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Receives National Small-Business Honor Zietlow was nominated for the award by the South Central Indiana Small Business Development Center, director Brian Kleber said. Zietlow won at the state district, Midwest regional, and national level. “This is recognition that women in business need a champion,” Zietlow said. “I’m very grateful and think it’s amazing, quite frankly.” The nomination highlighted Zietlow’s history, ranging from her experience co-founding gourmet cooking supply shop Goods for Cooks to her work with SEED Corp., a local nonprofit group that helps small businesses, to her work with Middle Way House, which helps abused women. She has also been named Woman of the Year by the city, and been a Sagamore of the Wabash recipient from former Gov. Frank O’Bannon. “For more than four decades, Charlotte’s has been a loud and true voice for the betterment of all women and her community as a whole,” her nomination read. Zietlow received her award in April at a reception in the U.S. Department of State. She’ll be recognized locally as well. Rainmakers Expands to Bloomington The Indianapolis-based organization has announced the creation of a Bloomington location and named Jacob King as the chairman of its advisory board. King will lead a board of seven other members, helping to connect businesses in Bloomington and surrounding communities. The new Bloomington AM event will be held the third Wednesday of every month, from 7:30 – 9:00 a.m. The inaugural meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 20th. The location is to be announced. Intellectual Property Seminar This session will be held on Friday, June 8th from 11:00 am-1:00 pm at 501 N. Morton Street, Suite 100-B. The seminar fee is $25, with lunch provided. To register, please call 812-339-8937 today to reserve your seat. Marketing to Grow: How to Increase Sales
with Marketing Communications Speaker Richard Parker, President of Creative Direction, has over 30 years experience as a creative director and marketing strategist. He has extensive experience for a wide range of companies such as: Haines Underwear, Lucent Technologies, The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Eli Lilly, Baltimore Orioles, Baltimore Gas and Electric, and The Estridge Companies. Mr. Parker has developed and implemented a significant number of marketing communications strategies that have delivered in big ways for small and medium size businesses. "Marketing to Grow" will rejuvenate your marketing focus. It will help you think beyond the confines of provincial marketing strategies and launch your business into a growth plan driven by strategic marketing planning. This seminar takes place on Wednesday, June 20th from 11:00am - 1:00pm. There is a $25 charge, which includes lunch. Please contact the SBDC at 812-339-8937 to reserve your seat today! |
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| South Central Indiana's area economy is made up of many unique small businesses which often are overlooked. Each month learn about a local small business that you might have not known about! Athletic Field Development, LLC AFD prides itself on building lasting relationships with other professionals including architects, engineers, and excavators. It is experienced in designing and implementing a facility or field from ground zero as well as re-designing existing fields to correct existing problem areas. Many times an athletic field can be returned to like-new condition
by addressing specific problem areas. By analyzing current playability,
AFD corrects deficiencies and returns fields to a safe state.
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| Bloomington's downtown Certified Technology Park is made up of many unique technology development businesses. Each month learn news about these innovative businesses and other initiatives impacting the Park tenants! Local Firm to Build Navy a Portable Field
‘Supercomputer’ Sponsored by the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) at the
Naval Air Warfare Center in Pawtuxent River, Maryland, this
contract will result in a new class of high-performance computer
that is equally at home in both military and civilian applications.
The new system will capture the power of high-performance reconfigurable
computing while maintaining very reasonable overall cost by
heavily using commercial off-the-shelf systems and major components.
The result will be better and faster decisions, improved mission
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New Economy, New Rules Seminar June 5: Community Chats June 6: Business Orientation Start-up
Session (BOSS) June 8: Intellectual Property Seminar June 12: Community Chats June 19: Tech Tuesday June 19: Community Chats June 19: Life Sciences Lunch Series June 20: Business Orientation Start-up
Session (BOSS) June 20: Marketing to Grow: How to Increase
Sales with Marketing Communications June 26: Community Chats June 26: Artists After Hours July 3: Community Chats July 6: New Economy, New Rules Seminar
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| Thinking about selling your business? How do you know what price to set? SBDC Business Advisors use business and industry characteristics of small to midsize businesses to arrive at a suggested selling price. We can assist in structuring the deal so that the downpayment and the terms of the loan can be justified to potential buyers while showing the business owner their potential gain from the deal. You will receive a report which includes: • Three-Year Annualized Analysis and Weighted Pricing Contact the SBDC office at 812-339-8937 to learn how you can take advantage of our Business Valuation services. |
