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Startup answers call for better phone bank
October 20, 2012
Andrea Muirragui DavisNoblesville-based VolunteerYourVoice is setting out to revolutionize phone banks with a Web app that allows advocacy groups
to manage virtual campaigns, getting instant results from calls volunteers make through their home computers.
MoreVIDEO: 12 startup pitches distilled to 3 minutes
October 19, 2012
Mason King
Boiling down the dozen pitches from budding entrepreneurs at Thursday's
Startup Bowl reveals vital themes: the mammoth influence of mobile, an intense craving for consumer data, and the relentless
pursuit of revenue.
Banks eager to loan, but small firms hold back
October 13, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinIndiana banks can tout more success in small-business lending since the recession ended, but the success is hard-won because
the masses of entrepreneurs remain cautious about borrowing.
MoreMicrosoft, Chase fuel ad shop's growth spurt
October 13, 2012
Anthony SchoettleThanks to blossoming relationships with corporate behemoths like Microsoft and JPMorgan Chase, local ad agency Bradley and
Montgomery is making plans to double its 50-employee work force.
MoreINSIDE DISH: New partners boost sales at Pure
October 12, 2012
Mason King
Receipts at the locavore's haven in Fountain Square have surged
since February, when two new partners took over day-to-day management, redefined the space, expanded the menu and turned its
hours of operation upside down.
Startup aims to help relieve business leaders' stress
October 6, 2012
No job is too small for Simply Helpful, which provides office-support services on a contract basis.
MoreHopes slipping among state business owners
October 5, 2012
J.K. WallA survey of Hoosier business owners shows an increasingly a ho-hum outlook, with only one in seven optimistic for their own
company and even fewer encouraged about the U.S. economy.
MoreRoyal Spa owner prevails in suits involving ex-employee
October 4, 2012
Scott OlsonRoyal Spa CEO Robert Dapper won a small judgment against ex-employee Kevin Roessler, and had a complaint and counterclaim
containing sexually explicit charges against him dismissed.
MoreGerdt Furniture closing Castleton location
October 3, 2012
Scott OlsonThe 26-year-old store at 8602 Allisonville Road is liquidating its merchandise and is marking down prices as much as 70 percent.
Gerdt's original and lone remaining store, in Southport, will stay open.
MoreDefender Direct acquires Williams Comfort Air
October 3, 2012
Scott OlsonHome-security and satellite-dish installer Defender Direct Inc. has acquired local heating, cooling and plumbing powerhouse
Williams Comfort Air, creating a home-services company with nearly 2,200 employees and $335 million in annual revenue.
MoreLocal software developer plans to add 25 jobs
October 2, 2012
Connect Think LLC said it will add the jobs by 2016 and will invest $244,000 in equipment to continue its focus on mobile
application development.
MoreLocal pilot turns aerobatics into satisfying 'jobby'
September 29, 2012
Ellen KobeBilly Werth's passion for flying has landed him two jobs that pay the bills--as commercial pilot with Chautauqua Airlines
and a major in the Air Force Reserves at Grissom Air Reserve Base in Peru. His third job is just for fun. Since 2006, Werth
has owned an acrobatic flying company called Grayout Aerosports.
MoreSale of signature game Phase 10 sent Fundex into ditch
September 29, 2012
Greg AndrewsThe nightmare that culminated with the Plainfield-based company’s recent Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing began in the depths
of the financial crisis, when the company’s lender yanked its more-than-$10-million line of credit.
MoreStartup aims to take business cards into digital age
September 22, 2012
Andrea Muirragui DavisIndianapolis entrepreneur Nick Carter thinks he’s found a way to eliminate the “black hole” of marketing
data: smart business cards that track how recipients use them.
MoreSun King brewing another round of growth
September 22, 2012
Greg AndrewsAfter just three years in business, Sun King finds itself the second-largest brewer in Indiana, behind only Three Floyds Brewing
Co. in Munster, which produces about 23,000 barrels and also is growing quickly.
MoreEvent-planning vet Maribeth Smith has impressive resume
September 22, 2012
Scott OlsonMaribeth Smith’s introduction to the world of event planning sure was a doozy—coordinating the city’s first
significant Final Four in 1991. In the 20 years since, Smith has planned some of Indianapolis’ biggest soirees, highlighted
this year by several events surrounding the Super Bowl, which helped cement her status as one of the city’s leading
meeting planners.
MoreStudy: Indiana tax code discourages small businesses
September 15, 2012
Associated PressA new study of Indiana's business tax structure suggests the state's tax code discourages the small, home-grown businesses
often considered the engines of job creation.
MoreMillerWhite signs slew of new clients in last six months
September 15, 2012
Marketing firm lines up almost two dozen clients, most of them based in Indiana.
MoreHoosier Momma growing sales, ambitions
September 15, 2012
Seller of Bloody Mary mix adds new concoctions, broadens distribution to seven states.
MoreNew rules open door to ads for private placements
September 15, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinIn accordance with the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission will lift the long-standing
ban on “general solicitation” of unregistered securities.
MoreLEADING QUESTIONS: Film fest chief zooms in on fundraising
September 14, 2012
Mason King
What "Twilight Zone"-ish connection does the founder of Heartland
Truly Moving Pictures have to its new HQ? What tearjerking moment did he share with a major donor? How did he calm an infuriated
Hollywood director? Jeffrey Sparks is ready for his closeup.
Game maker Fundex files for bankruptcy reorganization
September 11, 2012
Scott OlsonThe once high-flying Fundex is seeking to reorganize under the protection of bankruptcy as the lawsuits against the Plainfield-based
company continue to pile up. Fundex lists assets of nearly $1.5 million and liabilities of $8.9 million.
MoreReal estate firm's niche is commercial Hispanic clients
September 8, 2012
Dan HumanReal estate entrepreneur Kelli Membreno, a bilingual native of northern Indiana, has built a business on helping Hispanic
entrepreneurs navigate the barriers of language and American business customs.
MoreNew company focuses on making football helmets that reduce concussions
September 1, 2012
Anthony SchoettleBill Simpson, famous for pioneering multiple advances in auto-racing safety, has turned his attention to a new sport. His
new company, SGH Helmets, is making a football helmet that Simpson hopes will help prevent concussions.
MoreWOJTOWICZ: Lenders need financial statements to protect investment
August 27, 2012
Jean WojtowiczThe bank needs to know how your business is doing right now (usually the most recent 30 or 60 days), rather than rely on your
current year’s tax return that may have aged several months.
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Ameriana Bank took over Westfield Farmers Market for 2013 and it is held in their parking lot, corner of 32 and Carey road, 5 to 8. I am selling soap and candles there. great market!
B&T certainly has enough of our taxpayer dollars to do this thanks to Mayor Ballard. Given the firm's exceedingly poor reputation in the legal community, the basement would seem a better option.
Should read MAY hire 20 people.
Not a good location for a 300,000 home. 10th Street fumes, buses, noise. Max for this location 150,000.
The state constitution also does not say that the majority has a right to quorum, nor that the minority is required to allow them quorum. In fact, denial of quorum has been a parliamentary maneuver since the establishment of the first parliaments in the early 1600s. The right to deny quorum (and the requirement fore quorum) are to prevent exactly what happened in Indiana: A tyrannical majority pushing through odious, objectionable legislation. Denial of quorum is totally legitimate, and lest we forget, a tactic the GOP has employed many, many times to ensure their issues weren't given short shrift. By allowing the majority to impose "fines" on the minority for exercising the authority the constitution grants them (to deny quorum,) they are violating the constitution.