The majority of Iowa is rural and most of their small businesses are isolated from the services necessary to successfully operate and grow. Advance Iowa, a comprehensive consulting program designed to work with small to medium enterprises to enhance profitability and growth, create strategy within their companies, and plan for their exits.
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Advance Iowa
October 2018
Paul Kinghorn Director, Center for Business Growth & Innovation
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Click to edit Master title styleProblem | Rural Business Succession
Loss ofJobs | Wealth
Quality of Life
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Click to edit Master title styleWhy It Matters
Family
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Click to edit Master title styleSelf-Interest Appeal
Owner
Next Gen
Community /
Employees
Maximize Business Value and Wealth
Identify Exit Plan/Path (who/when/for how much)
Reduce Post Sell Involvement and Financing
Peace of Mind
Encourage/Incent Ownership From Family &/or Key Employees
Reduce the Risk of Business Ownership
Tether Rewards Between the Current Owners
Develop Leadership/entrepreneurship skills
Employment Opportunities
Economic Impact From Business Continuity
Mitigate the Decline in Rural Communities
Preserve Wealth
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Stronger Employment Options
Economic Impact From Business Continuity
Mitigate the Decline in Rural Communities
Preserve Wealth
Self-Interest Appeal
Owner
Next Gen
Community /
Employees
Maximize Business Value and Wealth
Identify Exit Plan/Path (who/when/for how much)
Reduce Post Sell Involvement and Financing
Increase Quality of Life
Encourage/Incent Ownership From Family &/or Key Employees
Reduce the Risk of Business Ownership
Tether Rewards Between the Current Owners
Develop the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs
Economic
Developers
Elected
Officials
Vibrant Economy
Quality of Life
Addition to Existing Service
Offering (Effective)
Minimal Demand on the
Developers (Efficient)
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Stronger Employment Options
Economic Impact From Business Continuity
Mitigate the Decline in Rural Communities
Preserve Wealth
Self-Interest Appeal
Owner
Next Gen
Community /
Employees
Maximize Business Value and Wealth
Identify Exit Plan/Path (who/when/for how much)
Reduce Post Sell Involvement and Financing
Increase Quality of Life
Encourage/Incent Ownership From Family &/or Key Employees
Reduce the Risk of Business Ownership
Tether Rewards Between the Current Owners
Develop the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs
Economic
Developers
Elected
Officials
Vibrant Economy
Quality of Life
Addition to Existing Service
Offering (Effective)
Minimal Demand on the
Developers (Efficient)
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Arrayof Customizable Services
NobodyWantstoFeelProcessed
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Click to edit Master title styleSolution | Program
Accountability
Engagement
Assessment
Identify Top 3-5 Needs From Among 27 Common Challenges
Financial Scorecard
Exit Planning (Value Assessment)
State of Salability
Peer Interaction
Advisors and Facilitators
Self
Strategic Development
Exit Planning Road Map
Value Builder System
C-Suite Peer Groups
Family Business Forum
Workshops /Webinars / Newsletters (Content Specific)
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Click to edit Master title styleSolution | Delivery
Funding
Partnerships
Personnel
Trained Staff
Administrators | Business Development | Practitioners | Support
Experienced Contractors
Advisors | Facilitators | Mentors
Grants | State Appropriations
Fee for Service
Scalability | Quality | Accountability (Skin in the Game)
Internal
UNI Colleges | Centers
External
Local Economic Developers | Industry-Trade Associations
Community Colleges
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Click to edit Master title styleProgram Impact
68 counties across Iowa
513 project engagements
465 clients serviced through
webinars/workshops
978
CLIENTS
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Click to edit Master title styleTestimonials
It gave us an opportunity to
take a step back and think
about what we are really
trying to accomplish here.
PETE DOWNS
CEO of Waterloo Tent & Tarp
It was a great way for us to
get into a market that we
didnt know we wanted to
venture into, we saw there
was true potential.
LYDIA BROWN
Skywalk Group
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Thank You
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