Small Biz startup

Engineer doubles as inventorRestricted Content

December 26, 2009
Brock Benefiel
Hidden Toilet Paper, a small business in Fishers, patented a device that installs toilet-paper rolls into walls, keeping paper safe from pets and children.
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Bringing self-publishing to the classroomRestricted Content

November 28, 2009
Riya V. Anandwala
Professor Textbook aims to bring self-publishing to college campuses by helping professors publish their own textbooks.
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PickyList helps small businesses market themselves onlineRestricted Content

October 24, 2009
Gabrielle Poshadlo
Startup online marketing firm PickyList is bringing the Twitter/Craigslist concept local, and helping small businesses use social networking and online branding.
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Real estate marketer launches 4 Walls Etc. from homeRestricted Content

September 26, 2009
Brock Benefiel
Startup real estate firm specializes in marketing, digital floor plans and site plans.
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Real estate firm launches in rough watersRestricted Content

August 29, 2009
Kim Puckett
Business partners Dan Adams and Bob Harton left a real estate franchise to start an agency of their own.
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Consultant helps clients learn how to manage spaceRestricted Content

July 27, 2009
Ashley Odle
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.
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Basketball business shoots for custom marketRestricted Content

June 29, 2009
George Umbarger
After graduating from Indiana University with a business marketing degree, J.D. Allen saw every reason to combine his education and his passion for basketball in a home business.
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Candy store aims for sweet successRestricted Content

May 25, 2009
George Umbarger
A focus on old-world quality with modern services and efficiency drives the owners of Simply Sweet Shoppe & Second Story Playhouse.
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Company delivers hyper-targeted messagesRestricted Content

March 30, 2009
Amanda Getchel
Radius Connection, a new national marketing service, wants to offer innovative products within five years to help small-to-midsize businesses grow their revenue and expand their market share.
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Company banks on targeted textingRestricted Content

February 23, 2009
Whitney Lee
Steven Dickerson realized the potential for mobile advertisements when he saw his daughter texting.
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IT consultant connects business, technologyRestricted Content

January 26, 2009
Whitney Lee,
Jim Jordan founded Strategic Data Management, a consulting firm that sells suites of software and hardware designed to handle the flow of information throughout a company from the time it's produced to when the data is archived to make sure information gets to the right people at the right time.
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New shop offers nutrition, exercise adviceRestricted Content

December 29, 2008
Whitney Lee
Fitness-minded partners collaborate to open a Broad Ripple nutritional supplement store.
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Plainfield salon a family enterpriseRestricted Content

December 29, 2008
Amanda Getchel
Beth Metzger has talked about opening a salon and day spa with her daughter, Jill Dennis, for years.
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Sashay Modeling and Finishing School successful in first yearRestricted Content

November 24, 2008
Whitney Lee
After a 25-year real estate career, Claudia Lynch opened a modeling/acting school after she couldn't find a quality school where her own grandchildren could have fun, learn poise and gain confidence.
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Little Rox revisits '70s Pet Rocks fadRestricted Content

November 24, 2008
Whitney Lee
Little Rox offers 20 varieties of rocks, each tied to a character trait such as humility, honesty and tolerance, and sell online for $15 each.
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  1. Doug Henning!

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  3. Magician and illusionist!

  4. The basic idea of nice apartments with parking and retail is a good one, but this design seems overwhelmingly big/tall for Broad Ripple. The size could be disguised a bit with lots of big trees/landscaping, but the complex is too massive to blend in easily. That section of canal between College and Westfield will also need to be upgraded on both sides. Nice apartments facing onto a nice promenade with shade trees/plantings could bring together the canal towpath/Monon recreation, the outdoor seating at existing restaurants, and this project into something that upgrades the whole area. A plan for the whole stretch makes more sense than facing nice new housing onto what looks like a ditch. Is there a plan? Does the public have input? Who pays? The apartment idea seems to be reasonable, but Whole Foods is not a good idea for appropriate retail. Besides the store being physically too big, there are already Fresh Market at 54xCollege and Whole Foods in Nora for fancy groceries. Good Earth and Kroger are within walking distance of the Shell site. There are at least 7 grocery stores within a safe bike ride. Whole Foods would add nothing but traffic congestion. This design is on the right track, but there needs to be more work done to ensure that it blends in with and enhances the existing community. A project that large will set a tone for that whole part of town. It could be a real asset, but only if done right.

  5. I did not move to Zionsville to live in Carmel. This and the subsequent developments to follow will ensure a vanilla uniformity of strip malls and apartment buildings as we seek to bring our town down to the least common denominator. We were warned before recent elections that pro-development council members would make sure their friends (landowners and developers) would be able to make their millions off of the exploitation of Zionsville. Why in God's name would we sell out the best preserved small town in the State of Indiana?

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