Kill health care reform, see hiring recovery?
The NFIB’s local leader says uncertainty is causing small firms to hold off on expansions.
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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?
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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 […]
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.
Grant doubles size of 21st Century fund
The fund, which had been ravaged by budget cuts, is now approaching its normal size.
News on jobs and broadband
Indiana isn't doing as well as neighboring states in recovering from the recession, and adoption of high-speed Internet varies widely in the Indianapolis area, new studies show.
Who’s best for small biz, Ballard or Kennedy?
With the primary settled, small business could become an issue in the general election.
Is social media pushing up PR headcounts?
A boom in the number of local people identifying themselves as public relations managers is probably driven by the explosion of social media, says one long-time pro.
Where are the wildly successful women entrepreneurs?
Men dominate in ownership of the fastest-growing companies and smash hits like Aprimo and Suros.
Indiana recovery well underway; up next, the expansion
By at least one key measure, Indiana is almost back to where it left off before the recession.
Why job creation falters in Indiana
A Ball State prof says the media and politicians focus on the wrong things. As a result, entrepreneurship, and the Indiana economy, are suffering.
Entrepreneurship fallacies
You’re starting a business to set your own hours? You’re deluded, a blogger warns.
Bigger small-business definitions
The SBA wants to broaden the definition of a small business in 36 industries. Suddenly, 9,000 more businesses would be considered small.
Whatever became of the cool cop car?
The wheels of government turn slowly, a Carbon Motors exec explains. Meanwhile, the company has nearly stopped giving media interviews.
Startup activity sputtering in Indiana, report says
Kauffman Foundation’s latest index ranks Indiana among the lowest in the weakest region of the country.
Locate in the city or the suburbs?
A new study shows certain industries flock to one or the other.
Aprimo sale mints a slew of millionaires
Co-founder Bill Godfrey details the payout from the $525 million sale.
More good news on the Indiana economy
An Indiana University index suggests the economy is still strengthening.
Bitwise reaching back to middle-schoolers
So many middle school students want to work at Ron Brumbarger’s Web development company that he’s starting a way for them to try out before they hit high school.
Is it hard to build a thriving company in Indianapolis?
Local entrepreneurs sometimes sell promising companies early because Indy is too small of a market, goes one explanation. But the market’s size might not be the real reason.