Joe Papp and Charles Muratore contacted the Central Indiana SBDC in January 2006 to review their business plan which outlined their proposed launch of a solid surface fabrication and installation company in the Indianapolis area.
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Darlene and Tim Lusher opened Southside Automotive in June of 2007. They were referred to the East Central SBDC by National City Bank. The SBDC Business Advisor helped the Lushers measure the productivity of their labor, gain control of their parts inventory and get the bookkeeping system set up so they could make more educated business decisions.
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Burk Smith and Jim Goodwin contacted the East Central Indiana SBDC in March of 2008 to discuss a business idea that they had been researching for several months – a children’s entertainment facility with inflatable jumpers, video and arcade games.
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The Lemontoad™ is an innovative, peer based, niche retailer specializing in the sale of embellished products marketed to appeal to sorority sisters across the United States. As tenants at the Innovation Connector in Muncie, sisters Kim Smith and Kris Gruppe were referred to the East Central Small Business Development Center (ECI SBDC) as they worked on fine tuning their business plan.
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Frontline Logic is a technology company that employs fourteen staff members focused on serving clients in technology areas associated with Content Management, Collaboration, Business Process Management, and Document Imaging.
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In March 2004, Chuck & Gayle Ross asked the North Central Indiana SBDC for help in moving their furniture repair and restoration business into wood component manufacturing.
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With an Indiana University business degree, experience running a 100-employee restaurant and several years as Miller Trucking’s accountant and manager, what else would Mark Miller need to know before buying his father’s transportation business? How to land financing, he learned, after visiting a couple of banks and being turned down.
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Business owners, Greg and Kris Bewley are still celebrating in opening their own business. After twelve long months of careful planning, detailed preparation and a lot of advice, the Bewley’s opened Cartridge World on October 8, 2007.
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James began this interior design business from home in 2005. After several years there, he moved into an office space that he shared with a retailer on Main Street in Lafayette. While his design business grew, he know that the shared office would not be permanent.
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Joseph Schmucker, skilled craftsman and owner of Grabill Casket Company, specializes in creating custom caskets and burial boxes from ash, oak, and poplar.
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Nancy Molargik approached the Northeast Indiana SBDC when she was interested in purchasing Lanternier-Vesey Flowers and Gifts, Fort Wayne’s oldest flower shop, from her employer of four years.
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Fritzi Broka relocated her company, Heirloom Shuffleboards, to Fort Wayne a few years ago from Bourbon, Indiana.
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BioAdvanTek, Inc. was formed in June 2006 in Angola, Indiana, to provide application solutions for new antimicrobial technologies created to make products and environments safer through the reduction of potentially harmful bacteria, mold, mildew and fungi.
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RIC Solutions, LLC is a woman-owned commercial construction firm specializing in roofing, insulation and concrete. The firm’s owner, Teresa Criswell and her late husband both worked for other roofing contractors and later formed their own company. Ms. Criswell had a desire to resurrect the business and used personal funds as well as a loan to purchase a large, four-wheel drive pick-up truck to pull her equipment trailer.
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When Lisa Compton, president and CEO of SensoryCritters.com, first came to the Northeast Indiana Small Business Development Center (NEISBDC) in July of 2006, she was seeking financing assistance for her small business, which designs and manufactures weighted clothing and other products that provide a calming influence to individuals with autism and/or sensory processing disorders and help them with concentration.
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Emerald Property Care, LLC has evolved into a full-service lawn and landscaping company. In addition to the traditional installation and maintenance of lawns and landscaping and snow removal services, the company offers landscape design with computerized imaging as well as customized landscaping services such as water gardens, stone walks and walls, arbors, patios and fire pits.
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Terry Bratton came to the Northeast Indiana Small Business Development Center in November 2007, seeking advice on obtaining a business loan to help with cash flow for the new business. After talking with Business Advisor Scot Goskowicz, the conversation turned to profitability, marketing and sales strategies, and the development of a business plan. The two also worked on defining ideal customers for PMS so that Mr. Bratton could proceed with developing appropriate marketing strategies for the firm.
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In October 2005, J&N received the Small Business Import/Export Entrepreneurial Award from the Northwest Indiana SBDC, as well as the Indiana State Small Business Administration Award for Exporter of the Year.
