Geoff Arnold and Luis Trejo, lienwaivers.io, receiving an award from NACHA

SIOUX CITY BUSINESS CHOSEN FOR STATEWIDE SBDC AWARD
lienwaivers.io, Sioux City, chosen for Small Business of the Month Award

AMES, Iowa – America’s SBDC Iowa (SBDC) is pleased to announce that lienwaivers.io of Sioux City, is the winner of the SBDC’s statewide July Business of the Month Award.

lienwaivers.io is a platform to manage construction payments, and was formed in January 2016 after the founders connected at a Sioux City business networking event. The founders worked in different industries, and came together to build a comprehensive technology solution to the lien waiver and payment process for construction projects.

Since their launch, lienwaivers.io has steadily added customers to their platform, working with more than 22,000 contractors nationwide. They have also grown their team, including some of the founders’ spouses. Says founder Geoff Arnold, “When you are bootstrapping a business, everyone needs to be doing at least two or three jobs.”

Friends and mentors pointed lienwaivers.io to the programs and grants available through SBDC and other state and local organizations to help entrepreneurs grow their businesses. They have worked with Western Iowa Tech SBDC Director Todd Rausch since forming the business. Geoff said, “lienwaivers.io thanks SBDC for their help providing resources and knowledge to local businesses. They’ve helped us discover valuable competitions and grants, and introduced us to other groups and individuals who can help us build our business. SBDC is a great resource for the small business and startup community of Northwest Iowa.”

For more information about lienwaivers.io, visit: https://lienwaivers.io.

America’s SBDC Iowa is an outreach program of Iowa State University’s Ivy College of Business and the Office of Economic Development and Industry Relations. Iowa State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, ethnicity, religion, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, sex, marital status, disability, or status as a U.S. Veteran. Inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies may be directed to the Office of Equal Opportunity, 3410 Beardshear Hall, 515 Morrill Road, Ames, Iowa 50011, Tel. 515-294-7612, Hotline 515-294-1222, email eooffice@iastate.edu.

Funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration, America’s SBDC Iowa has 15 regional assistance centers located strategically across the state. Since program inception in 1981, the SBDC has helped Iowa businesses and entrepreneurs through no fee, confidential, customized, professional business counseling and practical, affordable training workshops.

For more information on America’s SBDC Iowa programs or services, call (515) 294-2030 or visit www.iowasbdc.org, https://www.facebook.com/AmericasSBDCIowa, or https://twitter.com/IowaSBDC.

Contact:
Stacy Dreyer, America’s SBDC Iowa, 515-294-5595, sdreyer@iastate.edu
Todd Rausch, Western Iowa Tech SBDC, 712-274-6454, todd.rausch@witcc.edu