Erica Cole is proof of the old adage that necessity is the mother of invention.

A senior at the University of Iowa, Cole, 22, came back to Iowa City different for the fall semester. The chemistry major had lost her leg in a car accident in May while visiting Colorado. 

Months later, with the support of UI's John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and various business-pitching competitions at the university, the Cedar Rapids resident started her own business called No Limbits.

Read Erica's inspiring article in the Iowa City Press Citizen.