2005 Iowa Community Entrepreneurship Academy October 21, 2005

"Creating Communities that Support Entrepreneurs"
Hausbarn Konferenz Centre at Manning, Iowa

Call to Order

• Purpose - Rick Morain, Community Vitality Center Board Chair
• Welcome - Mayor Harvey Dales, City of Manning
• Introductions - Mark Edelman, CVC Director
• Comments from Ellen Huntoon, Office of Iowa Senator Tom Harkin

National and International Perspectives on Rural Entrepreneurship

Brian Dabson, Associate Director, Rural Policy Research Institute and Research Professor at the Harry S. Truman School of Public Affairs, University of Missouri-Columbia.

Manning's Approach to Community Entrepreneurship

Moderator: Jean Goche, Manning Hospital Administration

• Claus Bunz, Attorney
• Warren Puck, Manning Betterment Foundation and Puck Equipment Inc.
• Howard Roe, First National Bank
• Amy Benton, Struve Labs
• Ted Morris, Plastico

Lunch & Community Entrepreneurship Awards

• 2005 Entrepreneurial Community Award
  Manning, Iowa
  
• 2005 Community Entrepreneur Leadership Award
  Speed Herrig, Cookies BBQ Sauces, Wall Lake, Iowa
  

Community Vitality Program Showcase

• MyEntreNet Community Incentive
  Maureen Collins Williams, UNI-Regional Business Center - SBDC
  
• MicroEnterprise Community Incentive
  Roxanna Sieber, Southwest Iowa Coalition
  
• Marybeth Foster, Institute for Social and Economic Development ISED
  
• Community Business Plan Competition
  Jennifer Daly, Mount Pleasant Area Chamber of Commerce
  
• Community Challenge Grants/Mentoring Networks/Case Studies
  Dennis Molitor, ISU Extension Education Director, Carroll County
  
• Youth Entrepreneurship Incentives for Pappajohn Center Programs
  Laura Klesel, CVC Youth Program Coordinator
  

Hausbarn Tours Sponsored by Iowa Area Development Group and CVC

Session A: Iowa Wind Entrepreneurship Workshop

Panel Moderator: Introduction and Context for Wind Generation Globally
David Osterberg, Iowa Policy Project Director / University of Iowa / CVC Board

• Performance and Status of Wind Generation Projects in Iowa
  Kieth Kutz, Iowa Energy Center / ISU
  
• Steps in Organizing, Negotiating Prices, and Financing Wind Projects
  Tom Wind, Wind Utility Consulting (Private Consultant), Jefferson
  
• Accessing Iowa Incentives and Regulations for Wind Generation
  Bob Mulqueen, Iowa Environmental Council
  
• First Hand Experiences in Developing a Small Wind Generation Project
  Gregg Heide, Pocahantas, Wind Entrepreneur and Farmer
• Demonstration of CVC Wind Project Cash Flow Model
  Mark Edelman, CVC Director
  

Session B: Capital Resources for Entrepreneurial Projects

Panel Moderator: Don Nitchie, ISU Extension, Northwest Iowa Area Director

• Raising Equity Capital for Group Entrepreneurship Projects like Ethanol
  Matt Crouse, Pro-Vision Development, Eldora
  
• Community Based Seed Capital Networks
  Cali Beals, Iowa Department of Economic Development
  
• Accessing Iowa's Revolving Loans
  Bruce Nuzum, Iowa Area Development Group
  
• USDA Rural Development Agency Programs and Assistance for Entrepreneurs
  Mark Riesinger, State Director
  
• Small Business Administration Programs and Assistance for Entrepreneurs
  Tom Harbison, Lead Business Development Specialist, SBA-Iowa
  
• Innovative Rural Development Initiatives and Entrepreneurial Capital Participation
  Curt Heidt, Vice President, Director of Community Investment
  

Adjourn for Manning Business Tours