Active Business data is sourced from the Iowa Secretary of State’s Office and is current as of Nov. 3, 2022.
The percentage of Iowa businesses that continue to operate after one and three years. The survival rate shown for 1994 indicates that 78.8% of businesses founded in Iowa in 1994 survived to 1995. The rate the next year indicates that 82.1% of businesses founded in 1995 survived to 1996. Source: data from US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The total number of businesses in Iowa that have no employees and are subject to Federal income tax each year. This is an indicator of the number of individuals considered “self-employed”. Source: data from the US Census Bureau.
The Rate of New Entrepreneurs measures the percentage of the population that starts a business in Iowa. This indicator captures all new business owners, including those who own incorporated or unincorporated businesses, and those who are employers or non-employers. This rate is calculated by the Kauffman Foundation using microdata from the Current Population Survey (CPS), a monthly survey of the U.S. Bureau of the Census and Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Percentages of investment deals in Iowa, by year, along with the size of deals each as grouped into one of seven buckets. 2022 date is through Oct 31. Source: Derived from Pitchbook reports, Clay & Milk tracked investment deals and other local knowledge.
The total amount of investment capital raised by Iowa firms each year (in millions of dollars). 2022 date is through Oct 31. Source: Derived from Pitchbook reports, Clay & Milk tracked investment deals and other local knowledge.
Total number of investment capital deals by Iowa firms each year. 2022 date is through Oct 31. Source: Derived from Pitchbook reports, Clay & Milk tracked investment deals and other local knowledge.
Average size of all deals raised by Iowa firms in a particular year. 2022 date is through Oct 31. Source: Derived from Pitchbook reports, Clay & Milk tracked investment deals and other local knowledge.
Total amount of funding deployed through the Iowa Economic Development Authority’s (IEDA) innovation continuum funds (Proof of Commercial Relevance, Demonstration Fund, Launch, Propel, Innovation Expansion), by year. Dates correspond to the State of Iowa’s fiscal year. Source: Iowa Economic Development Authority
Total number of funding awards deployed through the Iowa Economic Development Authority’s (IEDA) innovation continuum funds by year. Dates correspond to the State of Iowa’s fiscal year. Source: Iowa Economic Development Authority
Average size of all funding awards deployed through the Iowa Economic Development Authority’s (IEDA) innovation continuum funds by year. Dates correspond to the State of Iowa’s fiscal year. Source: Iowa Economic Development Authority
The number of patents awarded to Iowa firms each year as reported by the US Patent & Trademark Office and sourced through the National Science Foundation.
Total expenditures as calculated using National Science Foundation data.
Total amount of funding deployed to Iowa firms through the SBIR/STTR programs by year. Dates correspond to the State of Iowa’s fiscal year. Source: Bioconnect Iowa/America’s Seed Fund.
Total number of awards deployed to Iowa firms through the SBIR/STTR programs by year. Source: Bioconnect Iowa/America’s Seed Fund.
This data is being measured by national agencies and is not necessarily using inclusive identities for ownership (gender, race, ethnicity, LBGTQ+)
Data on ownership demographics for Iowa Firms by Gender, Veteran Status, Race, and Ethnicity is sourced from the 2021 American Business Survey.
Data on ownership demographics for Iowa Firms by Gender, Veteran Status, Race, and Ethnicity is sourced from the 2021 American Business Survey.
Data on ownership demographics for Iowa Firms by Gender, Veteran Status, Race, and Ethnicity is sourced from the 2021 American Business Survey.
Data on ownership demographics for Iowa Firms by Gender, Veteran Status, Race, and Ethnicity is sourced from the 2021 American Business Survey.