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Ag./BusinessPage 8 • March 16, 2016
Auto Rentals
of North Iowa
LLC opens
for business
Auto Rentals of North Iowa
LLC saw a need in the community
and opened a new business to fill that
need. Owner Julie Steinberg, who is
also part-owner of North Iowa Colli-
sion, recently opened the business at
the North Iowa Collision location,
11201 265th St. (Highway 122),
Clear Lake.
“We’ve always had this idea in
the back of our minds to open a rental
business, but our former location was
too small,” said Steinberg. “And when
Hertz Rentals left the airport location
we felt this was a good opportunity to
expand into the auto rental business.”
Heather Hassebroeck, who also
serves as the office manager at North
Iowa Collision, was instrumental in
getting the rental business up and go-
ing.
“Heather really put it all together
and keeps it all in line,” said Julie.
Auto Rentals of North Iowa LLC
offers a full fleet of basic four door
vehicles, one SUV and one mini-van.
Steinberg said the business is mostly
intended to service the local area and
Olson joins
new Thrivent
Financial office
in Clear Lake
Nicole Olson, JD*, has joined
Thrivent Financial as a Financial Rep-
resentative with the organization’s
Greater Iowa Regional Financial Of-
fice. Olson offers comprehensive fi-
nancial strategies, personal customer
service and a wide range of financial
products. A special one-hour networking event
Before joining Thrivent Finan-
cial, Olson was an attorney/partner
at Heiny, McManigal, Duffy, Stam-
baugh & Anderson, PLC in Mason
City with a general practice includ-
ing, but not limited to, probate, estate
planning and business law. Olson
graduated from the University of Iowa
College of Law, in Iowa City, in 2008
receiving a Juris Doctor. Olson also
earned a Bachelor of Business Admin-
istration and a Bachelor of Arts from
the University of Iowa in 2005.
Beyond providing comprehen-
sive financial strategies for members,
Start Smart Workshop to come to Clear Lake, March 23
North Iowa Area Community
College (NIACC) and the Small Busi-
ness Development Center (SBDC) are
offering two free two-hour workshops
designed for anyone who is consider-
ing starting a business. At Start Smart, - noon at the Mason City Corridor, 9
participants will learn how to create
a business plan, do market research,
consider different types of business
ownership, and learn how to register
a business. and administrative tasks. While we
Start Smart will be offered
Wednesday, March 23, from 6-8 p.m.
at the Clear Lake Chamber of Com-
O’Grissom says…
I asked an Irish friend of mine the
quickest way to get to Des Moines.
He said, “It depends, are you going by car
or on foot?”
I said, “By car.”
He said, “That’s the quickest.”
Have a happy, safe,
and sensible
St. Patrick’s Day from
all of us at …
Owner Julie Steinberg (left) and manager Heather Hassebroeck offer a full fleet of rental cars at Auto Rentals of North Iowa
LLC, located at 11201 265th St., Clear Lake. -Reporter photo
to supply cars for those who are hav-
ing work done on their cars at North
Iowa Collision.
“We offer everything from basic
cars to fully loaded automobiles,” said
NICOLE OLSON
Thrivent Financial also sponsors local
and national outreach opportunities,
including serving as the largest part-
ner of Habitat for Humanity most
recently sponsoring the Clear Lake
Habitat home dedicated in February.
Olson lives in Clear Lake with
her husband, Jesse, and two sons,
Broderick and Asher.
Olson’s office is located at 512
Main Avenue, Clear Lake, and the
phone number is 357-7045. Office
hours are by appointment.
*JD is an educational degree, and
the holder does not provide legal services businesses with a unique opportunity
on behalf of Thrivent Financial or its af- to stand out in today’s competitive
filiates.
merce, 205 Main Ave. Clear Lake.
This session is co-sponsored by the
Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce.
The second class offering will be
on Wednesday, April 6 from 10 a.m.
North Federal, Mason City.
The activities involved in starting
a business fall under two broad cate-
gories—feasibility (the business plan)
like to focus on the feasibility issue,
Start Smart provides information and
the chance to ask questions on numer-
Hassebroeck. “We offer a variety of
vehicles for individual or corporate
use.
Auto Rentals of North Iowa LLC
also offers delivery service in the Ma-
CL Chamber to host new
Business Expo March 24
The Clear Lake Chamber of
Commerce is presenting a Business
Expo on Thursday, March 24, at the
Surf Ballroom. Businesses of all types
are invited to have booths.
