Dean Sonquist of Plas-Tech Tooling in Garner, IA is the featured entrepreneur on the Thursday, August 29, 2024 episode of The Rural Business Innovators Podcast.
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The Rural Business Innovators Podcast is an educational podcast by the Iowa Small Business Development Center, interviewing rural entrepreneurs and Iowan innovators to effectively share their stories. In each episode, SBDC staff meet with a new small business in rural Iowa and ask them how they have navigated business ownership. You will hear how the business was formed, how it was funded, and how they are currently operating. Business owners will share the highs and lows of their journey and offer advice and wisdom to budding entrepreneurs.
Dean and his wife Marcia Sonquist founded Plas-Tech Tooling in 1993. Plas-Tech Tooling is a job shop, specializing in building to the custom specifications of a part that a business needs copied or created. Their services include injection molding, injection mold building, production machining, reverse engineering, and product design. Dean and Marcia were recognized as the December 2018 Entrepreneurs of the Month.