As I type this, we have about twelve hours to go before we open up the polls for voting for the Dream Big Grow Here Cedar Valley grant contest.  Remember, anyone can vote, but you can only vote once per day per entry between the 15th and the last day of the month.  My advice: Vote Early and Vote Often.  We've seen some pretty cool ideas come through the site over the past couple of weeks.  Make sure to check them out and spread a little Cedar Valley Business Love on them by voting for your favorites.  Voting ends on April 30th at midnight.  Good luck to everyone! Thanks to our sponsors: Iowa Banker's Association Renew Rural Iowa Community Vitality Center/Iowa MicroLoan Fund Iowa Department of Economic Development Technology Association of Iowa Iowa Area Development Group  

Would you like a $5,000 small business grant to expand your business here in the Cedar Valley? Share your idea and compete with businesses in Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Chickasaw and Grundy Counties to win $5,000 to make your expansion a reality in the Dream Big, Grow Here Cedar Valley Grant Competition. To enter into the competition, fill out the online grant application. Applicants will be asked to share their dreams for growing their Iowa company and express what it means to be in business here in the Cedar Valley. Closing date for all entries is April 13, 2011. Then, starting April 15-30, visitors to the Dream Big Grow Here Cedar Valley website will have the opportunity to vote on the ideas they like the best, once a day. The entry with the most votes at the end of the voting period will be the Dream Big Grow Here Cedar Valley business grant winner of $5,000. Visitors to the new site will also find expert blog articles from Iowa’s foremost entrepreneurs and se... [More]