New Business Start-up Packets

WCDI can assist retail and service start-up businesses with packets that include the following:

• Local, regional and state contact information
• Possible incentives
• Ways to organize your business (sole proprietorship, partnership, C Corporation, S Corporation, Limited Liability Company)
• Business License Information Center – a clearinghouse for Iowa business requirements
• Websites of interest to businesses

Business Plan Templates

Business Plan examples are also available in electronic form. These are detailed business-plan templates that can be used as a guideline for a variety of retail and service type businesses.

To request a Business Start-Up Packet or Electronic Business Plan Templates, contact WCDI Director Randy Uhl at 563-382-6061 or by email.