SMALL BUSINESS SUCCESS

The Greater Des Moines Partnership has announced the fifth cohort of the Scale DSM Business Accelerator, a program designed to help small business owners gain access to knowledge, management know-how and networks needed to increase revenue, create jobs and positively impact the community. The 2026 program will run from June through December and is supported by Wells Fargo.

Central College hosted the relaunch of the Red Rock Startup 2.0 Pitch Competition and welcomed around 60 attendees at the event.

The acquisition will strengthen NMI's embedded payments platform.

Tej Dhawan's Substack story explores the ways Principal inspires Iowa's startup community.

Small businesses don't just support the economy — they drive it.