa, EFE Will Train Saudi Women on Entrepreneurship

Monday, November 8, 2021
The University of Iowa and Education For Employment (EFE) have launched a one-year project to train Saudi women from the western region on entrepreneurship skills in emerging sectors like information technology, real estate, and e-commerce.
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OpenLoop named Startup Technology Company of the Year

Monday, November 8, 2021
OpenLoop, a web-based platform to streamline hiring clinicians to work at different hospital systems, was named Startup Technology Company of the Year as part of the Prometheus Awards presentation on Nov. 4 by the Technology Association of Iowa (TAI). The company was co-founded by University of Iowa graduate Jon Lensing.
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Future Scope Wins Top Prize at Startup Games

Monday, October 25, 2021
Future Scope, a hands-on career guidance program, won first place and $1,000 at the Startup Games pitch competition Oct. 24 at Hilton Garden Inn in Iowa City, Iowa.
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Atem Finds 'Right Kind of People' in Iowa JPEC

Tuesday, October 19, 2021
After watching his parents toil on the farm for nearly a decade, Atem Ernest Lefu was confused by the end result. His parents were hard workers and they had little difficulty selling their produce. But even then, there was no money left to pay Atem’s school fees. “I kept asking the question, why do farmers work so hard, yet they are still very poor?” Atem said.
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Water 4 Wellness...and a Gesture of Goodwill

Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Twenty dollars doesn’t go far in the 2020s, but two University of Iowa entrepreneurs are turning that original investment into a substantial donation to the Stead Family Children’s Hospital.
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Pappajohn's Amazing Legacy

Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Nobody has done more than John Pappajohn to instill entrepreneurialism throughout the state of Iowa.
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America Needs Farmers, Farmers Need Sprayer Mods

Monday, October 4, 2021
As the University of Iowa football team prepares for Saturday’s America Needs Farmers game against Penn State, a recent graduate is putting the finishing touches on a game plan to reduce herbicide costs for farmers by nearly 90%.As the University of Iowa football team prepares for Saturday’s America Needs Farmers game against Penn State, a recent graduate is putting the finishing touches on a game...
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Garland Named to CBJ's 'Forty Under 40' List

Tuesday, September 28, 2021
University of Iowa graduated Nick Garland has been recognized by the Corridor Business Journal as one of its “Forty Under 40” honorees.
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Pappajohns Commit $10 million to entrepreneurship education

Friday, September 24, 2021
John and Mary Pappajohn, of Des Moines, are two of Iowa’s most generous philanthropists, and they recently announced a $10 million gift commitment to continue entrepreneurship education and programming through the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Centers at the University of Iowa, University of Northern Iowa, Iowa State University, Drake University, and North Iowa Area Community College.