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Nov 12, 2018

UNI JPEC Receives Grant

CEDAR FALLS — The John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center at the University of Northern Iowa received a development grant from e-Fest to support its entrepreneurship program and student activities.

Nov 08, 2018

Groothius Solutions Advances in Pitch Competition

Over 1,000 college students from around the world attended the three day conference in Kansas City. They had the opportunity to network with other students and listen to presentations from "seasoned entrepreneurs", Gabe Groothius, with Groothius Solutions, advanced to the second round last week at the Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Organization Global Conference and Pitch Competition.

Oct 31, 2018

Tenant Tuesday - Simplistic Views

Every other Tuesday, we will be posting on our Facebook page about a different student business within JPEC. This week we were excited to feature Corey Behrens. He is the owner of Simplistic Views, a wedding videography business, and based right out of the R.J. McElroy Student Business Incubator. He has a passion for what he films for his couples and after you see some of his work, we know you'll agree!

Oct 24, 2018

New Look, Same JPEC

It's no secret that the logo an organization chooses can define them for years to come. Look at Nike, Coca Cola, McDonalds, Apple, and even Starbucks. You see their logo and you are instantly reminded that you haven’t been there in awhile or even just reminded that you really like their product. A logo really creates a story for customers and that’s why we thought it was a good time for us to go on the hunt for a new one. We decided that we wanted a fresh and new look!

Oct 12, 2018

Business Major Wins UNI Elevator Pitch Competition, Heads to National Competition

University of Northern Iowa (UNI) senior marketing and management double major, Gabe Groothuis of Marion, won the UNI Elevator Pitch Competition that was held on campus Tuesday, October 9th. He will get to test his pitch against college students from around the nation at the National Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization (CEO) Conference Elevator Pitch Competition which will be held in Kansas City, Mo this November 1 through November 3. Groothuis shared, “I am very blessed to be the winner of this year’s pitch competition.

Oct 09, 2018

Elevator Pitch Competition

Join us for the Elevator Pitch Competition taking place on October 9th, at 5pm in the Scholar Room at the Rod Library. Cash prizes will be awarded to the first, second, and third place winners as well as 3 honorable mentions.

Sep 17, 2018

Three JPEC Alum Named 20 under 40

Check out which JPEC alum were named in the Courier’s class of 2018 20 Under 40 awards:

Sep 04, 2018

CAPS Program

For three days at the end of August the JPEC and Center for Business Growth and Innovation Staff hosted the Cedar Falls High School Center for Advanced Professional Studies (CAPS) program strands for their beginning of the semester orientation.

Aug 27, 2018

Mayor's Entre-Tourism Bike Ride 2018

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Cedar Falls Tourism & Visitors Bureau, Mayor Jim Brown led a 30 kilometer bike ride on Saturday, August 30th. The group stopped for a visit at Mill Race Coworking, Black Hawk Aronia Berry Farms and Evergreen Massage Therapy, Barn Happy, and lastly to the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center for lunch.

Aug 13, 2018

Okoboji Entrepreneurial Institute 2018

Every summer students from UNI, Iowa State, University of Iowa, Buena Vista, and Iowa Lakes Community College attend the Okoboji Entrepreneurial Institute held August 5-10th at Iowa Lakeside Labs. OEI is a week-long opportunity to grow as an entrepreneur and this year TJ Nissen of Network Nirvana placed second in the pitch competition and won $400. Emily Teymeyer, JPEC Program Assistant, and her team took first place in the blue universe.

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