April 16, 2011
Anthony SchoettleA company that will soon become Shelbyville’s newest corporate resident has a nifty, high-tech idea to help schools,
leagues and sports associations connect with sports referees and officials.
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April 9, 2011
In a question-and-answer forum, leaders weigh in on topics ranging from tech transfer to the future of Aprimo.
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March 26, 2011
Francesca JaroszA key financial stepping stone for Indianapolis-area startups is dwindling, with no significant replacement on the horizon.
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March 26, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinA team of former Klipsch Group engineers has spent the two years trying to infuse high-end home audio equipment with the all-in-one
sophistication of a smartphone.
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March 26, 2011
Sean MorrisonSpun off from the Hamilton County Alliance as a separate not-for-profit in early 2010, the Entrepreneurship Advancement Center
offers assistance to county residents who aspire to own a business.
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March 23, 2011
Mason King
Vicki Bohlsen explains how her solo PR firm with $25,000 in seed money grew to 14 employees with $780,000 in revenue
in one year.
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March 11, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinArsene Millogo is sitting out the current semester at IU School of Law-Indianapolis to work on his own line of running shoes,
a startup he and three friends financed with more than $50,000 of their own money.
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March 10, 2011
Francesca JaroszMore than 100 local technology entrepreneurs will depart Thursday for what some call the Super Bowl of the startup world:
the South by Southwest Interactive Conference.
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February 15, 2011
Sean MorrisonJulie Grice, a 10-year veteran of the Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce and former business owner, began her tenure
as executive director of the not-for-profit Business Ownership Initiative of Indiana on Sunday.
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February 12, 2011
Gabrielle PoshadloA rejuvenating massage and facial were the inspiration for Jennifer Rubenstein to found Simply Well LLC, a marketing business
that launched the Simply Well Book in September. The book features offers from 46 locally owned salons, organic markets, yoga
studios and similar businesses.
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February 5, 2011
Francesca JaroszMyJibe forces everyday consumers to set savings goals and plan what they will need to spend before they spend it.
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January 29, 2011
Cory SchoutenRobert Baer and Joel Curts spent five months and almost $15,000—mostly on programming their own coupon platform—to
launch DailyLunchDeal.com, a coupon site focused solely on dining.
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January 15, 2011
J.K. WallLocal companies are embedding stealthy video messages for high school and college students.
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January 14, 2011
Scott OlsonThe legislation, assigned to a committee on Wednesday, would increase the maximum for venture capital tax credits from $500,000
to $1 million, helping high-potential startups attract outside funding.
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January 1, 2011
Francesca Jarosz
About 200 members of the Hackers and Founders group meet monthly—perhaps
the most clear and strong signal that Indianapolis’ young entrepreneur community is reaching a tipping point.
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December 18, 2010
Cory SchoutenA startup brewery called Flat 12 Bierwerks has ignited a revival along lonely Dorman Street in Holy Cross, one of the city’s
oldest neighborhoods.
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December 11, 2010
J.K. WallThe Indianapolis company expects the pact will boost revenue from $1 million now to more than $10 million in 2013.
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December 3, 2010
Mason King
The owners of Jockamo Upper Crust Pizza had seen other local eateries sink after expanding. They weighed
many risks before pulling the trigger.
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November 27, 2010
Chris O'MalleyUpstart firm helps its clients meet onerous content demands of social media, other online marketing channels.
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November 9, 2010
Scott OlsonUnlike past events in Indianapolis, this one features a panel of judges who will select a winning business idea, enabling
a team to compete in a global online contest against other winners from cities worldwide.
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November 6, 2010
IBJ StaffThe federal legislation is roundly criticized at a BioCrossroads meeting, but some firms have found a silver lining.
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October 9, 2010
Chris O'MalleyUsed to be a college student would work in the dining hall to make ends meet. For IUPUI students Gagan Dhillon, 18, and Sarb
“S.J.” Singh, 21, the future is now.
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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.
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September 11, 2010
Norm HeikensIndianapolis and surrounding counties have continued to show growth in the number of businesses during the recession.
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September 4, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinAl Hall started Owl Studios in 2005 to promote local musicians and has expanded its roster of performers to 16.
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Laura-the festivals and tastings are free. What does is strengthen the sense of community with activities. What are those empty lots doing for the Village? it's sad you can't see the good that this progress can do for the area. No one is requiring anyone to shop there. I guess you'd rather see a Dollar store move in or no, we'd rather see the property stand empty b/c change is out of the question.
Read down to the part about Brizzi. Someone needs to subpoena his "purchases" of Red RockPictures and Cellstar and his corresponding bank records, I mean c'mon, I'd like to see his alcohol usage records, too. http://diana-vice.blogspot.com/2011_01_01_archive.html
Wonder if my neighborhood can advertise our "retention" pond and act like it is a beach too?
a new record at the '11 salebration until they realized that it was a futile effort to get their crapwagon moter and crapwagon car up speed. And then they just quietly slunk off into the night and never spoke of it again. Nothing to see here folks.
millions for putting a company's bumper sticker on one of its Lolas. But you gotta take what you can get.