Iowa State is #1 in Iowa, #14 nationally in entrepreneurship
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Iowa State is #1 in Iowa, #14 nationally in latest entrepreneurship rankings

AMES, Iowa – Innovation often starts with a problem or challenge. For Zane Lenz and Grant Veenstra, it was their dissatisfaction with standard protein shakes. So, the Iowa State University students decided to create a weight-gainer ice cream specifically designed for athletes who want to build muscle mass.

With support from programs offered through Iowa State’s Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship – including the CYstarters summer accelerator – the two have built their business, Frozen Gains, and recently received a $2,500 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Grant from the Story County Community Foundation.

Veenstra’s and Lenz’s success is just one example of why Iowa State University is ranked #1 in Iowa, #6 in the Midwest and #14 nationally in the 2025 Top 50 Entrepreneurship Undergraduate rankings by The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur.

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Originally published in November 2024 by the Iowa State University News Service.

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