Retired executives aid startups through SCORE counseling
The Cedar Rapids SCORE chapter, funded by the SBA, offered free guidance to 40 business leaders and 375 counseling cases last year. Mark Hermann of Inner Space Inc. credits SCORE with helping his fast-growing firm. Lorraine Hines also notes the value of SCORE for her newly opened business.
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Cedar Rapids
SCORE
Service Corps of
The
Small Business Administration
Mark Hermann
Inner Space Inc
Lorraine Hines
Hermann
Inner Space
Waterbed Shop
Record Realm
Second Ave. SE
Dubuque
Waterloo
Iowa City
SCORE helps two small firms grow with expert guidance
The article profiles Herman and Lorraine Hines who credit SCORE and SBA loans for launching and expanding their gift shops. Herman built Inner Space and Waterbed Shop into a multi store business with growth plans, while Hines opened a one person gift store in Cedar Rapids. SCORE volunteers helped improve advertising, bookkeeping, and operations, aiding loan access and strategic scaling.
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Ance
SCORE
SBA
Hermann
Lorraine Hines
Plaza West
Edgewood Road
Johnson Avenue NW
Swedish Emigration Exhibit at Harding Junior High Library
A special exhibit titled The Dream of America Featuring Swedish Emigration to the United States runs January 10 to 24 in the Harding Junior High School library. Produced by the Swedish Institute and supported by the American Bicentennial administration, it includes photos maps postmarks newspapers and objects from emigrants.
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America
Harding Junior High School
United States
Swedish Institute
Stockholm
Smithsonian Institution
Cedar Rapids
Kalmar Nyckel
North America
Bryant Endowed Scholarship Established at Coe College
Ray and Esther Bryant of Marshalltown establish an annual endowed scholarship at Coe College Cedar Rapids for a needy Marshalltown District student with a 2.75 GPA or higher while at Coe. Bryant is a 1921 Coe graduate and Mrs Bryant 1923. The gift supports Coe Provident Endowment aims to double the college endowment in coming years. On this date in 1973 Israel and Syria fought extensive air and artillery battles.
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Ray
Esther Bryant
Marshalltown
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Coe
Bryant
Ray and Esther Bryant
Provident
Israel
Syria
One-Act Plays at Roosevelt Junior High
Roosevelt Junior High dramatics class will stage two one act plays If Boys Wore the Skirts and So the Jury Was Hung at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the school auditorium. Cast includes Linda Doty Chris Olmstead Danette Shelton Karen Svoboda Carla Swain Jeff Juhl Todd Lines Brock Michael Tim Mindard Don Redenbaugh Ed Reed Jerry Stewart Mike Walsh Mike Wie land and Lester Williams. Tickets go on sale at 7 p.m. at the door 50 cents each.
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Roosevelt Junior High School
Linda Doty
Chris Olmstead
Danette Shelton
Karen Svoboda
Carla Swain
Jeff Juhl
Todd Lines
Brock Michael
Tim Mindard
Don Redenbaugh
Ed Reed
Jerry Stewart
Mike Walsh
Mike Wieland
Lester Williams
New High Twelve Officers Elected at Friday Luncheon
High Twelve officers installed include Terry Cooper as president and Lester Sykora as first vice president. Huron Adams named second vice president and Floyd Knupp as secretary-treasurer. The Masonic luncheon club meets each Friday at the Embassy Club.
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Terry Cooper
Second Ave. SE
High Twelve Club
Lester Sykora
Huron “Cookie” Adams
Floyd M. Knupp
Masonic
Embassy Club
Mexico tops world as silver supplier in 1977
Mexico produced 48.2 million troy ounces of silver in 1977, the National Properties and Industrial Development Ministry said, up 13 percent from 1976. The increase followed expanded operations at the Lamazos mines in Sonora and at Las Torres and Cedros mines in Guanajuato.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Mexico
National Properties and Industrial Development Ministry
Lamazos
Sonora
Las Torres and Cedros
Guanajuato
Kirkwood opens 1978 79 student aid forms
Kirkwood Community College announces readiness of application forms for the 1978-79 aid year. Financial Aid Officer Graichen lists programs including the Basis Educational Opportunity Grant, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, National Direct Student Loan, College Work Study, and Iowa Vocational Technical Tuition Grant. Deadline is March 1 and returning students must reapply.
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Kirkwood Community College
James Gratchen
Kirkwood
Iowa
Graichen
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Tom Fruehling
Cedo
Gazette
Russ Graham
Russ
Mrs. Hines
Leon Weber
Weber
Hines
Sweden
New Land
Roosevelt
Dial
Eeront
Pixy
Jcpenney
2Nd St. SE
Eres
Hawaii
Perpetual Savings and Loan
Perpetual
PSLIC
Perpetual Savings and Loan Association
Elasma
Second Avenue SE
Lindale Plaza
Washington
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