Bringing self-publishing to the classroom
Professor Textbook aims to bring self-publishing to college campuses by helping professors publish their own textbooks.
Professor Textbook aims to bring self-publishing to college campuses by helping professors publish their own textbooks.
The recession has put the squeeze on many retailers, but fine jewelry is an exception, at least at Barrington
Jewels. Owners Goel and Mitra Ahdoot are seeing their business flourish.
Eighteen students from Indianapolis’ Haughville neighborhood sold their wares— ranging from caps and sunglasses
to purses
to home-baked cookies—as part of a summer business-education program
for low-income youth.
Earle Travel Co. has been weathering challenges as the recession has deepened and H1N1 influenza spiked
earlier this year. Those problems have nearly capsized many travel agencies, but co-owner Kelly Shea said Earle’s business
slumped only 8 percent last year.
Certified public accountant Dave Norris bought a 1976 Good Humor truck and started his family-owned U Want Ice Cream mobile
route in 2007, aiming to make a personal connection with people—along with
a little extra money.
Two months after reopening under new owners, the Music Mill restaurant, bar and concert venue has closed its doors again. Formerly a Discovery Zone children’s amusement center, the 700-person venue at Clearwater Crossing in Indianapolis is owned by locally based The Broadbent Co., which posted a “no trespassing” sign on the Music Mill’s locked doors […]
Two months after reopening under new owners, the Music Mill restaurant, bar and concert venue has closed its doors again. Formerly a Discovery Zone children’s amusement center, the 700-person venue at Clearwater Crossing in Indianapolis is owned by locally based The Broadbent Co., which posted a “no trespassing” sign on the Music Mill’s locked doors […]
A massage chair and free beer helped Joanne Beck attract customers to her downtown clothing boutique when the economy was healthy, but no more. Joanne’s Unique Boutique, founded in November 2005, is shutting down at the end of June. Beck, who had no prior experience in the retail business, blamed the company’s fate on the […]