Dreamer: Linda Hungerford

Business:

Location: West Des Moines, IA

With a $1,000 grant, Stitchin' Mission's free beginner quiltmaking lessons could be videotaped, and along with a coordinator's book, made available to churches outside the Des Moines area, expanding this ministry to enable others to make more quilts for more in-need babies and children. BACKGROUND In...

Dreamer: Patrick Palmer

Business:

Location: Hampton, IA

With the $1,000 I would spend the money LOCALLY, hiring a local carpenter and getting the hardware/lumber/door at my LOCAL lumberyard and hardware store. Not only would I benefit from winning the $1,000 -- the money would turn over several times in Hampton and North Iowa. Have you ever walked up...

Dreamer: Courtney Collins

Business:

Location: Waterloo, IA

Everlasting Memories is my photography business that I started a year and a half ago. I have always had a passion for photography. If you know me personally, then you know that I always have a camera on me and I am always taking pictures to capture the moment. Business has been growing and I would love...

Dreamer: Felicia Collison

Business:

Location: Bondurant, IA

The Bird’s Nest Program in Bondurant, Iowa is an out-of-school time discovery center specifically devoted to children Kindergarten through 4th grade in the Bondurant Farrar Community. The program offers a series of activities devoted to the physical, emotional and social development of children. The...

Dreamer: Lana Jackson

Business:

Location: Des Moines, IA

In 2007, a group of friends met to make craft items for local charities. 3 years later, we’re becoming a nonprofit! This year we will be making a quilt and fundraising items for Habitat for Humanity, teaching craft classes & making kits for patients on bedrest at Iowa Methodist, hosting our 3rd annual...

Dreamer: Missi Thede

Business:

Location: Manchester, IA

I'm a single mother that currently runs my own motocross photography business and also have a background in layout design, making my own promotional materials and freelance on other design projects. I would like to further both so I can someday totally work out of my home doing design work and creation...

Dreamer: Sandy Eimers

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Location: Ankeny, IA

Our children are overwhelmed with opportunities to expand intellectually. Educational programs that were once offered at the high school level are now introduced to the class room in middle school, and students commonly graduate from high school with nearly a year’s worth of college credit under their...

Dreamer: Heather Johnson

Business:

Location: Bondurant, IA

I am in the process of creating a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity that will benefit families in Iowa. The primary goal is to assist family members (specifically children) of fallen service members. We would also like to support other veterans issues. The first fundraiser is being held on August 22...

Dreamer: Amy Kern

Business:

Location: Clear Lake, IA

My husband bought Top Hat Chimney Services from his parents in early 2010. The business has been in his family for two decades and we are looking forward to building the company. We need to advertise to better educate local homeowners about the need for fireplace maintenance. Many homeowners simply...

Dreamer: Jennifer Espy

Business:

Location: Cedar Rapids, IA

I recently learned that a Queen Anne home in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, where my family once lived recently went back on the market. During my family's tenure in the home, I always felt it would make a great bed and breakfast due to its close proximity to downtown Mount Pleasant and MacMillan Park (where...

Dreamer: LuAnn Jackson

Business:

Location: Webster City, IA

A $1000. would allow me to add a heat press machine that can help take me beyond where embroidery won't work. I could add names and numbers to our midget league shirts, advertise for the Community Theater and even make our Military Family Support Group look more uniform.

Dreamer: Thomas Gilbert

Business:

Location: Cedar Falls, IA

GS Solutions LLC was started in early 2010 with the sole business being an ecommerce website called breathalyzershop.com. With the start of breathalyzershop.com we have been getting slow constant business and this competition would be a great benefit to get some extra capital behind us to help fund our...

Dreamer: Daniel Boblit

Business:

Location: Buffalo, IA

Starting a custom guitar shop, building them for the glory of God, and to the buyers ideas. will build any stringed electric instrument, the line of guitars, ukes, bass, mandolins will be all under the name Servant Guitars.

Dreamer: Carol Mortimer

Business:

Location: Keokuk, IA

My goal is to purchase a better software program for my banner machine. The program that came with it does not make use of all the printers capabilities. I would like to be able to use the printer in it's full capacity to better serve my customers.

Dreamer: Stephanie Elmore

Business:

Location: Mount Union, IA

I have been working to design my own line of clothing apperal. I would like to make t-shirts, hats, shorts, and much much more but need some assitance with getting my dream off the ground with this money I could do that.

Dreamer: Alysha Hammen

Business:

Location: Wayland, IA

My name is Alysha Hammen. I have opened my own salon in Wayland, IA. I have always wanted to open my own salon. I went to La James International College for my cosmetology schooling. I graduated in January of 2009 and started working at Cost Cutters. After working there for about a year and a half...

Dreamer: Janette Young

Business:

Location: Bondurant, IA

To open a shop for coffee and cookies,pasteries,bread, homemade cinnamon rolls,candy,crafts, and whatever comes up.

Dreamer: Gary Barrett

Business:

Location: Urbandale, IA

My dream is to provide streaming audio and video both live and on-demand for Iowans to give them the latest news on what's happening around the state. This would involve getting stringers from all over Iowa-both professional journalists and site users-to submit their news for presentation. Special...

Dreamer: Travis Elmore

Business:

Location: Mount Union, IA

I would like to provide a fulltime DJ service that provides quality entertainment at an affordable rate for everyone. I would like to see my DJ company grow so that I am able to hire other DJ's for my company which will help the unemployment rate.

Dreamer: Malcolm Cleope

Business:

Location: Waterloo, IA

My plan calls for a start up airline based in Cedar Valley area. The airline will code share with larger regional and national airlines rather than the major airlines. The main thrust is introduce favorable and reasonable pricing that reflects the market. The airline would start with a 19 seat turbo-prop...

Dreamer: Brock Hager

Business:

Location: Des Moines, IA

Create a wristband for children that if they become lost/abducted-they can be located by parents or police. This will be how parents and relatives will have a way of tracking their children. We hear about children being abducted on TV or elderly becoming lost. Wouldn't it be great to be able to track...

Dreamer: Damon Green

Business:

Location: Des Moines, IA

I have decided to go back to school and get a business adminastration degree,to help inprove my life.I'm trying to be able to see my kids more often and have the money to so.I've worked off and on for 25yrs. in resturants and cooking since I was 8 years old

Dreamer: Deborah Boardman

Business:

Location: Wilton, IA

We want to hire 500 people off welfare to train them and either work from home or come in and work we wii furnish daycare at the business so the mothers wil not have to worry about them and there will be less lost time work.We will supply a buss to pick them up and get them to work. This is a very inivotive...

Dreamer: Benedict Blum

Business:

Location: George, IA

We are a couple that started an online business about 2 years ago. We have 4 grandchildren of varing ages and enjoy watching them grow and learn. We are interested in providing opportunities for all children to be successful individuals. We could use the financial assistance to market our business so...

Dreamer: Cindy Hanner

Business:

Location: Aurelia, IA

I would like to start a free-to-readers advertiser for our area called the "Star Enterprise". Advertising rates would be affordable. The "Star Enterprise" would be on display at stores in the area so people could take one at no cost. The "Star Enterprise" would also run focus articles about one or more...