Mark Mayer: Marketing ‘unplugged’ time to digital natives needs nuance
Unplugging does not have to mean disappearing into the wilderness. It doesn’t have to be preachy.
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Q&A: Investment banker Phil Daniels on the mechanics and emotions of selling a company
Eighteen months ago, Daniels took moved from entrepreneur to adviser when he became president of the Indiana office of Cincinnati-based investment bank ArkMalibu.
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IBJ Podcast: How Mom Water got hot, and the answer to, ‘Am I the best person to be CEO?’
Jill and Bryce Morrison spill on their mom-and-pop leap of faith, the wisdom in handing over the CEO reins, and the creation of their new product based on unsweetened tea.
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Q&A: Architecture firm is first in state to use employee trust ownership model
Luke Leising founded and leads Guidon, which has more than 90 employees and specializes in designing buildings for medical professionals and hospital campuses.
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IBJ Podcast: ‘I joke that I went from selling paper money to toilet paper,’ former banker says
In this encore edition of the IBJ Podcast: Something was missing from her career as a commercial lender, and Cindy Schum found it in a small firm that sold janitorial and cleaning supplies.
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Indiana boosts funding for local entrepreneurial programs
The funding will provide matching grants ranging from $5,000 to $40,000 for entrepreneur support organizations.
Fishers-based Spokenote rolling out mass-customization video product
The tech firm launched by entrepreneur John Wechsler in 2022 is about to launch a product that represents a significant pivot from the QR-code product it started with four years ago.
Indy firm aims to take the hassle out of home repair
Indianapolis-based tech entrepreneur Dan Hanrahan has set out to find a way to make the home repair process more efficient for homeowners and home services.
Butler to host conference on entrepreneurship through acquisition
Buying a business is nothing new, but entrepreneurship through acquisition—or ETA—has caught on in recent years among those who want to become business owners but don’t want to start a company from scratch.
Entrepreneur Randy Stocklin joins Pragmatico as co-CEO, co-founder
Stocklin joins as Pragmatico, launched last year by serial entrepreneur Santiago Jaramillo, is shifting its focus from workshops to consulting.
Orthopedic surgeon takes blunt approach to reforming care
Dr. Michael Meneghini waited out a two-year noncompete clause after leaving Indiana University Health before opening the $35 million Indiana Orthopedic Institute early this year.
Growth mindset: How adding staff moves solo entrepreneurs from overwhelmed to opportunity
More than 80% of small businesses in the United States operate without employees, and many entrepreneurs thrive by staying solo. For others, it’s not a sustainable path. But deciding when and how to grow the team can be challenging.
IBJ Podcast: Pat East on the buzz over buying businesses—and potential red flags
East discusses his exit from Hanapin Marketing, provides tips for those considering ETAs and breaks down the warning signs entrepreneurs should beware.
Skip the startup: Focus turns to entrepreneurship by acquisition
For a variety of reasons, a growing number of aspiring entrepreneurs are choosing to become business owners by acquiring a company rather than starting one from scratch.
Loan-related Elevate Ventures questions remain following audit report release
An audit report released Thursday does not address some lingering issues between Elevate and the Indiana Economic Development Corp., including a loan default issue.
Scott Dorsey to Rally crowd: AI age reminiscent of dawn of the internet, but ‘so much faster’
At the annual Rally innovation conference, High Alpha founder Scott Dorsey joined Colorado-based tech entrepreneur Godard Abel for a chat about who will win—and who will lose—in the age of artificial intelligence.
UPDATE: IEDC board allows Elevate Ventures to continue investment activity
The move came hours after Gov. Mike Braun—whose administration last spring froze funding for the nonprofit—made an unscheduled appearance at Elevate’s Rally innovation conference.
Lingering conflict means angst for startup community
Indianapolis-based Elevate, a nonprofit venture investment firm, has been operating under a cloud since late April when state officials froze its funding.
Q&A: Debra ‘Fergy’ Ferguson leads company that makes ads for major concert tours
Beyond radio commercials and ad-mats, TourDesign produces video content for online platforms and television plus lyric videos for record labels and even album covers, in the case of rock band Toto.
Butler grad earns patent to help cochlear implant wearers fix longstanding issues with helmets
The sophisticated hearing aid technology can create problems when a person straps on a helmet, which is designed to fit snugly against the skull to provide impact protection.
Q&A with Debbie Locklear on four decades as an event planner
The founder of Meeting Services Unlimited launched her company at a time when Indiana had no established firms in the field, turning it into a go-to planning partner for major conferences and associations.
Indianapolis biz leader picked to lead new state Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Indiana’s new Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation is expected to focus on Main Street businesses—small businesses that are not venture-backed, not easily scaled and found in many towns and cities across the state.
Amid ongoing Elevate Ventures funding freeze, some companies approved for investments
Also, at Wednesday’s meeting, the IEDC board’s entrepreneurship committee updated the investment policy for the Indiana Angel Network Fund III LLC—the investment fund managed by Elevate Ventures through which the SSBCI money flows.
Indiana’s Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation to be ‘front door’ for entrepreneurs, small business owners
But with that two-year spending plan set to take effect on July 1, it’s still not clear what the office will do and who will lead it.