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Chris Offer, a compact company owner from Jefferson, offers a keynote speach at the IGNITE Entrepreneurial Expo hosted by Main Road Fort Dodge and the Fort Dodge Compact Small business Undertaking Power at the Iowa Central campus on Wednesday.
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Chris Deal, a compact enterprise owner from Jefferson, presents a keynote speach at the IGNITE Entrepreneurial Expo hosted by Key Street Fort Dodge and the Fort Dodge Tiny Business Undertaking Pressure at the Iowa Central campus on Wednesday.
Budding location business people figured out about area, regional and statewide assets for modest companies at the IGNITE Entrepreneurial Expo on Wednesday at the Bioscience and Health Sciences Creating on the Iowa Central Community College or university campus.
Primary Street Fort Dodge Government Director Kris Patrick explained the purpose of the expo was to get nearby business people “fired up” about prospects in the Fort Dodge region.
“We are hoping that the attendees would be engaged and seriously discover a way to phase into the entrepreneurial community that we’re trying to develop and we observed that come about time and time again tonight,” she stated.
The occasion was co-hosted by Major Road Fort Dodge and the Fort Dodge Small Business enterprise Activity Drive and featured an array of informational booths, panels and keynote speakers.
Chris Offer, a small business operator from Jefferson, was one of the keynote speakers of the occasion.
“There’s some thing distinctive about compact corporations,” Deal mentioned. “We need to commit more time and consideration on escalating the next technology of homegrown companies rather than striving to catch the attention of a department or warehouse.”
He talked about the value, as a little business enterprise operator, to discover determination be persistent and get innovative grab possibilities when they arise and leverage partnerships.
The up coming function in the IGNITE Business owners Sequence will be the Sensible Commence course on May perhaps 23 at the IowaWorks workplace on the Iowa Central campus. The interactive course will be an instructional opportunity for businesses just finding started or individuals just pondering about owning their very own small business. The course is open to just 25 folks and registration is required. Registration can be located on the mainstreetfd.org web site.

