Stonegate Mortgage raising new round of funding
Fast-growing Indianapolis company is pushing to fill a vacuum in the housing market.
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Three years after opening, Indiana Design Center fills
Tenants include interior designers, artists, kitchen cabinet firms.
Local survey offers peek at social media strategy
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?
Commodities fueled some of Indiana’s largest private companies in ’11
Oil, grain were particularly helpful for cooperatives. An improved economy also propelled manufacturers ahead.
Economy might worsen before it improves much
If it seems like the economy should be better by now, under normal circumstances it would. After all, the recession ended three years ago this month.
Is it really veteran-owned?
The Veterans Administration is cracking down on shaky claims about veteran-owned small businesses.
Indianapolis dodges bullet in small-biz study
The smallest businesses took hits in cities all around Indianapolis.
Kill health care reform, see hiring recovery?
The NFIB’s local leader says uncertainty is causing small firms to hold off on expansions.
Christopher Clapp’s reading habits
Clapp took Angel Learning to a $94 million sale, and now he’s ramrodding BlueLock to something bigger. But what does he read?
Small Biz blog template
As you’ll learn in this weekend’s IBJ, cloud computing firm BlueLock is the fastest-growing private company in the Indianapolis area. You can read the financial details for yourself, but it’s fair to say they’re scorching. Most of that growth was managed by a team spearheaded by John Qualls, and then last year the firm brought […]
State’s private companies performed unevenly last year
Fewer than half generated revenue increases.
2010 was great for Indiana’s 100 largest companies
Despite enjoying rising revenues and profits, companies haven’t followed with big increases in job numbers.
How happy are your employees?
A survey shows workers like their jobs better than they did a year ago, but not as well as before hard times set in.
Family has steely plan for shifting business to next generation
Westfield Steel owners Karyn and Fred Prine are well on the way to transitioning to the next generation—son Fritz—thanks to timely planning.
Grant doubles size of 21st Century fund
The fund, which had been ravaged by budget cuts, is now approaching its normal size.