The Small Business Advisory Council (SBAC) exists to ensure that the voice of small business is heard throughout the region and to provide opportunities for smaller businesses to grow and prosper. SBAC programs include the Buy into the Circle campaign, business-to-business opportunities like the Small to Big Business Forum, educational and professional development opportunities such as Outclassing Your Competition, and many more programs that provide smaller business with the skills and opportunities to thrive.
2008 Small Business Advisory Council
Chair – Kevin Lentz, Performance Marketing
Vice Chair – Tim Neugent, The Neugent Group
Don Coffin, LaSalle Bank
Lori Day, Focus First
Mark Elliott, Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity
Joe Folsom, U.S. Small Business Administration
Tamara Kenworthy, OnPoint Strategies
Katie Roth, PorticoHR
Jeremy Schultz, Jeremy Schultz Design
Loretta Sieman, LJS Consulting
Bill Weidmaier, Iowa-Des Moines Supply
Scott Wilgenbusch, Deloitte & Touche
2008 Small Business Advisory Council Committee Members:
Chad Alley, Neumann Brothers
Judy Akre
Rob Beeler, Benefit Source, Inc.
Jodi Beller, Bank of the West
Mike Colwell, Central Iowa BIZ
Chuck Fritz, Source Allies
Aaron Hyde, Ferguson Commercial Real Estate
Mike Kinter, Kinter Construction
Vicki Lyon, Wells Fargo
Jill Mollison, Bassman Real Estate
Art Kossack, Straub Corporation
Jim Toncar, Global Tech Services, Inc.
Susan Vick, Avtex Corporation
