Working Hard to Help Your Business

The State of Iowa and its Iowa Values Fund is a 10-year economic development program designed to boost Iowa’s economy by creating and expanding jobs and businesses across the state.

The following financial assistance programs are available from the state. In addition, the counties and cities in Northwest Iowa have additional local incentives.

(As viewed on http://www.iowalifechanging.com/business/financial_assistance.html):

• Community Economic Betterment Account (CEBA)/Economic Development Set-Aside (EDSA)
• Loan and Credit Guarantee Fund
• Value-Added Agricultural Products and Processes Financial Assistance Program (VAAPFAP)

Tax Incentives for business development include the following:

• High Quality Job Creation Program
• Enterprise Zones

Employee Training programs to create a thriving, skilled work force:

• Iowa Industrial New Jobs Training Program (260E)
• Iowa Jobs Training Program (260F)
• Accelerated Career Education Program
• New Jobs Tax Credit
• Targeted Small Business Financial Assistance Program (TSBFAP)
• Self-Employment Loan Program (SELP)
• Entrepreneurs With Disabilities (EWD)
• Assistive Device Tax Credit

Other Programs

• Export Trade Assistance Program (ETAP)