April 2021 TSB Bullseye Newsletter

April 7, 2021

It’s Been a Year… This time last year Iowa Economic Development Authority’s (IEDA) Targeted Small Business (TSB) staff were busy processing grant applications for the Targeted Small Business Grant Program and trying to share as many resources as possible to small business owners who dealt with the overwhelming aspects of trying to keep their doors open and businesses afloat amidst the impacts of COVID-19. Read More.
Entrepreneurs, the American Rescue Plan and Health Insurance The American Rescue Plan (ARP), recently signed into law by President Biden, increases and expands eligibility for Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium subsidies for people enrolled in marketplace health plans. Read More.
Newest Members of the Certified Targeted Small Business Directory In the last quarter, 33 new businesses became Targeted Small Businesses. Please welcome the following to the Targeted Small Business Directory. Read More.
SBA Updated PPP Application Guidelines The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is a loan designed to provide a direct incentive for small businesses to keep their workers on payroll. Borrowers may be eligible for PPP loan forgiveness. Read More.
Partnerships Supporting Diverse Businesses The Des Moines-based Director’s Council and the Financial Empowerment Center are taking applications to launch the Black Iowa Business Directory, an online platform allowing Black-owned businesses to list themselves for more visibility and allowing customers to search for Black-owned products and services. Read More.
Shop Iowa Marketplace Recognizing small businesses have been impacted by less foot traffic due to COVID, IEDA launched the ShopIowa.com marketplace to help keep small brick and mortar businesses afloat by serving as an online shopping hub for small business customers. Read More.
Vendor Orientations Offered Want to learn more about doing business with the State of Iowa or Iowa State University (ISU)? Plan to attend one of these upcoming vendor orientation sessions. Read More.
Iowa Legal Aid Services Another goal of the project is to offer Community Legal Education presentations for the public. Iowa Legal Aid can present on general business law topics or a specific topic, if that’s something of interest to your group. Iowa Legal Aid can present in different languages. Read More.
Targeted Small Business Highlights News from some the many outstanding small businesses across Iowa. Read More.
TSB in the News IEDA loves highlighting Iowa’s Targeted Small Businesses in the news but also wanted to share a few news clips featuring Targeted Small Business owners and the Targeted Small Business programs. Read More.
Upcoming Iowa Center Events Workshops and other events brought to you by the Iowa Center for Economic Success. Read More.
Upcoming SBA Events Workshops and other events brought to you by the Small Business Administration (SBA). Read More.
Upcoming SBDC - Iowa Events Workshops and other events brought to you by SBDC - Iowa. Read More.
Save the Date! Black & Brown Business Summit April 22-23 The Iowa Statewide Black & Brown Business Summit was created to elevate ethnic minorities and bring BIPOC businesses together to assist with connections building, programming, promotion, training and resources to help their businesses grow and prosper. Read More.