My team: Seed Here Studio

CITIES WILL THRIVE OR DIE

BASED ON THEIR CITIZENS ABILITY TO MAKE IDEAS HAPPEN

Find the entrepreneurs

Startup Weekend

Find the entrepreneurs

EntreFEST (entrefest.com)

Fill resource gaps

Fill resource gaps

Fill resource gaps

Promote a culture of (smart) risk-taking

Promote a culture of risk-taking(connect the crazy ones)

1 Million Cups

Promote a culture of risk-taking(connect the crazy ones)

Open Coffee

Promote a culture of risk-taking(connect the crazy ones)

Innovation Expo

Sharpen founders & teams

Tell our story.

CreativeCorridor.co

Celebrate our success.

Creative Week

Results

Results

"This area [Peoria] can be another Cedar Rapids, Iowa, or Austin, Texas."

~quote in the Peoria Journal Star

Results

I told my husband the other day, that after nearly 5 years of living here, I can finally say that I'm proud to call the Creative Corridor my home.

~ Iowa City Citizen

Results

I also wanted to tell you that I'm about 90% sure that instead of moving to Chicago June 1st I will instead move back to the CR/IC area!

I have to stay the reason is because of the work you and Andy and the gang are all doing there. It's impressive and I've always considered Iowa my home. I know I can run a global business from there, as I do now and have from all over the country, and I'd love to be involved and help as I can. They are exciting time there and I can just feel the energy and momentum. So let me just say it works -- because of you all people like me are coming back!!! :)

~ Young Cedar Rapids Expat

What it’s really all about.

What it ultimately leads to.

Ways to Get Involved: Subscribe to the Creative Corridor Digest

at CreativeCorridor.co

Attend an Open Coffee or 1 Million Cupsand be friends with entrepreneurs

Become a mentor or investorfor the Iowa Startup Accelerator

or with Plains Angels

Contact Me: Amanda Styron West

amanda@seedherestudio.com