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.
Small business banks on IT backup
BlueLock provides IT infrastructureâ??or serversâ??to companies for loading software applications, and the startup is growing at a fast rate.
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Company delivers hyper-targeted messages
Radius Connection, a new national marketing service, wants to offer innovative products within five years to help small-to-midsize businesses grow their revenue and expand their market share.
Proprietary developments withering from recession
Financing is the lifeblood of companies turning intellectual property into a product or service, but turbulent economic conditions
have made it increasingly difficult to raise cash from investors who are content to wait
out the storm by concentrating on their existing portfolios.
A post-stimulus survival guide
Instead of waiting around for the state to save your business, plan strategically to survive.
Geist restaurateur buffeted by financial squalls
Henri and Shelley Najem, who own The Bella Vita restaurant in Geist, represent the scores of Indiana restaurant operators
feeling financial pressure, given the severe economic slump.
How to innovate your way out of this recession
It doesn’t matter what industry you are in or how well you have prepared–we will all be affected by what has taken place
in the financial markets over the past several months.
Broad Ripple natives grow up to be neighborhood entrepreneurs
Many Broad Ripple business owners say the neighborhood is an oasis for eclectic and independent small entrepreneurial ventures.
Family business repairs what others toss
Much of downtown has been erased and rebuilt over the last 38 years, but quietly and with almost no notice, Cento’s Shoes has remained one of the few constants.