Business at Carmel-based Appel Heating and Air Conditioning isn’t cooling off, despite the nation’s economic woes. Revenue
continues to increase as the industry becomes more environmentally friendly.
For several years, Angie’s List CEO Bill Oesterle also has been quietly attempting to revitalize the near-east side.
Today, your team members are drowning in negativity and they need someone to inspire some hope into their day.
Talk to anyone about Kristin Kohn and her "In the City" ventures and you hear the same thing, over and over: Smart. Enthusiastic.
Fun. Entrepreneurial. And hardworking, especially when it comes to Massachusetts Avenue.
The newly organized MLK Business Revitalization Association aims to bring new life to the neighborhood west of downtown by
uniting area business owners behind a common goal — cleaning up the community to attract other entrepreneurs.
In January, St. Paul, Minn.-based 3M will release “Clinpro 5000,” a specialty toothpaste Indiana Nanotech developed.
Great leaders are not born out of good times â?? they are born out of severe challenge.
What is the current state of franchising, given the tough economic environment?
Indiana University will offer a new course on entrepreneurship in the information technology sector at the IU School of Informatics
at IUPUI next semester.
Indianapolis merchants are banking on customer loyalty to achieve sales they hope will surpass the gloomy expectations forecast
for the holiday shopping season.
The corporate name change to ‘That’s Good HR’ strengthens the identity of staffing firm.
Founded in 1983, Faerber’s Bee Window’s main product — windows — has changed dramatically, as has almost every aspect
of
its business, from manufacturing to marketing.
Little Rox offers 20 varieties of rocks, each tied to a character trait such as humility, honesty and tolerance, and sell
online for $15 each.
After a 25-year real estate career, Claudia Lynch opened a modeling/acting school after she couldn’t find a quality school
where her own grandchildren could have fun, learn poise and gain confidence.
In the Indianapolis area, small-business owners told IBJ that they give in whatever
way they can, and would like to continue as long as their finances allow. But a Chronicle
of Philanthropy survey indicates that giving is already on the decline.
In its seventh annual "Teens and Entrepreneurship" poll, Junior Achievement has found that 13- to 18-year-olds are
less interested
in starting their own businesses than they were a year ago.
Twelve years after opening Natural Stone Specialists, Laura Christy is still just as passionate about the Carmel-based business,
which
sells high-end stone, metal and glass tiles.
Make your business look as attractive as possible to your banker because you are competing for financing with other small
businesses.
Small businesses should plan for the worst while being attuned to what is happening in their industries, and to their customers.
For small businesses to survive, they must be prepared to withstand economic difficulties for some time…
