The NIACC John Pappajohn
Entrepreneurial Center (JPEC)

Whether you are thinking about starting a business or growing an existing company, the NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center, offers business tools and educational opportunities to assist you. From exploring financial resources, business plan development and networking sessions, the staff at the NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center are eager to meet with you to discuss your business operation. JPEC is located on the North Iowa Area Community College campus in Mason City, Iowa.

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Mason City

 MicroEnterprise Program

The Mason City MicroEnterprise Program was commissioned by the Mason City City Council to help small businesses that want to grow.

Participating businesses can receive reimbursement for pre-approved goods and/or services purchased within the city limits of Mason City.

Click here for more information and an application.

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NIACC JPEC Incubator Awarded
 Mott Foundation Grant

 The NIACC JPEC Business Incubator was recently awarded a Mott Foundation Grant to help develop the concept of a virtual incubator, a business incubator unlimited by space. NIACC was one of ten colleges across the nation selected for this honor. The AACC initiative was recognized in a White House announcement on January 31 as an example of creative entrepreneurship to be encouraged by the new StartUP America Partnership “to celebrate, inspire and accelerate high-growth entrepreneurship throughout the nation,” as part of the Obama Administration’s national innovation strategy.

 The idea of a virtual incubator recognizes that incubation and business assistance services do not need to be confined to a traditional brick-and-mortar facility. Through a virtual incubator, NIACC JPEC staff and partners can deliver services and information at a business location, meeting the client/industry where needed through hybrid (face, time and technology) mechanisms. In particular, virtual incubation facilitates the emergence of multiple new businesses in geographically isolated, depressed and hard-to-serve communities and increases access for the people who most can benefit from their results. This project will expand the services of the North Iowa Business Incubator and the NIACC JPEC.  Read more

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