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.
Entrepreneurship
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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.
Fresh off earning her Purdue doctorate, Kelly Cole’s goals get an unexpected jolt
She was finishing her doctorate at Purdue University in cyber forensics and contemplating a career analyzing intrusion detection systems.
Marketing firm Prolific partners with Elevate Ventures, bringing national news coverage to Rally conference
Elevate Ventures and Indianapolis-based marketing, strategy and investment firm Prolific have merged their fall conferences.
Gener8tor’s new Bolt conference set for Indianapolis this fall
The Wisconsin-based startup accelerator is shifting its conference strategy to one large gathering irather than a handful across the U.S., a move expected to expand networking opportunities among investors and entrepreneurs.
Q&A with IU Innovate’s Julie Heath: Using entrepreneurship as a way to drive Indiana’s economy
IBJ talked with Heath last week during the Global Entrepreneurship Congress at the Indiana Convention Center about what IU Innovates has accomplished in its first two years and what’s next for the effort.
Turchetti’s meat brand shifts focus to wholesale expansion
The company launched its production facility in the Bates-Hendricks neighborhood in August, focused on building a nationally recognized meat brand.
IU grad Mark Cuban offers advice on entrepreneurship, AI to Indy audience
Cuban visited Indianapolis on Wednesday to speak to a standing-room-only crowd at the Global Entrepreneurship Congress at the Indiana Convention Center.
Global gathering in Indianapolis emphasizes power of entrepreneurship
The Global Entrepreneurship Congress kicked of Monday with a discussion led by Gov. Mike Braun and companies including Eli Lilly. An associated event featured a fireside chat between High Alpha Managing Partner Scott Dorsey and business author Brad Feld.
Entrepreneur conference in Indy offers idea ‘exchange’
Organizers of the Global Entrepreneurship Congress say it offers the state opportunities to showcase its entrepreneurial accomplishments to an international peer group while gleaning new ideas from those peers.
Governor’s IEDC moves raise questions about planned VC growth fund
Almost exactly one year ago, Indiana officials publicly announced a significant entrepreneurial resource the state had been quietly working on for several years—the launch of a $100 million investment fund to help young companies scale up their businesses. A lot has changed since then.
Lesley Weidenbener: Startups deliver big, bold ideas
IBJ strayed from its usual format last week to bring you our annual Innovation Issue, which this year featured 20 startup companies worth watching.