Candy store aims for sweet success
A focus on old-world quality with modern services and efficiency drives the owners of Simply Sweet Shoppe & Second Story Playhouse.
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Here’s a must-do checklist for personnel managers
If you are a human resources professional, now is an excellent time for you to assess the human resource function in your
company.
HVAC company heats up sales in cool economy through acquisitions
Doubling annual sales might seem an impossible feat in a recession, but at the modest office of Williams Comfort Air and Metzler’s
Mr. Plumber, it is a reality.
Myers Protection Services concentrates on alarm system monitoring, sales
Myers Protection sells and monitors a range of security equipment, such as alarm systems, surveillance cameras and medical
alerts.
Recession forces small-business owners to take second jobs
With sales slowed to a crawl, some entrepreneurs must take second jobs working for others to make ends meet.
Recession has a domino effect on venture capital
Call it a trickle-down effect, but not the kind President Reagan would have liked. The recession has cost most institutional
investors, such as university endowments, about a quarter of their value. As a result, venture capitalists’ primary source
of funding has dried up. The implications for Hoosier entrepreneurship are stark.
A real pinball wizard
It's a rainy Monday morning and Doug Clark is making a house call–an early but otherwise average start to his week.
Angel investment group off to flying start
HALO Capital injects $8 million into startups in first year of operation despite recession and membership turnover.
Real pinball wizard makes career of repairs
Game technician Doug Clark has been going full tilt in unusual niche for 31 years.
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Blogging is no longer optional for entrepreneurs
In 2009, blogging is not optional. If you have a business, you
must have a Web site. If you have a Web site, you must have a blog!
Liquor store adapts to local tastes
When Mr. G’s Liquor opened in 1977, the wines du jour were Madera and Blue Nun. Bartels & Jaymes wine coolers were all the
rage, and few of us had heard of craft beer. Today, Mr. G’s is in its third location, where a 36-foot wall of whiskeys, vodkas
and gins is rivaled only by the kiosks fully laden with local, domestic and imported wines and beers chilling in coolers.
Federal stimulus trickles down
There’s a smorgasbord available for small businesses in the federal stimulus package. The trick is figuring out how to get a plate. Plenty of local experts are serving up access to the buffet. And some entrepreneurs are digging in. But others consider the
stimulus warmed-over leftovers.
‘Peanut King’ diversifies to keep 52-year-old company thriving
Richard Green Co., founded in 1957, is a mini-conglomerate of sorts, selling pretty much anything necessary for work in the food-concessions business.
Doctors should adapt to ratings
Rating doctors via online services helps consumers make better health care decisions.
Dry cleaners offer free service in exchange for resumes
On April 14 and 15, locally based Fabric Care Center will clean and press one business
interview suit for any job seeker free of charge, as long as the customer brings a current resume when dropping off clothing.
Trophy-seeking hunters keep Greenwood taxidermist busy
The late winter sun has yet to rise, but brothers Charlie and Mark Masheck already are hard at work inside a sprawling cabin along Matthews Road outside Greenwood, setting up for the day. A painted sign out front reads Hoosier Trapper Supply Inc., but the rustic shop also houses the brothers’ other endeavor: Leatherwood Wildlife […]
Franchise outlook is murky
Undaunted, some entrepreneurs still count on franchises, despite the shaky economy.
Indy Power drops electric-car focus for more lucrative control boxes
After a stint making parts for electric cars, Symphony Motors recently became Indy Power Systems, changing course to make power control boxes for a variety of vehicles and also industrial and military applications.
Playground installation biz travels further to find clients
Child’s-Play, a small business that installs playground equipment, has been hurt by the residential construction crunch, but
is surviving by traveling more and providing more maintenance services.