Mind Trust to spawn chains of charter schools
The local not-for-profit is launching a program this month that will dole out million-dollar grants to teams of education entrepreneurs to help them start local chains of charters.
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HETRICK: Ten tips on the way out the entrepreneurial door
In the hope that someone out there is hesitant to hang out a shingle and build a business, I’ll surprise you with this: Try it.
Apple’s Jobs lived entrepreneurial dream
The director of IU’s Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation said Steve Jobs “epitomized the revolutionary genius that through hard work, determination and a maverick spirit, our world can be changed by one person.”
Indianapolis tech companies seeded by big ’90s success
Money and experience have flowed to a number of firms from Software Artistry executives.
IU launches $250K student biz-plan competition
A group of 10 investors created a $1.1 million fund to support $250,000 in annual prize money to Indiana University students in Bloomington who submit the best business plans for an Internet or software company.
Classes emphasize connection between artists, entrepreneurs
Universities and other not-for-profits are ramping up business training for artists and art students—in the form of workshops, classes and counseling—in hopes of making “starving artists” a thing of the past.
TechPoint adds to Indiana Entrepreneur Bootcamp
Annual program put on in conjunction with Ice Miller law firm will offer more workshops on business fundamentals.
Should city do more to aid small biz?
Both candidates in the Indianapolis mayor’s race have promised to help small businesses as part of their economic development efforts—to different degrees.
Early buyer of Web domains venturing into software
Chad Folkening’s latest venture, domain-management software called Domain Power, turns blank sites into a miniature business in a few minutes.
Seven Indiana companies make latest Inc. 500 list
Indianapolis-based Slingshot SEO, a search engine optimization firm, ranked 58th, tops among the Indiana companies that made the list.
Mobile video game trailer rolls into central Indiana
Startup Game Guru 2 U is providing entertainment for about 10 events a month, but hopes to triple its business.
Locally produced adventure show reaches 95 million homes
Eddie Brochin, a lifelong outdoorsman who began leading hunting and fishing expeditions in the late 1990s, now chronicles his adventures in his own TV show, “Ultimate Outdoors with Eddie Brochin.”
Global micro lender Grameen ramps up in Indianapolis
Low-income women could receive loans in weeks.
Maker of singing coozie has deals with IU, Purdue, Iowa
Cooler Conversations thinks it can penetrate the novelty items market with beverage sleeves that can play school fight songs or corporate messages when a drink is inserted.
Custom work helps tiny sign shop land big clients
ACS Sign Solutions is a small Hoosier company with a far reach, landing recent deals to create signs for The New York Times offices and Avon Cosmetics’ corporate headquarters in Manhattan.
Sources: Angie’s List picks adviser to handle planned August IPO
Angie’s List Inc., a website that provides consumer reviews of plumbers, electricians and other services, is preparing to file in August for an initial public offering, said two people with direct knowledge of the plans.
STYLE: Local entrepreneur teaches upholstery staples
Shelly Leer had planned to start ModHomeEc on a small scale, but has found it tough to keep it there. She’s had to double class sizes from three students to six since January and has started offering three-day, out-of-town workshops in Chicago.
Ingredients in place for plethora of Hoosier IPOs
Some Indiana firms are adding management and board firepower—moves likely to help them win over investors should they move ahead with public offerings.
Slow economy grinds on long-time sausage maker Claus
Claus Muth has a proud heritage of making specialty meats, but now he faces circumstances that stand to threaten his south-side business: family-owned Claus’ German Sausages and Meats.
Indianapolis entrepreneurs rescue Choc-Ola from oblivion
The chocolate beverage Choc-Ola, launched in the 1940s and pitched to a generation of fans in the 1970s by Cowboy Bob on WTTV-4, is hitting store shelves again. South-side entrepreneurs Dan Iaria and Joe Wolfla are leading its comeback, landing an 18-state distribution deal.