ExactTarget co-founder Baggott turns zeal to natural farming
Chris Baggott has spent the past year and a half raising cattle, pigs and chickens on pasture, rather than conventional feed grain, and without the use of hormones or antibiotics.
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TechPoint picks young entrepreneur as new leader
Leaders for TechPoint, the statewide technology business initiative, have tapped a new president who they think is a veritable poster child for successful entrepreneurship.
Entrepreneurs square off during Startup Weekend
The eighth Startup Weekend in Indianapolis begins Friday, when dozens of potential business owners pit their plans against each other in the fast-paced event spanning three days.
Green BEAN sows seeds of growth
Green BEAN Delivery’s roots may be in central Indiana, but the homegrown firm also is planting itself in Cincinnati—literally.
Lemonade Day wants to grow seed money
Lemonade Day is having a fundraiser Monday evening to raise $5,000 to $10,000 for a startup capital fund for the annual children’s entrepreneurship event.
Hoosier colleges discover patents aren’t just for faculty anymore
Universities that once focused on faculty inventions now are encouraging students to pursue patents. Last year, 355 Purdue University students filed a patent, a 62-percent jump from 218 student-filed patents the previous year.
Billionaire Cuban to visit Indiana alma mater
Dallas Mavericks owner and billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban will be visiting his alma mater Indiana University for a public talk next week.
Innovation accelerates business
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.
Purdue researcher harbors high hopes for new venture
Pete Kissinger hopes Phlebotics will follow in the footsteps of another of his creations, Bioanalytical Systems Inc.
Small businesses share space to find efficiencies
Popular waxing spa The Naked Monkey is set to open its third location Nov. 1—a “Mini Monkey” inside MDG Salon | Studio’s new space downtown. The independent businesses are sharing space to cut costs.
Charter airline proposed by local entrepreneur on investment firm’s radar
Legacy Travel Club finds believer after months of fruitless fundraising locally.
What’s New: Medley Portraits
Meet Cassandra Medley, who launched Medley Portraits in August and specializes in taking photos of special-needs children.
Purdue-born app wins $15,000 Startup Bowl prize
FoundOPS took first place with a mobile app that offers route optimization, customer-relationship management, data collection and GPS tracking for field-service companies.
VIDEO: 12 startup pitches distilled to 3 minutes
Boiling down the dozen pitches from budding entrepreneurs at Thursday's Startup Bowl reveals vital themes: the mammoth influence of mobile, an intense craving for consumer data, and the relentless pursuit of revenue.
Startup answers call for better phone bank
Noblesville-based VolunteerYourVoice is setting out to revolutionize phone banks with a Web app that allows advocacy groups to manage virtual campaigns, getting instant results from calls volunteers make through their home computers.
Digital marketing firm starts landing big clients
Former Google manager returns to roots to launch FoundSM.
Indianapolis tech firms, hospitals discover mutual need
An initiative is matching tech entrepreneurs with hospital officials in the hope of solving health care problems.
Powder Keg aims to blast Indy startups onto national scene
If Indianapolis’ startup community is on the brink of exploding, Matt Hunckler wants to light the match.
Small loans for small businesses
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?
Startup aims to help relieve business leaders’ stress
No job is too small for Simply Helpful, which provides office-support services on a contract basis.