Dreamer: Mark Mayfield

Business: Adrenaline X Mobile Laser Tag

Location: Cedar Falls, IA

Hi, my name is Mark Mayfield. I am the owner and operator of Adrenaline X Mobile Laser Tag. I have been very fortunate to start this business this year. It's up to Adrenaline X to bring the fun, fast and extreme entertainment to YOU. Whenever and wherever you need us, we are flexible and completely...

Dreamer: Trevor Schellhorn

Business: Broad Street Brewing Co

Location: Reinbeck, IA

We are just finishing the renovation of a rundown building that was formerly a dry cleaning business into a brewery and taproom. It has been an amazing transformation! The finishing touches are happening on our "vintage" 7 barrel, imported-from-an-English-pub brewhouse. The first test batches of beer...

Dreamer: Benjamin Deters

Business: Sleepy Creek Tannery and Fur Dressing, LLP

Location: Wellsburg, IA

We tan hides for taxidermists, outdoorsmen and fur buyers. We also have available tanned hides for anyone who is interested in buying them. We are applying for this grant so that we can grow our business, including purchasing additional equipment for use in the tannery as well as for buying inventory...

Dreamer: Angela Scanlan

Business: Windy Ridge: Hand Crafted

Location: Parkersburg, IA

I own Windy Ridge: Hand crafted. My business is craft based with customizable soaps, lotions and crocheted items. I also will help people with differing needs to have an all natural healing product. I'm applying because I have an awesome idea for mentally challenged children to be able to go out in...

Dreamer: Amy Van Arkel

Business: Agape Therapy

Location: Cedar Falls, IA

Agape Therapy is a locally, privately owned Rehabilitation Agency that was started by Cal and Deb Iehl (both Physical Therapists) 26 years ago. The clinic started as Physical Therapy and quickly grew to Occupational, Speech and Massage Therapies. Then in 1998 expanded to a second clinic in Waterloo....

Dreamer: Tom Swegle

Business: MedCara Pharmaceuticals

Location: Conrad, IA

Dr. Donald Boldt (everyone calls him "Doc") is a small town Iowa family practitioner who's seen his share of sore baby hineys. When he found that the big name, expensive creams were no match for bad diaper rash, he concocted his own formula: DR. BOLDT'S HINEY HEALER. Now, with the help of MedCara Pharmaceuticals,...

Dreamer: Travis Fisher

Business: Van's Locker

Location: Dysart, IA

Van's Locker is a custom meat locker. We are applying for the Dream Big Grow Here grant because we want to become Organic Certified with the State of Iowa. We would use the money to update our facility and equipment according to state requirements. With our certification this would allow Organic Farmers...

Dreamer: Robin Billerbeck

Business: Lucky Toto's Dog Treat Bakery, LLC

Location: Traer, IA

Lucky Toto’s Dog Treat Bakery was created in 2010 as an artistic home based business which produces an assortment of homemade dog treats without added preservatives. Lucky Toto's sells out of my home, at local vet & Waterloo Farmers Markets. We believe the funds would benefit Lucky Toto's by allowing...

Dreamer: Tammy Tomlinson

Business: TJ's Treasures

Location: Tama, IA

TJ’s Treasures offers a variety of antiques, collectibles and gift items. If we win, this money will go as far as we can stretch it. We bought our building and made many renovations ourselves and built up an inventory before we opened our doors just last year on September 18, 2010. We would use the...

Dreamer: Katie Warren

Business: KT's Indoor Inflatable Park

Location: Cedar Falls, IA

KT's Indoor Inflatable park is an indoor play area for children 12 and under. I will have inflatable bounce houses, slides, and an obstacle course. We need a healthy, fun, indoor play area for children in the Cedar Valley and for tourists visiting the area.

Dreamer: Michael Rueber

Business: Around The Corner Productions, Inc.

Location: Cedar Falls, IA

Around The Corner Productions is a video production company primarily serving businesses in the Cedar Valley. We produce TV shows, Commercials, and Corporate videos for both large and small companies. In a sense what we do is help business grow by assisting them with their video production needs.

