A Panora business recently received funds through the Iowa Economic Development Board.

Backyard Lion received $25,000 to help with market planning, market entry activities and product refinement for their start-up business. They’ve developed a web platform to build connections between high school athletes and college coaches. The company’s goals are to grow the regional athlete user base and improve the application performance.

The $25,000 is from the Proof of Commercial Relevance through the IED. The funds are designed to help businesses that have completed the proof of concept stage and are ready for the commercial relevance stage with their new technology.