Take the Inclusive Small Business Owners Survey

Are you a minority business owner in Greater Des Moines (DSM)? If you’d like to help the Greater Des Moines Partnership understand how to serve underrepresented entrepreneurs and small business owners better, take the 2022 Inclusive Small Business Owners Survey. It takes just 5 -10 minutes of your time and will make a big difference in how our organization approaches several of our Strategic Priorities, including professional-level training, talent retention and attraction, increasing Downtown DSM foot traffic and, of course, minority-owned business support.

About the Survey

The 2022 Inclusive Small Business Owners Survey will help The Partnership to:

• Understand the needs of minority business owners in DSM
• Inform resource organizations on how to approach diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)

We hope you will consider taking the survey before the mid-May deadline. Upon completion, The Partnership will donate $10 to a charity of your choice. Choose from nonprofits like LadyLike, The Supply Hive, Jewels Academy, Pi515, Knock and Drop Iowa or list an additional Greater Des Moines-based 501(c)3.

Small businesses are an important part of what keeps DSM growing and thriving. Partnership resources like the Small Business Hub, which offers tools to grow and market your business, tools to grow and market your business, the Scale DSM program, the Partnership’s Minority Business Accelerator, and podcasts focusing on important startup and small business topics and talent attraction and retention strategies in DSM help keep you in the know about the latest trends. Our calendar of events, which features Affiliate Chamber activities and networking events, offers entrepreneurs and small business owners a way to connect and find success in DSM. Through the 2022 Inclusive Small Business Owners Survey, we hope to find new ways to meet the specific needs of the region’s minority business owners to help ensure we are creating a welcoming community for all … a place where support equals success.

Learn more and take the survey here.

Looking for tools to help grow your startup or small business? Visit the Small Business Resources Hub to find the information you need or sign up for Mentor Connection to build relationships with a trusted group of mentors.

Greater Des Moines (DSM) welcomes diverse talent to the region. As one of the fastest growing business communities, inclusion and attracting diverse talent in the workplace is a key strategy of the Greater Des Moines Partnership. Learn more here.