James Hoelscher, Senior Program Manager, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA

1. 2018-2023
Award
Supplemental Snapshot
BREI
Local economic
development business
retention, expansion &
intrapreneurship/
innovation
Sparking & supporting intrapreneurship, innovation and R&D
within plateaued firms, family businesses & supply chains
IRN
Intrapreneurship
Resource Network
• Connecting service
providers
• Providing training in
innovation processes
• R&D resources
STATEWIDE BUSINESS IMPACT SURVEYS
32,685 Completed Surveys (Surveys 1-4)
Used for State of Iowa Policy
Data used by Iowa policymakers/IEDA
154 reports generated for communities,
SBDC regions, community college regions, non-profits
& rural Iowa
Survey 1 Survey 2 Survey 3 Survey 4
Financial impact on operations
and/or liquidity and capital
(77.6%)
Revenue loss
(52.6%)
Revenue loss
(46.9%)
Inflation (64.3%)
Decreasing consumer
confidence/spending (66.2%)
Cash flow (45.1%) Cash flow (38.4%) Workforce
availability (50.6%)
Global recession (39.0%) Employee
health/well-being
(44.2%)
Employee
health/well-being
(35.9%)
Revenue loss
(36.0%)
Workforce reduction (26.1%) Financial impact on
operations and/or
liquidity and capital
(41.4%)
Financial impact on
operations and/or
liquidity and capital
(35.6%)
Decreasing
consumer
confidence/spending
(31.0%)
Supply chain disruptions
(24.0%)
Decreasing
consumer
confidence/spending
(38.7%)
Decreasing
consumer
confidence/spending
(25.3%)
Cash flow (29.2%)
Lower productivity (16.6%) Global recession
(17.3%)
Supply chain
disruptions (20.5%)
Employee
health/well-being
(21.1%)
Lack of information for decision
making (14.8%)
Supply chain
disruptions (14.2%)
Workforce
availability (18.1%)
Impact on tax and
trade issues (11.9%)
Top Concerns with Respect to the Coronavirus Pandemic
Respondents Experiencing
Supply Chain Disruptions

2. Education
• 4.0 & Innovation
Training for Local
Economic
Developers
Toolboxes
• Interview
Questions,
Articles,
Vendor Lists
Leadership
& Support
• Iowa Mfg. 4.0
Consortium
• Statewide
Funding
BREI

3. Connecting
Business to
UNI
Resources
• Promoting Statewide
Resources
Connecting
Public &
Private
Sectors
Business
Assistance
IRN
• New Vendor Events
for Business &
Economic
Development
• Industry 4.0
Discovery Workshops
for Foundries
• C-Suite Peer Groups
to Discuss Marketing
• Commercialization
Assistance

4. UC Partnerships

5. EDA University Center
James.Hoelscher@uni.edu
319-230-1664