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Dr. Lourdes Lorino, a practicing optometrist, approached the Northwest Indiana SBDC in late 2006 yearning to venture into her own ocular care center in Crown Point, IN. Dr. Lorino noted a lack of industry specialization in certain markets including geriatrics, disabled persons and Hispanics. These groups have specific eye problems which are not typically addressed in most retail locations.
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TimePlus Payroll has grown steadily in both the payroll and bookkeeping arena. The biggest “win” to date is a five location surgical center. The initial interest is in payroll, but interest in accounting services and 401K services is a high and likely add-on business. Amy’s goal is to build the business over the next 2 years.
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Triple Crown Imaging started in 1999, offering professional healthcare staffing at a time when hospitals were beginning to experience a significant shortage of seasoned staff.
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Inventor Steven Riedle had a good idea for a unique product: a reusable gel-filled product that can be grabbed from the freezer and applied to the nose to stop a nosebleed.
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Amy Smerekanich first came to the South Bend SBDC to attend the “Business Feasibility: Can I Make Money at This?” workshop. She had already started developing the content for a business plan based on her vision of opening a specialty yarn shop in the South Bend area. With her extensive background in art and a strong interest in knitting and fiber arts, Amy had a solid knowledge of the trade.
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“The folks at the Small Business Development Center have been a tremendous blessing in guiding Single Source, Inc. down the path to success. They are a quality group of people and we are proud to be associated with them.”
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Having been dislocated as Director of Investigations for a local security firm, Brandy Lord decided it was time to open her own private investigations firm.
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Ladder 51 uses a patented double-broiling process to cook its wings; the wings have no breading or additives and most of their saturated fats are lost during the cooking process. Since no fry grease is used, the caloric content is significantly reduced.
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The Lostutters sought general business startup and expansion information from the Southeastern Indiana SBDC. There they received information regarding demographics, zoning issues, permits, business plan outline, SBA and SBDC materials.
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An open house at the Ohio River Valley Food Venture facility in Madison, Indiana sponsored by the Small Business Development Center was the starting point for Hi-Ho Trading LLC. After listening to Richard Mezoff, Tour Coordinator, Kitchen Manager and SBDC Food Specialty Business Advisor, and making our own notes of the advantages of the facility and available expertise, we began to make plans to form our company and be included in the Food Venture operation.
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In less than a year, Tim and Margi Griffith’s Wild Birds Unlimited nature store on Evansville’s east side went from a grand opening to being recognized as a small business success story by U.S. Senator Evan Bayh.
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Barb quickly learned that there was a lot involved in buying a business, so she and her new business partne sought help from the Southwestern Indiana SBDC.
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Jaya Dodd has been quietly stirring up business in downtown Evansville since 1980. Downtown lunch patrons first met Jaya as she stirred her now famous Korean dishes in her large wok in a tiny corner of the former Shultz’s Department store building. The original restaurant had seven stools and no tables.
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What do you do when you have a hankering for a particular item from a local restaurant and you’re too busy or too tired to dine out? Sossity Laleman hopes she has the answer. Laleman started a new business, called 479DINE, to allow customers to place their order and have restaurant food delivered to their business or home. She kicked off the new business in June 2007, offering menus on her website from a dozen locally owned restaurants that have contracted with the delivery service.
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Bill Gobin, owner of the new “My Hollywood Body”, came to the SBDC for help when planning to open his new personal fitness center located on Green River Road. After developing cash flows and obtaining financing, the grand opening is scheduled for April 18th.
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The Dickinson Family Chiropractic in Evansville has been delivering quality chiropractic care to the Evansville Community since 2004.
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Pam Martin first came to the West Central Indiana SBDC in July 2007 looking for assistance in buying an existing restaurant business. Pam had past experience as a restaurant owner in Florida, and was ready to get back into the business.
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The West Central Indiana SBDC provided NxLeveL curriculum and counseling to guide Jamie and Andrea through the business planning/financial planning process and a broad range of pre-venture issues. They opened their respective businesses in January 2007 after they had utilized information gained from counseling to reduce operational costs and cross-market by sharing retail/office space and supporting each other’s business. Both received counseling on business plan development, financial planning, and advice on general pre-venture issues.
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