Iowa Lakes Corridor Pairs Local Entrepreneurs With Middle School Students

Seven Students Learn Business Planning Skills From the Iowa Entrepreneurship Academy

2011-07-29

Seven young entrepreneurs spent the week of July 11 turning their hobbies into businesses. The Iowa Lakes Corridor has a goal to create the next generation of entrepreneurs, and these middle school st (Press-News.org) Students participating in the Entrepreneurship Academy are Hazkhett Zeledon, Taylor Nissen, Kaylee Nissen, back row, Jill Fahnlander, Kristen Salzwedel, Brett Salzwedel and Michael Peterson.

The Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation is the regional economic development agency for Buena Vista, Clay, Dickinson and Emmet counties. Its mission is to foster, encourage, aid, promote or otherwise assist in the economic growth, job creation, and development of the region. For more information about the Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation, call 712-264-3474 or visit http://www.lakescorridor.com.

Samantha Heerdt
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Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation
1900 Grand Avenue North Suite E12
Spencer, IA 51301

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