Dreamer: Cheryl Martin

Business: Corner Cuts Family Hair Care

Location: Waverly, IA

Our business is a beauty shop,with nails and massage therapy that we are expanding. Taking on the remodel of a huge old building and sharing space with my husband's business, we are hoping to hire more people as well as add on offices and finish the break room. After putting in our own money and lots...

Dreamer: Toby Pencil

Business: Toby's Dirt Work

Location: Denver, IA

My business does a wide variety of things mostly working with dirt. I grade building pads, level out yards, seed yards, grade waterways, dig in water lines, rock driveways, and private roads. I am certified to put in septic systems. I work on the septics from start to finish, by figuring out what...

Dreamer: Dave Anderson

Business: Walk-in Tubs & More

Location: Waterloo, IA

We want to raise the awareness about how many different products are available to make a home safer and easier to live in as people age, and that it is much more affordable than most people think. This is a life changing activity because it improves their quality of life and in many cases gives people...

Dreamer: Jackie Heinz

Business: Heinz Academy for the Performing Arts

Location: Cedar Falls, IA

We just announced to our clients that we were changing the name of the business from Kinetic Energy to Heinz Academy for the Performing Arts. We are also about to announce to them that we will be moving our Cedar Falls studio to a new location. Winning this grant would help me make the needed modifications...

Dreamer: Nate Neuman

Business: System Services

Location: Waterloo, IA

System Services is a low voltage contractor company located in Waterloo. Initially, System services mainly installed and maintained fire alarm systems for commercial buildings. In the last few years we have expanded operations to include security for both commercial and residential applications. I...

Dreamer: Gary Forney

Business: The Punk'N Seed Custom Bicycle-Car Company

Location: La Porte City, IA

My company custom builds a hybrid bicycle-mini electric car. The vehicles are legally bicycles, meaning they can be driven without a license, plates, insurance, and most importantly without use of polluting fossil fuels. Right now the bicycle-cars use a combination of battery electric and human pedal...

Dreamer: Marilyn Bouillon

Business: Bouillon Flower & Garden

Location: Greene, IA

We currently purchase our product for resale from various suppliers. We want to control our own destiny by growing our own product. We will grow unique items that we can not get as readly from our current suppliers. This will provide to ouselves and others. Total investment will be around 50,000 but...

Dreamer: Rusty Eddy

Business: Monarch Therapy Services Inc.

Location: Parkersburg, IA

We are a counseling agency that opend as the result of adversity facing our community. In order to stay in buisness our agency needs to be accredited. Accredidation is a 9 month process at the coast of $9,000. We would use all of the money towards accredidation.

Dreamer: Gary Woods

Business: Senior Helpers

Location: Waterloo, IA

Senior Helpers hires experienced caregivers to provide in-home companion and/or personal care to seniors. Anything from running errands, to meal preparation; no job too big, or small. We believe 'Dream Big Grow Here' can help us reach out to more individuals in need of care. We can reach this goal...

Dreamer: Joseph Cowan

Business: Custom Network Associates

Location: Independence, IA

What if you're a family of four or one of twenty employees at a business? Buying computers for everyone in your home or office isn't enough; you also have to purchase software for each PC (e.g. Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Access, Outlook), and an antivirus...

Dreamer: Thomas Gilbert

Business: GS Solutions LLC (Breathalyzershop.com)

Location: Cedar Falls, IA

GS Solutions LLC was started at the beginning of 2010 with a goal in mind to sell breathalyzers while also informing the public on how these products can help them. Breathalyzers are a great way to test individuals, kids, students, employees, and of course suspected drunk drivers. We felt that if by...

Dreamer: Ebony Willies

Business: Iparty

Location: waterloo, IA

Iparty is a think out of the box event planning service,that focuses on turning people dreams into a reality. Whether, it be a wedding, anniversary or birthday party. Iparty is applying so we can use the money to get established in Iowa, by getting a bigger office space and setting it up tp display our...