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Entrepreneurial program to be offered in Quad Cities

A new program may allow entrepreneurs in the Quad Cities to launch their ideas sooner than expected. Eastern Iowa Community Colleges and the Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce have partnered with the 

John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center at the University of Northern Iowa to offer a six-week class called Venture School.

Chamber Vice President Jennifer Walker says most new businesses or products take two years to start up. But Venture School speeds up this process, allowing entrepreneurs to work with mentors and receive customer feedback.
 
The Venture School starts in March and finishes in mid-April, entrepreneurs will have access to other resources and networking opportunities.

The program has already been offered in Iowa City, Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, and Waterloo.

Walker says anyone can apply to the Quad Cities Venture School, and applications are due February 6th. For interested entrepreneurs, there will be two informational sessions this Thursday at noon and 5:30 at the Quad Cities Chamber office in Davenport.

A native of Detroit, Herb Trix began his radio career as a country-western disc jockey in Roswell, New Mexico (“KRSY, your superkicker in the Pecos Valley”), in 1978. After a stint at an oldies station in Topeka, Kansas (imagine getting paid to play “Louie Louie” and “Great Balls of Fire”), he wormed his way into news, first in Topeka, and then in Freeport Illinois.