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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 268.6 BUSINESS ALLIANCE NETWORK.
1 2 1. The institute for decision making at the university of
1 3 northern Iowa shall establish a business alliance network.
1 4 The purpose of the business alliance network shall be to
1 5 enhance the ability of small businesses to collaborate with
1 6 other business or nonbusiness entities, either directly or
1 7 through access to the university's Iowa communications network
1 8 connection, in the areas of product development and research,
1 9 commercialization, and marketing.
1 10 2. The institute shall appoint a five-person board of
1 11 directors to oversee and administer the business alliance
1 12 network and develop rules and procedures for its operation.
1 13 Board members shall represent the public, private, and
1 14 academic sectors from across the state and possess experience
1 15 with the successful formation and operation of business
1 16 entities.
1 17 3. A business may apply for membership in the business
1 18 alliance network if the business is affiliated with a
1 19 community college as defined in section 260C.2, an institution
1 20 of higher learning under the control of the board of regents,
1 21 or an accredited private institution as defined in section
1 22 261.9. As used in this subsection, "affiliated" means the
1 23 business has some connection or involvement with an
1 24 institution which may include, but is not limited to,
1 25 participation in research projects, consultation with a school
1 26 of business, or enrollment of employees in a course of study.
1 27 A business applying for membership in the network shall submit
1 28 a copy of a business product and marketing plan for evaluation
1 29 by an independent private firm certified by the business
1 30 alliance network board as having expertise in performing such
1 31 evaluations. A favorable evaluation shall be a prerequisite
1 32 for business alliance network membership.
1 33 EXPLANATION
1 34 This bill provides for the formation of a business alliance
1 35 network by the institute for decision making at the university
2 1 of northern Iowa.
2 2 The bill provides that the objective of the business
2 3 alliance network shall be to enhance the ability of small
2 4 businesses to collaborate with other business or nonbusiness
2 5 entities, either directly or via the Iowa communications
2 6 network, in the areas of product development and research,
2 7 commercialization, and marketing. The bill provides that the
2 8 institute shall appoint a five-person board of directors to
2 9 oversee and administer the business alliance network,
2 10 representing the public, private, and academic sectors from
2 11 across the state and possessing experience with the successful
2 12 formation and operation of business entities. The bill
2 13 provides that member businesses shall be affiliated with a
2 14 community college, an institution of higher learning under the
2 15 control of the board of regents, or an accredited private
2 16 institution, and shall have submitted a copy of a business
2 17 product and marketing plan which receives a favorable
2 18 evaluation by an independent private firm certified by the
2 19 business alliance network board as having expertise in
2 20 performing such evaluations.
2 21 LSB 5576HH 79
2 22 rn/sh/8.1
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