The expo is open to the public,
beginning at 4 p.m. until 6:30 p.m.
will be held prior to the expo open-
ing, just for the exhibitors, from 3-4
p.m. at the Surf.
The purpose of the Expo is to
meet the business people who have
products and services in the com-
munity and region. Admission to the
Expo is free. Some of the businesses
in the expo may also be accepting
or distributing employment applica-
tions.
The Business Expo is the only
business show of its size and scope in
the area and will feature 40 exhibi-
tors. The Expo presents exhibiting
business world. It is expected that at-
tendance will top several hundred, as
ous other topics including: Business
registration, doing customer research,
how bankers evaluate business con-
cepts and loans, start-up costs, busi-
ness plan tips and more.
After attending Start Smart,
Small Business Development Center
(SBDC) staff will be available to assist
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$397
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Plus Full Breakfast Menu
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son City and Clear Lake area. The
business is open Monday-Friday, 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. Contact them at 641-
450-0100 or visit the website at www.
autorentalsofnorthiowa.com.
people take this opportunity to make
connections and learn how new prod-
ucts, services and technology can help Ewers, Vice President of Student Ser-
their businesses grow.
“We think this will be an excit-
ing, powerful event filled with high
energy. Business Expo 2016 will fea-
ture a wide variety of exhibitors. It
gives people a means to network, to
increase business opportunities and to
obtain ideas on ways to increase busi-
ness,” said Tim Coffey, CEO of Clear
Lake Area Chamber of Commerce.
“The public can see the variety of
businesses and organizations we have
in the community. In short, we see
many successful connections made at
the Business Expo 2016.”
For more information on the
Expo and to register businesses call
the Chamber office at 357-2159, or
email Patsy at patsy@clearlakeiowa.
com.
“This is the first Expo that the
Clear Lake Area Chamber of Com-
merce has produced. We expect it to
be a major success this year,” Coffey
said.
you in reviewing your business plan,
or to provide guidance with other is-
sues.
To register for any of these ses-
sions, contact Mary Spitz, SBDC
office at NIACC: 641-422-4342 or
[email protected].
Clear Lake Mirror-Reporter
Fischer earns JANE FISCHER
Broker License of CENTURY 21 Preferred can be
reached at 641-424-9400 or by call-
Jane Fischer, Realtor® with CEN- ing 641-425-4900.
TURY 21 Preferred, has received her CENTURY 21 Preferred is a full
Real Estate Broker License. Jane suc- service real estate brokerage company.
cessfully took all of the required real The main office is located at 2800 4th
estate courses and passed the required St. SW, Suite 3, Mason City.
broker’s examination.
Fischer has been a Realtor Asso-
ciate in North Iowa since 1992.
“Jane is a leader in the industry.
Her continued success is a result of
hard work, innovation and she truly
cares for her clients’ well being,” said
Dodie Wilkins, owner/broker. “We
are so proud of her accomplishments!”
Fischer is a member of the Na-
tional Association of Realtors, the
Iowa Association of Realtors, North
Iowa Regional Board of Realtors and
the Greater Mason City Board of Re-
altors.
Jane Fischer and Associates Team
Hiring Event comes to NIACC
Job seekers will find many excit- with NIACC personnel about educa-
ing opportunities at the North Iowa tion and training available for those
Regional Career Fair, hosted by North who wish to pursue a new career.”
Iowa Area Community College (NI- The Career Fair is free, open to
ACC) and IowaWORKS North Iowa. the public, and will feature up to 65
This event will take place on Wednes- area employers and training vendors
day, March 23, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 that will be available to discuss cur-
p.m. in the NIACC Gymnasium. rent full-time and part-time employ-
“Each year, the North Iowa Re- ment opportunities and future career
gional Career Fair provides NIACC options. For a complete list of em-
students as well as individuals within ployers, visit www.niacc.edu/career-
the community an opportunity to fair. The annual Career Fair brought
meet one-on-one with employers in over 500 individuals last year.
from around the region,” said Terri Please contact IowaWORKS
North Iowa at 641-422-1524 (select
vices at NIACC. “This event draws a prompt 2) with questions or for more
diverse range of employers represent- information about services available
ing various industries. The Career Fair to help job seekers prepare for the Ca-
will provide opportunities to speak reer Fair.
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