City of Des Moines - Small Business

It's everyone's favorite time of year....tax time!

The IRS Stakeholder Liaison Area 3 is hosting a "2026 Filing Season Tips and Resources for Individuals and Small Businesses" information session on April 2 at 12:00pm via Teams. We're unable to upload PDFs, so the link in the image below will not work if you try to click on it. The link to the meeting is below.

https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/25752356974666?p=4h79IgD3J23NLGmdqR

The calendar is heating up - and so is small business activity in the City. You can read up on the slate of business openings, plethora of small business events on the calendar, and more in the latest edition of the City of Des Moines' Small Business Minute.

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Thanks to everyone who joined us for our quarterly Small Business Connect event on Monday! It was a fun, informal gathering full of good conversation. Thanks in particular to Mayalu Coffee for hosting. Delicious drinks with plants and a colorful, cozy interior - the perfect setting for a late winter evening.

Are you an existing or aspiring small business owner that has questions on business banking, business lending, and how to even begin to talk about those topics? Our friends at The Iowa Center are hosting Access to Capital: Connecting Entrepreneurs to Capital next Wednesday, February 4 from 4 to 6:30pm! This promises to be an engaging, dynamic event where entrepreneurs can ask honest questions about financing, and talk with actual business lending professionals that work here in Des Moines. Registration and more information can be found on the Iowa Center's website: https://theiowacenter.org/event/access-to-capital-day-in-person/

It's official - we've moved! In addition to Nick and Bre with your Small Business Support Center, the majority of staff from Development Services, Neighborhood Services, and Information Technology have officially made the move, with teams from the City Clerk’s office, Community Impact and Relations, Legal, the City Manager’s office, Housing, Human Resources, Finance, and Engineering joining soon. The full transition will wrap up by mid-February, and we’re especially excited about the new Customer Service Hub opening next week. This Hub will serve as a central, in-person point of contact for City services, with daily staff from the City Clerk’s office, the Permit and Development Center, Housing Services, and Neighborhood Services ready to help answer questions and connect residents to the right resources. City Council and Boards and Commissions will also begin meeting here in early February.

We’re loving the new space and can’t wait to welcome you. Located at 1200 Locust Street, the building is easy to reach whether you’re driving, taking transit, biking, or walking. Public entrances are available from the street level and the skywalk system, and the building is designed to be more accessible, more collaborative, and more connected than ever before. Check out these photos of Bre and Nick exploring the space. Our official description so far is “government chic.”

For complete details on our relocation plan, visit https://www.dsm.city/moving/

Looking for the perfect excuse to procrastinate on all those holiday season tasks this weekend? Our information-rich monthly newsletter just dropped! Grab a cup of coffee or cocoa and settle in.

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Small Business Connect popped off tonight! Thank you to our wonderful host Inmobiliaria Inc for providing the space and the hospitality for this group! It was wonderful to connect with a diverse tapestry of budding entrepreneurs, seasoned business owners, and local small business support professionals in the midst of what is a busy holiday season. Small Business Connect will be back in action sometime in quarter 1 of next year!