Danny O'Malia, longtime leader of his family's Indianapolis-based grocery store business, now offers his customer-service-driven advice through his own consulting firm.

Miss Pivot is a social-skills training company that offers one-on-one coaching from professional “wing” women, group classes on topics like starting conversations, and now a mobile app that promises users the knowledge they need to “Fire Cupid.”

Daily Lunch Deal sold last month after just a year in business, marking a milestone for its venture-firm mentor.

What lessons in salesmanship and humility did Paul Lushin learn as an Indianapolis police officer? What common mistakes do managers make? When should they give employees the reins?

Carmel-based IT consultant Allegient LLC plans to grow its central Indiana operations, adding as many as 42 jobs over the next five years.

Colleen Hittle became CEO and sole owner of the Indianapolis-based pharmaceutical and medical device consulting firm in April.

Strategic Marketing & Research Inc., commonly known as SMARI, measures ad effectiveness for several states, attractions.

Indianapolis technology firm MMY Consulting Inc. will spent $700,000 to expand its local operations, economic development officials said early Wednesday, nearly doubling its staff over the next four years.

John Gause has grown the size of his benefits brokerage and consulting firm by more than half this year for one big reason: health care reform. He needs more hands on deck because his clients--employers--are facing a raft of new regulations with which they must comply.

Locally based consultancy LeadJen had 20 employees in January. Halfway through the year, the company already has hired 20 more, and President Jenny Vance expects to add another 20 over the next six months.

Deseri Garcia's Vida Aventura consulting firm uses challenge courses, other unusual techniques to improve teamwork, morale.

Local computer consultant will become part of Dewpoint Inc., upon completion of the acquisition, and will move to Dewpoint's Carmel office, which already has about a dozen employees.

MoveSmart LLC works with business clients looking to make better use of their space, helping to design, furnish and adapt their offices for maximum efficiency.

WorkPoint, an Indianapolis firm entrusted to handle finances for not-for-profits, has lost several clients in the past 12 months, and all for the same reason—missing money.

The Indiana Venture Center, a local not-for-profit that mentors Hoosier entrepreneurs and startup companies, is shutting its doors.

Ink cartridges signal that they're empty when they're not, but consumers can take steps to judiciously use all the ink in any computer printer cartridge.

The employees of production-innovation consultant Insight2 interview customers, but they also watch and videotape them using various products. That footage then is dissected to see how consumers deal with problems they encounter. More times than not, the result is a new product intended to satisfy needs consumers didn't even know they had.