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Indiana Collegiate Entrepreneur Bootcamp This highly interactive event features practical tips and advice from the best entrepreneurs and investors in Indiana, as well as renowned business coach Bill Joos, venture partner at Silicon Valley-based Garage Technology Ventures. The Bootcamp’s goal is to teach students the art and science of creating and managing a high-growth venture. Joos will put participants through the paces of business positioning, refining the “elevator pitch,” finding capital, and avoiding the most common business planning mistakes. For more information e-mail Kristi Stewart. Minority and Women Business Owners
Conference Bloomington Rates High Nationally The report, released last week by Battelle Memorial Institute and the Biotechnology Industry Organization, evaluated employment in the life sciences industry by metropolitan statistical areas. It examined overall employment, as well as four subsectors: drugs and pharmaceuticals; medical devices and equipment; agriculture feedstock and chemicals; and research, testing and medical laboratories. The study showed the Bloomington Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) ranked 31st out of the 361 MSAs included in the study for national employment related to medical devices and equipment. For more information, check out the article in The Herald Times. |
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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! Walnut Grove Spring Water Compay The company is on the verge of the inaugural release of its fine, glass-bottled pure spring water. Already, nearly a dozen fine dining establishments in Bloomington have signed on to carry the water. The first cases of Walnut Grove Spring Water will be available for sale in these establishments by April 1, 2007. The company plans to expand the bottled product’s distribution to other local and national markets in the coming months, but feels it important to find success in its hometown first. Currently Walnut Grove Spring Water is available in Bloomington and most of southern Indiana in 5-gallon home/office delivery bottles for home and office water coolers. Crystal Pure of Bloomington and Clearwater Revival of Bedford are the primary distributors of the local water, and the 5-gallon bottles are already placed in nearly 250 homes and businesses in the area. Walnut Grove Spring Water also has a progressive vision. Top priority is given to utilizing local resources, services, and people at every opportunity. Top management are locally raised and educated. Additionally, the company is partnering with developmentally disabled workers through Bloomington's Stone Belt organization to aid in the manufacturing process. The company has a strong commitment to remaining privately-held to preserve its commitment of being a truly socially responsible company. The company couldn’t be happier to be headquartered in the Bloomington area, and looks forward to sharing this local treasure with the area’s residents before introducing it to a national audience. |
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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! IEDC Offers 2-Day Small Business Innovation
Research (SBIR) Workshop The focus of this series will be to educate attendees on how to write competitive technical and cost proposals for SBIR/STTR funding. The workshop covers government accounting, The FAR, cost proposal formats, and audits and commercialization projects. Whether you are new to the program, have received your first Phase I, or are a multiple-award winner, the sessions offered in this series will help enhance your participation in the SBIR/STTR Program. The presenters are Jim & Gail Greenwood. The cost to attend is $25/day or $40 for both; space is limited. Call (812) 384-3283 ext. 3530 for more information. |
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March 2: New Economy, New Rules Seminar
March 6: Community Chats March 6: The Basics of Selling on eBay March 6: Beyond the Basics of Selling on
eBay March 7: Business Orientation Start-up Session
(BOSS) March 13: Community Chats March 20: Tech Tuesday March 20: Community Chats March 20: Life Sciences Lunch Series March 21: Business Orientation Start-up Session
(BOSS) March 21: Icebreakers :: GET CONNECTED March 27: Community Chats March 27: Artists After Hours April 4: Business Orientation Start-up Session
(BOSS) April 6: New Economy, New Rules Seminar
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Wayfinder Business Feasibility CD-Rom Contact the SBDC office at 812-339-8937 for more information. |
