Dreamer: Beth Voltmer

Business: Burlap & Roses

Location: Indianola, IA

Burlap & Roses is a retail storefront that started out as a part time/occasional sale. It was located in a small community in SW Warren County, New Virginia. I had been running the shop from this location for over 10 years. I left my 16 year career in real estate at the end of 2010 to focus solely...

Dreamer: Julia Slocum

Business: Lacewing Acres

Location: Ames, IA

Lacewing Acres is a new, 2-acre vegetable farm growing fresh produce for a variety of markets in the Ames and Boone area using organic methods. I plan to grow to about 7 acres and 2 full time employees in the next 5 years. This grant competition is a unique opportunity to share my vision for this farm...

Dreamer: Sondra Funaro

Business: Funaro's Deli and Bakery

Location: Indianola , IA

My Husband and I run the business daily with the help of our children and family when needed. Anymore we are so busy we will be needing to reorganize and hire employees. Currently we have an amazing location located on the square in Indianola, but we currently rent and that limits what and how we can...

Dreamer: Michael Spurling

Business: The Depot family resturant

Location: New Virginia, IA

The Depot will be a family restaurant serving smoked meats and home style cuisine. The railroading theme will take guests on an old-fashioned road trip, while they are treated to their favorite foods, like smoked pork chops, hams or a thick, juicy steak. – The Depot will provide needed local employment...

Dreamer: Peggy Mortensen

Business: Cottonwood Barn

Location: Kimballton, IA

After completing much of the remodeling, people are already showing interest in the Cottonwood Barn. The facility has been used for a graduation, wedding, family reunion, customer appreciation picnic, and a large benefit. It has also been rented for 2 wedding receptions and 3 class reunions in the...

Dreamer: Lori Sue Stern

Business: Payton's C.I.R.C.L.E.

Location: Boone, IA

Hello. When Trauma blindsides your life everything changes within a split second. My life has been forever changed because for us, trauma was a "Blessing in Disguise." The perfect name for my business will be Payton's C.I.R.C.L.E. which is a direct outgrowth of my family's personal experience with...

Dreamer: Chelsey Soder

Business: Busy Bee Garden Center

Location: Indianola, IA

Busy Bee Garden Center was created by Chelsey Soder in 2008. It started with about a quarter acre of chemical-free produce and one small greenhouse. Today Busy Bee has expanded to three acres of chemical-free produce and over 6,000 square feet of greenhouse space. In the greenhouses, I grow over...

Dreamer: Rick Valentine

Business: Valentine Food Co.

Location: Indianola, IA

My business is in the process of developing food products for both wholesale and retail markets. We are also adding marketing and promotional items to add to our food products. Food items include smoked meats and sausages, pasta, catering services and mobile food vending. I'm applying to obtain funds...

Dreamer: Dee Kalasa

Business: Fabrik India

Location: Clive, IA

Currently, Fabrik India sells via our website www.fabrikindia.com and through 3 stores in Des Moines and potentially 2 on the East Coast in Maryland. We are looking for ways to expand through a store network across the United States and to be able to access buyers across all fashion disciplines,we are...

Dreamer: Bill Brown

Business: Dashboard Productions

Location: Carroll, IA

We would use the money to market the most amazing film we've ever done. Our Film Still In the fight is about 3 wounded service men and their journey back to recovery. It is both heartwarming and inspirational.

Dreamer: Austin Scott

Business: See Carroll, LLC

Location: Carroll, IA

We believe we are bringing a exciting new advertising platform to small town Iowa. We are a small business looking to help other businesses grow through the power of our platform. Technology is always changing, upgrading and improving. What the money the Dream Big, Grow Here program would do is help...

Dreamer: Michael Swift

Business: Trails End Auto & Truck Salvage inc

Location: des moines, IA

We buy Junk and Wreck cars We sell good used green recycled parts Our industry is the Original Recyclers. Since cars have been produced, parts have been taken off older cars, to replace and make running cars run good as new. Our industry,like others has suffered through some tough times. We would like...

Dreamer: Todd Razor

Business: Three Razors Media

Location: Des Moines, IA

Are you everywhere your customers expect you to be? Starting out with a simple question, Three Razors Media works hard to dig up new opportunities for clients in wide range of real estate, professional services and construction-oriented industries. We know warm referrals are the lifeblood of growth-oriented...