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October 2013Patrick Luensmann, Program Manager

UNI MyEntre.NetPatrick.Luensmann@uni.edu

UEDA Awards of Excellence

Our Common Challenge

Young Companies Need Business Intelligence

Expensive

Difficult to Find

Complex Data

What If We Could Provide

On Demand Business Intelligence to

Small Businesses?

Multiple Success Measures Provide Easy Access Eliminate the Cost Issue Translate the Data

Actionable Information

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Martha Norbeck, C-Wise Design Consulting

Services, Iowa City , IA

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D&B MDDI

DemographicsNow

FINTEL

Jigsaw

ProfitCents

Salesgenie

Moz

SitetoDoBusiness

ReferenceUSA

LexisNexis

IBISWorld

Small Business

Reference Center

-Ask Us Anything

Mailing listsPricing

ComparisonsDemographics

Competition info Industry trends

Sources for Grants/loans

Bedbugs!

How Big is the Problem?

Universities and Community Colleges?

What is the Market Share?

Is it Growing? Declining?

Midwest Mailing List

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Josh Rzpeka Enviropest Solutions, Waterloo,

Iowa

“Your service is beyond invaluable when I did not even know the questions to ask”

-Gail Chavenelle, Chavenelle Studio Metalworks

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Online TechnologyChat, Email, Phone or OnlineRapid Turn-AroundReferrals

Program FormatStudent Research TeamsInterpretive

256 Served in Six Months

11 New Business Starts

2 Businesses Acquired

8 New Products/Services Carolyn Corbin ConsultingDecorah, Iowa

Industry Statistics & Customized Mailing List

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500-600 Requests Annually

3-4 Hours Per Request

I-Frame Available to Iowa EDO’s

Benefits SeenEntrepreneurs

Students

Higher Education

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Going Forward

Resources on Every Campus

Student

Baseline Databases

Sharable Technology

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CRM w/TrackingPatrick Quinn, TechnologyAssociation of Iowa

List of every Iowa technology Company < five years old

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