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Shimkat to continue growing economic opportunities for Iowa businesses in new role

AMES, Iowa – Lisa Shimkat, a regional director for the Iowa Small Business Development Center, will start her new role as statewide director of the organization on August 18. She succeeds Jim Heckmann ...
Des Moines Register

Key to helping small businesses: Working together

Lisa Shimkat believes in the power of partnerships. A regional director in Fort Dodge for the Iowa Small Business Development Center, she has spent her time working with clients so they can survive ...
Radio Iowa

ISBDC targets minority business owners

The Iowa Small Business Development Center is launching what it’s calling an Inclusivity Challenge to make sure minority business owners and entrepreneurs have the resources to succeed as the pandemic ...
Iowa Public Radio

'Inclusivity Challenge' To Help Minority-Owned Businesses Recover

The Iowa Small Business Development Center (SBDC) launched its Inclusivity Challenge to ensure minority business owners and entrepreneurs continue to be prosperous as they recover from the COVID-19 ...