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Welcome to Small Biz Matters, where IBJ discusses issues of interest to small-business owners and entrepreneurs. I'm your host, Associate Editor Andrea Davis.
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Online used-car marketplace expands to Cincinnati
March 25, 2013
Comments(3)Indianapolis startup MaxTradein has expanded its operations to Cincinnati, taking the first step in what its founders hope
will be a national rollout.
MoreCarmel-based tech startup shifts strategy
March 14, 2013
Comment(1)As important as business planning is, the path to success is rarely without obstacles—or opportunities. Savvy entrepreneurs
like Janell Shaffer and Danielle McDowell recognize that and adjust along the way.
MoreTech startup PatentStatus counting victories
March 6, 2013
Comments(0)PatentStatus was named the Entrepreneurship Advancement Center’s Top Emerging Business for 2013. But founder James Burnes
is just as proud of another milestone: It's making money.
MoreCrowdfunding startup ready to make connections
February 27, 2013
Comments(0)The founders of Indianapolis-based LocalStake aren't in any rush for the SEC to write the rules governing crowdfunding. It
can match private companies with small investors now.
MoreProjects aim to make Indianapolis nicer
February 20, 2013
Comments(0)Local Web marketing firm SmallBox and consumer-ratings service Angie’s List this month chose 10 high-potential community
projects to back with $1,000 "Nice Grants." Now the fun part begins.
MoreLocal survey offers peek at social media strategy
February 13, 2013
Comments(4)Preliminary survey results of Carmel marketing firm Roundpeg's annual survey show more than 30 percent of small businesses
devote at least an hour to social media each day. Is the impact worth the effort?
MoreEntrepreneurs seek to bolster Hoosier startup community
February 6, 2013
Comments(2)Five Indiana startup advocates were in our nation’s capital Tuesday, pitching a plan to bolster the state’s entrepreneurial
ecosystem. What's on your wish list?
MorePreaching to the choir could be good strategy
January 30, 2013
Comment(1)Call it culture-powered marketing or internal marketing or just good business. Whatever the label, it makes sense for organizations
to cultivate a work environment where employees rally around a shared objective.
MoreVerge on verge of growing up
January 23, 2013
Comments(0)With more than 2,000 members attending monthly events organized by chapters in Indianapolis, Bloomington and West Lafayette,
tech entrepreneurship group Verge is poised to expand, outgoing executive director Matt Hunckler says.
MoreUPDATE: ‘Nice Grants’ program grows
January 18, 2013
Comments(0)On Thursday, Indianapolis-based Angie’s List said it would kick in $5,000 to double the number grants awarded Feb. 8.
MoreSmallBox staff gives up bonus to be 'Nice'
January 16, 2013
Comments(2)Local marketing firm SmallBox next month will award five $1,000 “Nice Grants” to individuals or groups that need
some financial help pulling off an idea that could benefit the Indianapolis community.
MoreNew goals for a new year
January 2, 2013
Comments(5)Whether we make hard-and-fast resolutions or more squishy wouldn’t-it-be-great goals, most of us can’t avoid imagining
what 2013 will bring.
MoreButler introduces major in entrepreneurship and innovation
December 19, 2012
Comments(9)Students will be required to take an existing practicum class—now optional—during which they work in teams to
operate businesses for a semester.
MoreWhat's New: MaxTradein
November 28, 2012
Comment(1)Meet Justin Bates and Peyman Rashid, who founded MaxTradein last fall and hope to have the online used-car marketplace operating
in 30 markets within six months.
MoreReady, set, shop!
November 21, 2012
Comment(1)Before you blow the holiday budget on Midnight Madness deals and Tryptophan Thursday specials, independent shop owners want
to make sure you know about Small Business Saturday.
MoreGreen BEAN sows seeds of growth
November 14, 2012
Comment(1)Green BEAN Delivery’s roots may be in central Indiana, but the homegrown firm also is planting itself in Cincinnati—literally.
MoreInnovation accelerates business
November 6, 2012
Comments(0)Days like this make me realize how lucky I am to write about entrepreneurship, to seek out and share the big ideas that often
start in small business.
MoreWhat's New: FoundOPS
October 31, 2012
Comments(0)Meet Jon Perl and Oren Shatken, co-founders of Startup Bowl winner FoundOPS LLC.
MoreWhat's New: Medley Portraits
October 24, 2012
Comment(1)Meet Cassandra Medley, who launched Medley Portraits in August and specializes in taking photos of special-needs children.
MorePowder Keg aims to blast Indy startups onto national scene
October 17, 2012
Comment(1)If Indianapolis’ startup community is on the brink of exploding, Matt Hunckler wants to light the match.
MoreSmall loans for small businesses
October 5, 2012
Comments(2)Business Ownership of Indiana is ramping up its micro-lending program, awarding a $10,000 loan to Indianapolis-based Stage
Ninja LLC. Can such small amounts make a difference to fledgling firms?
MoreWhat's New: Simply Helpful
September 26, 2012
Comments(0)Meet Tara Elder, who launched Simply Helpful in April to aid entrepreneurs and other business leaders overwhelmed by their
to-do lists.
MoreUpdate: Swimming with sharks can be painful
September 15, 2012
Comments(4)Indianapolis entrepreneur Derek Pacqué pitched his business idea to potential investors on national TV and walked away
empty handed—by choice.
MoreIU grad pitches biz idea to TV 'sharks'
September 11, 2012
Comments(2)CoatChex founder Derek Pacqué is gearing up for a Friday product launch party that coincides with his appearance on
the ABC television show “Shark Tank,” where he pitched his idea to potential investors including serial entrepreneur
Mark Cuban.
MoreHoosier Momma growing sales, ambitions
September 10, 2012
Comments(2)For a company committed to slow-but-steady growth, locally based Hoosier Momma has built some enviable momentum.
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"And the success of the Indiana GOP to not allow an expansion of Medicaid had nothing to do with Indiana hospitals' financial woes? Fixed that for you; editorial bias rebalanced. Seriously, there are so many things wrong with Obamacare that the only way one can view it as a success is to assume that it was designed to fail our way into a government single payor healthcare system. The system is complex, creates huge regulatory burdens and overhead and yet still does not have adequate means to control escalating health care costs. But then when you elect a 10th grade math drop out with no quantitative reasoning skills to be President of one of the world's most important economies in troubled times, you can't really be surprised by blatant stupidity.
No NIMBYs here to chase off a decent development. We don't need tons of parking and we'd happily play the role of host to a downtown Whole Foods.
Whatever you do, don't change a single thing about Broad Ripple. I want it to look just like it did in the late '70s, with 30% of the north side of Broad Ripple Avenue burned out and plenty of places to park. That's right Broad Ripple, NEVER CHANGE. Let the world pass you by, don't improve your empty, abandoned lots full of weeds. Someday someone will want to film a zombie movie here.
Hollywood could step in and make a movie about the history about this forlorn series. It could be a full celebrity cast of characters. WOW. http://www.advanceindiana.blogspot.com/2013/02/indiana-taxpayers-forced-to-pay-for.html
This shouldn't come as a shock to many. Austin is a great city, and Indy needs to take some notes. Austin invests in decent transit options, has a highly educated workforce, embraces a creative class, and --despite being the state capital-- is not micromanaged by rural and suburban legislators. Want Indy to grow? Invest in the city (i.e. spend money). Raise taxes a bit, and use the money to improve education. And keep the state legislature out of Indy the other 9 months of the year.