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Small Biz trends
Microlenders aim to help businesses grow, survive
January 5, 2013
Andrea Muirragui DavisIndiana has three certified, not-for-profit SBA microloan intermediaries, which not only make short-term microloans—as
any lender can—but also use the SBA grants they receive to offer business coaching along with the financing.
MoreSmall businesses share space to find efficiencies
October 27, 2012
Andrea Muirragui DavisPopular waxing spa The Naked Monkey is set to open its third location Nov. 1—a “Mini Monkey” inside MDG
Salon | Studio’s new space downtown. The independent businesses are sharing space to cut costs.
MoreSerial entrepreneur builds more than business
February 25, 2012
Andrea Muirragui DavisWestfield resident Jenn Kampmeier is a CEO—that’s “chief everything officer” in the get-it-done world
of startups—who prefers an even-loftier title: Mom.
MoreExtras help small firms boost business
January 14, 2012
Andrea Muirragui DavisSmall businesses like KnowSweat Workouts increasingly are adding products and services to keep revenue flowing during tight
economic times.
MoreClasses emphasize connection between artists, entrepreneurs
September 17, 2011
Andrea Muirragui DavisUniversities and other not-for-profits are ramping up business training for artists and art students—in the form of
workshops, classes and counseling—in hopes of making “starving artists” a thing of the past.
MoreWealthy local entrepreneurs hew to conservatism
April 23, 2011
Norm HeikensFlashy displays of wealth seldom erupt in Indianapolis after an entrepreneur makes good, and they’re even more unusual
now that the recession sobered even the most successful among them.
MoreFirms put off paying, despite easing financial pressure
January 29, 2011
Norm HeikensThe trend toward small businesses' delaying payments appears to have leveled off, but it's still unclear how soon—or
even whether—receivables will return to the 30 days that was standard for most businesses before the recession began
in December 2007.
MoreState entrepreneurship drags despite wealth of resources
September 11, 2010
Norm HeikensWhat does Indiana have to show for the deluge of resources made available to would-be entrepreneurs in recent years—venture
capital, angel investors, incubators and the like? Judging by the number of people taking the plunge into business ownership,
not as much as might be expected.
MoreCity still working on mayor's mandate to do more biz with veterans
June 26, 2010
Peter SchnitzlerMayor Greg Ballard,a former Marine, has made some progress in the two years since he pledged his administration would purchase
3 percent of all city goods and services from veteran-owned businesses, but he remains far from his goal.
MorePrivate companies struggle to raise funds once reaching critical mass
May 29, 2010
Peter SchnitzlerSeveral Indiana companies are in a position, or soon will be, to launch an initial public offering. But don't expect a wave
of new Indiana public companies. In the recession, with both revenue and profits down, companies may choose to wait until
they have better numbers to report.
MoreNew tax credits may boost jobs at some small companies
April 24, 2010
Peter SchnitzlerTasked with boosting Indiana’s economy following the Great Recession, the 2010 General Assembly tinkered at the edges
by passing a handful of incentives meant to spur small-business growth.
MoreObama's stimulus aims to boost access to small-biz loans
February 20, 2010
Peter SchnitzlerNo incentive can make a bad deal bankable. But President Obama's stimulus measures are spurring some promising small businesses
to begin borrowing again, despite the recession.
MoreRising credit card fees eroding retailers' profits
January 23, 2010
Peter SchnitzlerBusinesses say the money they must pay to provide customers the convenience to use plastic adds up. For example, Ricker Oil
Co. paid a whopping $3.9 million in 2009, according President Jay Ricker.
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Can IBJ please stop referring to this property as "Kessler Mansion"? What a ridiculous title for the biggest, bloated, blight in our city. It's not a mansion. At best, it's an ideal site to shoot low-budget porn. Ahhh! Another business use!
Its stories like these that prove that a Ball State diploma is worth less than the paper that its printed on. A real institution of higher learning would have taken care of this long ago. No way should this crap be taught in a SCIENCE class.
It is such a shame that King Ballard has made Indianapolis into Chicago south with all of the rampant corruption.
How many of these 1,259 bills were actually heard and voted on on the floor vs how many were shot down in committee?
When a an arrogant young guy with essentially no experience and no qualifications for the job, was dropped into an Administrator position out of nowhere by his "mentor" in the Mayor's office things seemed fishy. Sometimes things are what they seem.