Small Business

Can video games be good for your health?

January 15, 2011
J.K. Wall
Local companies are embedding stealthy video messages for high school and college students.
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STYLE: Business isn't ugly thanks to Xmas sweater designs

January 15, 2011
Gabrielle Poshadlo
Judging by photos I’ve seen on Facebook, ugly-Christmas-sweater parties ’re all the rage, not to mention pretty hilarious. But to Jared Ingold of Varagen T-shirts, they're all business.
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Bill seeks to boost investment credit, startups

January 14, 2011
Scott Olson
The 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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Local tech consultant to expand, add 60 jobs

January 12, 2011
 IBJ Staff
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.
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Local ad agency wins Scotts account

January 10, 2011
Young & Laramore will coordinate national ad campaigns for the Marysville, Ohio-based Scotts LawnService. With 46 employees, Y&L is the third-largest ad agency in Indianapolis.
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Ratio Architects acquires North Carolina firm

January 10, 2011
Scott Olson
Ratio Architects Inc., the area's fourth-largest architectural firm, has acquired Cherry Huffman Architects in Raleigh, N.C.
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Greenwood contractor is minority small business person of the year

January 8, 2011
 IBJ Staff
The winner of the Small Business Administration award has seen steady growth during its 10 years in business.
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Real estate brokers scrambling for national partnershipsRestricted Content

January 8, 2011
Cory Schouten
Top commercial real estate firms have been playing a name game of late, picking up or dropping national affiliations in a broad realignment of the city’s brokerage business.
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INSIDE DISH: Recess owner keeps it simple, plans expansion

January 7, 2011
Mason King
Recess Watch VideoAfter initial trepidation over its chef-centric concept and urban location, Recess' Greg Hardesty plans to open another school-themed eatery.
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Indianapolis startup scene gains momentum

January 1, 2011
Francesca Jarosz
HackersFounders_WatchVideoAbout 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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Indy Power sees big potential in grid power storageRestricted Content

January 1, 2011
Chris O'Malley
Three-year-old Indy Power Systems’ first big sale is outside the sizzling, electric car segment. The Noblesville firm has landed a contract with Melink Corp. to supply a 50-kilowatt grid energy storage and peak-shaving system at the company’s Cincinnati headquarters.<
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Ricker rebranding 17 Indianapolis convenience stores

December 21, 2010
Cory Schouten
Anderson-based Ricker Oil Co. is changing the name on the ampm shops, which it acquired in 2008 from a division of oil giant BP, to match the remainder of its 50 Indiana stores.
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Holy Cross startup sees plenty of room for more craft brewers

December 18, 2010
Cory Schouten
A 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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INSIDE DISH: Saffron Cafe surges in second year

December 17, 2010
Mason King
Dish Saffron Watch VideoAfter a $150,000 startup and skin-of-their-teeth opening in 2009, sales at downtown's Moroccan eatery have spiked as word has spread.
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Summit Realty plans to grow into new headquarters

December 11, 2010
Cory Schouten
Summit Realty Group is building out a new headquarters in a historic downtown building as its principals embark on an aggressive growth plan for the privately held company.
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Distribution deal to stoke sales at pain-pump maker SymbiosRestricted Content

December 11, 2010
J.K. Wall
The Indianapolis company expects the pact will boost revenue from $1 million now to more than $10 million in 2013.
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One Click buys, rejuvenates retail websites using online marketing savvyRestricted Content

December 11, 2010
Chris O'Malley
Greenwood company buys sites on the cheap and turns them into profit centers.
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Language Training Center finds lucrative niche in sportsRestricted Content

December 11, 2010
Anthony Schoettle
Women's golf tour, other sports properties turn to local firm for language, cultural skills
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Office-supply cooperative Stationers lands big contractRestricted Content

December 11, 2010
Francesca Jarosz
A local company whose mission is to help mom-and-pop office-products dealers survive has a new weapon in the fight against big-box retailers.
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WOJTOWICZ: How to lay your hands on working capital

December 6, 2010
Jean Wojtowicz
Small-business owners looking for working capital would be well-served to do their research in advance and can ask their bankers about several approaches, including financing based on assets.
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Exports fueling Indiana business growth

December 4, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlin
Firms are taking matters into their own hands to open trade relationships overseas, developing export policies they hope will benefit themselves and their communities.
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Fountain Square turning to first-of-kind tax to fund improvementsRestricted Content

December 4, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlin
A Fountain Square group led by neighborhood business owners hopes to create an “economic improvement district” for the up-and-coming neighborhood, where additional tax revenue could be used for everything from litter cleanup and marketing to capital improvements.
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INSIDE DISH: Irvington favorite breaks off slice for Greenwood

December 3, 2010
Mason King
Jockamo Watch
                           VideoThe 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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Local coatings company plans expansion, 50 hires

December 2, 2010
 IBJ Staff
Locally based KECO Engineered Coatings Inc. has acquired a second location in Indianapolis where it plans to invest $1 million and hire 50 employees by 2013, the company announced Thursday morning.
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Storage-unit auctions not so ‘strange’ anymore

November 29, 2010
Scott Olson
Cable television shows have helped drive the popularity of storage-facility auctions, and an Indianapolis man who conducts the sales is witnessing the trend firsthand.
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