CIRAS projects have a big impact on Iowa and its communities.
One of the things we do is to help companies find their way around a scarcity of workers. Sometimes, that means helping them reach out to graduating students:
CIRAS projects have a big impact on Iowa and its communities.
For example, our latest edition of CIRAS News took a look at the breadth of who we’ve helped over the past five years:
CIRAS projects have a big impact on Iowa and its communities.
For example, our latest edition of CIRAS News took a look at how we’ve affected employment over the past five years:
A recent study published in Economic Development Quarterly shows that American manufacturing businesses were more productive between 1997 and 2007 and more likely to survive if they received business assistance services from the Manufacturing Extension Partnership.
At most meetings, conferences, and networking events people are asked to introduce themselves and talk about their company. This is their time to shine – it’s like free advising! But because they are uncomfortable or have trouble explaining what they do or sell, they miss a perfect opportunity to position themselves for success. The answer to this is to have a prepared elevator speech.
Members of Iowa State University’s PrISUm solar car team see a silver lining in the clouds that dampened their recent trip to Australia for the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge.
Despite rainy weather and a missed checkpoint that knocked them out of the finish, the Iowa State engineering students are taking pride in the fact that they managed to build a practical and highly functional solar-powered SUV—one that, once tweaked, appears destined for future competitions.
Government contracting is a byzantine business—a long and plodding trek through a jungle filled with complicated regulation, documentation, and new marketing challenges.
Sound impossible? It’s not. But no smart explorer launches a trip through the jungle without finding a good guide. CIRAS exists to serve as that guide for Iowa businesses. Many Iowa businesses have known this for a long time.
What Iowans may not know, however, is how much knowledge and experience is available to back up the CIRAS government contracting team if the way proves complicated for your particular business.
Did you know that CIRAS has access to several training resources, systems, and databases that can assist you and your business with government contracting free of charge? We’ve also just acquired access to a new system that allows us to see city/county/state spending data, similar to how we can see federal data.
Here’s a recap of some of these resources:
Iowa State University’s twice-yearly flurry of smart people seeking employment started on Wednesday.
Here’s what you need to know if you’re looking to attend a spring career fair:
More than 30 leaders from eastern Iowa manufacturing companies gathered in a Pella conference room last month for CIRAS’ first mobile effort at showing firms exactly what can happen in the labs at Iowa State University.