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Start Smart Workshops offered in January
North Iowa Area Community Iowa, and on Wednesday, Jan. 20, in
Love and Luck Photography joins Chamber College (NIACC) and the Small Busi- room PC 117, from 6-8 p.m., at the (SBDC) staff will be available to as-
ness Development Center (SBDC) is NIACC Pappajohn Center, 500 Col- sist in reviewing business plans, or to
Eric and Lexi Suby, owners of the Love and Luck Photography Studio in Mason City, along with their children, special offering two free two-hour workshops lege Dr., in Mason City. provide guidance with other issues.
“Friends”, and Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce First Mates, took part in a ribbon cutting to celebrate their designed for anyone who is consider- The activities involved in starting To register, contact Mary
membership into the Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce. -Submitted photo ing starting a business. At Start Smart, a business fall under two broad cate- Spitz, SBDC office at NIACC:
participants will learn how to create gories—feasibility (the business plan) 641.422.4342 or [email protected]
a business plan, do market research, and administrative tasks. While we The Small Business Develop-
consider different types of business like to focus on the feasibility issue, ment Center (SBDC) is funded in
ownership, and learn how to register Start Smart provides information and part through a cooperative agree-
a business. the chance to ask questions on numer- ment with the U.S. Small Business
Start Smart will be offered on ous other topics including: Administration. Reasonable accom-
Wednesday, Jan. 6, from 6-8 p.m., at • Business registration modations for persons with disabili-
Center 1, 5 First St. SW, Hampton, • Doing customer research ties will be made if requested at least
• How bankers evaluate busi- two weeks in advance. Contact Brook
Ausborn earns ness concepts and loans Boehmler, North Iowa Areas SBDC,
promotion at • Start-up costs at 641.422.4342. NIACC does not
Iowa Mold Tooling • Business plan tips discriminate on the basis of race,
• And more color, age, religion, national origin,
After attending Start Smart, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender
Small Business Development Center identity, sex, marital status, disability,
or status as a U.S. veteran.

Ribbon cutting held at Rumorz Neighborhood Hideaway KEN AUSBORN ATTENTION BUSINESSES:
Iowa Mold Tooling Co., Inc.
The Clear Lake Chamber First Mates along with Katie Showalter and her husband, Jeff Wenzel, and their family, held a (IMT), an Oshkosh Corporation We are interested in what is going on
ribbon cutting ceremony to welcome their new refurbished business, Rumorz Neighborhood Hideaway to the Chamber company (NYSE:OSK), located in in your business.
membership. -Submitted photo Garner, Iowa, is pleased to announce
the promotion of Ken Ausborn. •Have you hired a new employee?
Applications being accepted for “Fueling Our Future 100” Ausborn has been promoted to •Has someone received a promotion?
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill the position of inside sales represen-
Northey announced that funds are Iowa received a $5 million com- continue operations for the intended tative for lube trucks. In this role, he •Have you remodeled or added on?
now available through the new “Fuel- petitive grant from the United States purpose of dispensing higher blends will be working closely with distribu- •Are you offering a new product or service?
ing Our Future 100” initiative and in- Department of Agriculture (USDA) of ethanol through Dec. 30, 2021. tors and IMT outside sales, providing
terested retailers in Iowa can apply for Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership More information about the pro- quoting services and sales support for Let us know!
cost share funding to assist with the (BIP) program to support the initia- gram, a copy of the application and IMT lubrication equipment. Ausborn
purchase and installation of blender tive. These funds will be matched other materials can be found on the will report to Tim Gerbus, director of 12 N. 4th St., Clear Lake
pumps and underground storage by non-federal funds, including $2.5 Iowa Department of Agriculture and sales for IMT. Phone 357-2131
tank (UST) infrastructure for higher million from the Iowa Renewable Land Stewardship’s website at www. Ausborn joined IMT in 1985
blends of ethanol. Fuels Infrastructure Program (RFIP). IowaAgriculture.govunder “Hot Top- holding several roles during his ten- email:
“We continue to see that when The fueling sites applying for assis- ics.” ure. Most recently, he was the lube [email protected]
consumers have a choice at the pump tance will also be required to provide a Applications are due by 5 p.m. department coordinator, providing
they will choose to increase the minimum of $2.5 million. CT on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015. manufacturing support to the produc- College Savings Tom Alexander
amount of clean burning, homegrown An estimated 187 blender pumps This new program is a partner- tion of IMT’s Lube trucks and equip- Plans Financial Consultant
renewable fuels they use. Through and 25 UST will be installed to pro- ship across state government, includ- ment installation.
this program we will see a total invest- vide consumers with access to higher ing collaboration between the Gov- IMT is a top manufacturer of ser- Securities America
ment of $10 million to help build the blends of ethanol through the pro- ernor’s office, Iowa Department of vice vehicles, truck-mounted cranes, Member FINRA/SIPC
renewable fuels infrastructure in the gram. Agriculture and Land Stewardship, hydraulic loaders and air compres-
state,” Northey said. Pumps and tanks funded through Iowa Department of Transportation, sors, for tire, mining, construction, 641-357-7106
this program are currently required to and Iowa Economic Development material handling and utility markets 888-357-7106
be operational by Dec. 31, 2016 and Authority. around the world.
For more information on IMT, Located at Clear Lake Bank & Trust
visit www.imt.com. IMT is on Face- 322 Main Ave • PO Box 8, Clear Lake
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