VetCheck looks to franchise 250 urgent care clinics nationwide
Company leaders hope to eventually have one VetCheck center for every 30 traditional veterinary offices in any given area.
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Podcasting is only the beginning for ‘Crime Junkie’ host Ashley Flowers
Flowers is eager to focus on new podcasting, publishing, and television and film opportunities . With four projects in the works for streaming platforms, the company plans to expand into filmed entertainment this year.
Indianapolis-based High Alpha shifting to a founder-first model of biz creation
Traditionally, Indianapolis-based venture studio High Alpha has created new software companies by starting with an idea for a company, then finding an entrepreneur or team to lead that startup. High Alpha is shaking up that model this year.
Startups face cautious investors amid economic woes
Many startups are attempting to find their wings at a time when consumers are tightening their belts and being more picky about how to spend their money.
For startup, helping people connect on LinkedIn is big business
Kennected, which expects to book $10 million in revenue this year, has about 140 employees in the United States and India. As of mid-November, the company was bringing in just over $600,000 in monthly revenue, a figure that’s growing 10% each month.
Moon Drops Distillery ready to welcome customers in Fortville
On Dec. 8, the distiller will open a tasting room inside its 9,000-square-foot main building at 738 W. Broadway St.
Q&A with Heather Haas, on moving from the classroom to the boardroom
Haas, president of Carmel-based Advisa, where she has worked for 18 years, leads a team of 35 people who work to help company executives build effective teams and improve their workplace culture.
Kim & Todd Saxton: A successful pitch isn’t always about money
Entrepreneurs have to constantly pitch different things to different people at different stages in the life of their ventures.
With plans to open sixth restaurant, Luciana’s is a homegrown hit
Alberto and Sarah Bravo plan to open the latest location in their family-run business, named for their eldest daughter, at 96th and Meridian streets early next year.
Q&A with Titi Obasanya, a Nigeria native helping Hoosier entrepreneurs
Obasanya was living in Lagos, Nigeria, and planning to move to the United States when a LinkedIn ad for a job at Elevate Ventures caught her eye.
IU researchers developing virtual-reality tool to treat substance abuse
The high-tech approach allows a patient recovering from substance abuse to interact with potential future versions of himself or herself.
With new funding, Kheprw seeks to develop Black entrepreneurs
An organization focused on empowering Black residents in Indianapolis has received a huge boost as one of the first recipients of funding through the Indianapolis African American Quality of Life initiatives.
NICO Corp.’s brain surgery tools gain traction, $12.6M in new funding
After 15 years of coaxing and cajoling the medical community to consider a different way to do brain surgery, NICO co-founder Jim Pearson has numbers to show more surgeons and investors are buying into his vision.
High Alpha portfolio company Structural acquired by Minnesota-based firm
Structural, which offers an employee-engagement software platform, was launched in 2017 by Indianapolis-based venture studio High Alpha.
Company finds niche in co-warehousing for growing small businesses
Indianapolis-based Rise Commercial District is part of a co-warehousing movement that provides small companies with flexible space as they grow, much like office co-working space does.
Tax-credit online marketplace creates connections for more deals
Indiana’s entrepreneurial community has high hopes that the new service will help attract more out-of-state investment in Hoosier startups.
Online sneaker business is a Fishers father-daughter venture
Abby Vitale’s struggle to find sneakers she liked in a woman’s size 7 last year at a shoe resellers’ convention has led to a growing business and has established an online community for female sneakerheads.
IBJ Podcast: Cake Bake Shop founder living Disney dream, but ‘leveraged’
In this week’s episode, Gwendolyn Rogers tells host Mason King she has put a lot on the line over the last eight years to establish and grow the brand, including a hefty financial commitment.
Black kitchen incubator opens in City Market after $150K grant
The SOUL of the City Kitchen Incubator in City Market provides stocked kitchens and resources for Black restaurant start-up owners.
Entrepreneurial duo launches business to sell cornhole scoreboard
Paul Dytmire and Andy Klotz are learning it requires patience and money to develop and sell a product that helps cornhole players answer an often-heard question: “What’s the score?”