It’s Indy’s favorite month and we’re taking you straight to the track! Join the Indy Chamber’s Hispanic Business Council for the Conexion 5 for 500 luncheon at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 15. Rolando Coronado, chief mechanic of the No. 26 Honda at Andretti Autosport will be joining us…
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This week, the Central Indiana Women’s Business Center (CIWBC) was awarded the SBA Indiana District Women’s Business Center of Excellence Award during the 2018 Indiana SBDC Impact Awards. Stacie Poynter, SBA Indiana District Director, presented the award. Business Ownership Initiative, a business unit of the…
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Indy native and passionate homebrewer Ray Kamstra had a dream of taking his award-winning beers to the public. In the summer of 2012, he and his wife successfully ran a $30,000 Kickstarter campaign that allowed them to start Indiana City Brewing Co. out of a historic…
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Though donuts and ramen don’t readily seem to have anything in common, the odd combination makes perfect sense for the creative growth plans of two local food-preneurs. A couple originally from Seattle, Adam Perry and Kari Nickander have always shared a passion for…
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Cue the spotlight for the social media posts we’re following closely this week: .@brittsmithindy‘s job may be uniquely “fun,” but her experience is relevant to any young person looking for a hometown: #Indy offers great careers, quality of life, and a challenge…
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The Central Indiana Women’s Business Center is partnering with RestaurantHER and Grubhub on an initiative to support female entrepreneurs and leaders in the restaurant industry. Women represent only 19% of chefs, and 7% of head chefs, across the culinary world. Beyond that, women chefs earn 28% less in base pay…
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Faith, passion and purpose were the key ingredients for local entrepreneur Alyssa Norwalk’s new venture, Plenty Lifestyle, which opened June 2017 at 54th and the Monon Trail. Inspired by her mother’s retail career, Alyssa’s first experience with entrepreneurship was through co-ownership of Gingko, a boutique in Broad Ripple…
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Let’s jump right in to the retweet-worthy content of the week: Just last night, our Entrepreneur Services team analyzed business idea pitches from graduates of REDi (Re-Entry Entrepreneurship Development Initiative), a program of Business Ownership Initiative. This program was designed to offer training to pre-release and recently incarcerated individuals…
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Chamber reports more coaching and lending for small and start-up firms; helping ex-offenders and improving access in urban neighborhoods and suburban communities. The Indy Chamber’s Entrepreneur Services division today reported on its successes supporting local business growth in 2017, and its ongoing efforts to expand entrepreneurial opportunities to people and…
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CH Ellis, Stage Ninja, Arcamed and Jeco Plastics are Latest Winners; Export Acceleration Grants help local business to pursue global growth; awardees span high-performance plastics, high-profile stage equipment, precision orthopedics (INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., January 25, 2018) The Indy Chamber today announced four new recipients of its ‘GoGlobal’ Export Acceleration Grant…
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