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The Newsletter for Ongoing Insights, Tips, & Strategic Guidance

Power your next move with a newsletter built for leaders who want to stay ahead. The XXX Newsletter delivers expert insights, actionable resources, and real opportunities for strategic growth—already trusted by more than 450 subscribers since its launch on September 29, 2025, as part of the UNI Sesquicentennial Celebration kick-off.

Each edition cuts straight to what matters: sharp insights, timely trends, and practical tips you can use right away. It’s your fast track to staying informed, confident, and ready for whatever comes next.

Join the Conversation: What’s Next?

Organizations everywhere are asking the same question—and we’re turning that momentum into a year‑long, community‑driven conversation. Our new poll and article series on Business Growth, Transition, and Outreach Programs invites leaders to weigh in and shape the insights that matter most.

Cast your vote in our LinkedIn poll and add your voice. Every “Curious” question answered brings us closer to real‑world clarity—and from clarity, confident action follows.

This is your Hub for Business‑Ready Insights

Access free expert‑led newsletters, webinars, and downloadable resources designed to help businesses plan boldly and grow with confidence. Whether you're preparing for the future, strengthening your strategy, or looking for practical tools you can use today, this hub brings everything together in one place.

Webinars in Partnership with Iowa Source Link 

Explore a curated collection of high‑impact learning sessions created alongside leading industry experts. Each webinar includes complimentary access to slide‑deck materials so you can revisit the strategies, share them with your team, and put them to work immediately.

Our most recent session—Pre‑2026 Planning and Business Reset—offered a deep dive into Applied Strategic Planning. Leaders walked away with practical frameworks they could implement right away, real‑world examples tailored to Iowa’s business landscape, and expert facilitation that delivered fresh, actionable insight.

ADVANCE IOWA joined experts from the University of Northern Iowa’s Family Business Center and Iowa Source Link to educate listeners about tools and support that is available to Iowa business owners as they plan create a succession plan. During the webinar session, listeners learned what a succession plan includes and why the best time to create a succession plan. Whether you plan to exit your business in a month or in 20 years, this webinar applies to you!

In September, we spotlighted Succession Planning—one of our most highly attended sessions of the year. If you weren’t able to join us, the recordings are available anytime so you can revisit the insights and key strategies whenever it fits your schedule.

Succession planning often feels intimidating and easy to postpone, but putting it off doesn’t make the need disappear. The good news is that business owners don’t have to navigate it on their own. We’re here to provide guidance and support. 

Check out our September 24, 2025 Session

ADVANCE IOWA teamed up with the University of Northern Iowa’s Family Business Center and Iowa Source Link to teach SMEs how to create a succession plan and build a strong future for your business. We walked attendees through the steps of creating a succession plan. We also explored employee ownership strategies as possibilities as to how this strategy can be incorporated into a succession plan. Listen in and secure your business’s future!

Additive Manufacturing for Metal Casting

This seminar series, featuring leading industry experts, is back on the road—continuing to raise the bar for high‑impact education and networking among foundries and government/domestic supply chain partners.

Government and OEM casting consumers require increased agility in the casting sector to enable operational availability of critical platforms. Additive manufacturing for metal casting offers reduced lead times, ability to cast complex parts and reduce scrap.

Key Takeaways

You will understand how the technology facilitates more agile casting production for your organization and your supply chain partners. Presenters will share best practices on current technology applications for tooling and toolingless approaches to mold design. Networking sessions will connect you with experts and early adopters who will broaden your team’s vision of how to leverage this advanced manufacturing approach to reduce lead times and produce challenging cast parts.

Who should attend this training? Foundry technical staff and procurement professionals, OEM, Tier I/II casting consumers, government engineers, engineering and technical students.

Defense Acquisition Professionals earn 7 Continuous Learning Points (CLPs) for attending, contact Brittany Engel (Engineering Project Manager) for details: bengel@ybi.org or visit https://ybi.org.

Our experts are looking forward to seeing you!