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Katz, Sapper & Miller

May 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment

At Katz, Sapper & Miller, numbers only tell part of the story. While we offer the technical expertise and knowledge of a leading tax, accounting and consulting practice, we have built our business by looking after our clients’ best interests. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Ind., Katz, Sapper & Miller’s 250 employees serve a wide range of sophisticated clients in a variety of specialized industries, including start-up companies and not-for-profit organizations to middle-market companies and multi-million dollar corporations.

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Ambrose Property Group

May 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Ambrose Property Group is  a full-service commercial real estate firm delivering  clear solutions to complex business challenges. Ambrose is a recognized leader in real  estate development, brokerage, property management, asset management, and other related commercial real estate services. Ambrose’s experience includes office, health care, industrial, and retail real estate. Our team is committed to providing long-term, one-on-one relationships with our clients.  No matter what your needs are, we will always do what we say we will do and we usually do more.

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Roundpeg

May 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment

As a business owner, you wouldn’t hire an employee without telling them what you expect them to do.  The same is true of your marketing. Before you spend your first dollar on graphic design, social media, web design, or any other marketing tactic, you need to know why you’re doing it, and what you want the outcome to be. A sound marketing strategy answers those questions, and lets you reach more prospects and  generate bigger sales. How much return is your marketing activity really giving you? Not sure? Then it’s time to get a strategy. Roundpeg can help.

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Applying Lean Startup to A Variety of Businesses

May 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Source: amazon.com via Cathy on Pinterest

According the Eric Ries, there is an incredible demand out for actionable, practical lessons in how to apply The Lean Startup ideas to not only technology but a wide variety of businesses. This book, to be released this fall,  is an attempt to help with that demand. They have taken the information and questions they have learned from interviews, nuggets, hacks, insights and case studies and translated them into actionable tactics for entrepreneurs of all kinds.

What are your experiences with the lean starup process? What questions do you have about the application of these ideas to your business?

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Central Indiana Company Announces Coast to Coast Growth

May 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Weeks Communications Fathom Voice hosted VoIP phone service has officially gone national. After picking up key clients and partners across the country in less than one year, the Central Indiana company has spread their reach to the national marketplace.

Weeks Communications has made the decision to promote the move under their voice service name, Fathom Voice. When asked about the name change decision, Co-Founder and CEO Cameron Weeks had this to say, “We have made the decision to focus on Fathom Voice as we move forward. We did this to push one brand name to unify and build our brand awareness as we enter the national market. The Fathom Voice brand is a solid foundation for our continued growth.”

The move comes complete with a makeover of the company’s website and line of Fathom products. They will offer Fathom Voice service along with Fathom crm, the company’s customer relationship management software. The ability to reach a national audience came after years of preparing their network to build and scale on an automated level. Co-Founder and CFO Bracken Fields explained, “We built our network to scale automatically and we placed our data centers around the country from the beginning in full preparation of today’s announcements”. Which allows Weeks Communications to keep support staff and developers focused on building more applications for Fathom Voice while reducing the amount of manpower spent adjusting the network each time a new client or location is added to the network.

Fathom Voice offers a hosted VoIP phone service along with an online-based customer relationship building tool, Fathom crm. For more information call them today at 1.855.249.3357or contact them via email at info@fathomvoice.com.

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EAC Board Members’ Businesses Evolve

April 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment

EVENTZ PLUS MOVES TO NEW, LARGER LOCATION AND NEW OWNERSHIP

April 25, 2012 Carmel, IN – On May 1st, Carmel-based EventzPlus (“EP”) will move and will also soon be under new ownership.

EP had simply grown out of it’s current space and the owners were frustrated by having to turn away business. Local entrepreneur, Frank Howard of L5 Solutions and Indy CoZ, will purchase the business and move it to his larger facility in the Castleton, IN area. Howard is working with current EventzPlus owners to make a smooth transition to its new space.

Since opening in 2011, EventzPlus has catered to clients looking to rent a smaller venue for events. EP has also hosted their own gatherings including monthly vendor-based Boutique Socials, Bridal Shows, Birthday Parties and “Coffee and Croissants” bringing in local business owners looking for a quiet, relaxed working and meeting atmosphere.

EventzPlus will continue to provide preferred vendors as a concierge service for its clients, or the option of bringing in someone’s own caterer, florist, photographer, entertainment, etc.

Howard says, “Their event model was perfect! They had great success from the very beginning and once I saw it, I knew it would be a great fit. Between the event side and the work space they offered, I knew my facility would be able to handle both and grow exponentially within my larger space.” In addition to events, Howard will offer a Coworking environment where individuals and businesses have access to an open workspace, private offices, conference rooms, café, and lounge areas in the over 25,000 square foot space. He will also have Event Coordinators on site to continue the great party planning service EP is known for.

EventzPlus will be conveniently located in the Castleton area at 7960 Castleway Dr, Indianapolis, IN 46250 and will host an Open House in June.

About EventzPlus: EventzPlus is a full-service event rental and hosting facility located in Carmel, IN. EventzPlus provides event coordination, vendor management, project plan creation, event itinerary creation and building rental. www.eventzplus.com

About Indy CoZ: Indy CoZ is a new Coworking and Event Space located on the Northeast side of Indianapolis with easy access to Interstates 69 and 465. It offers startups, independent professionals, home based businesses, and those with workplace flexibility, the ability to work in an open and collaborative environment. www.IndyCoZ.com

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Hamilton County is Leading the Way for Technology Companies

April 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Hamilton County, Indiana was named a winner in the 2011 Digital Counties Survey, which highlights innovation and achievement. The awards are presented by the Center for Digital Government and Government Technology. Hamilton County placed 10th in the nation in the 250,000-499,999 population category. It was the only one of Indiana’s 92 counties to be named on the 2011 list in any population category!

There are a lot of exciting things going on to position Hamilton County as a technology leader in the Midwest. One bold step is the development of the Technology Association of Hamilton County, led by the Hamilton County Alliance, the economic development organization for the county. The creation of the Technology Association demonstrates the county’s commitment to attracting and supporting technology firms.

The Technology Association was created to elevate technology’s presence in the marketplace and create opportunities to help the companies grow. Key elements of the organization’s mission are related to:

  • The provision of best practice information to members,
  • Provide a forum for communication and networking,
  • Facilitate collaboration/partnerships among member firms,
  • Assist in the attraction of new technology firms to Hamilton County.

The Association welcomes any business where technology is a vital part of their service or operating structure. For more information see their website at www.hcalliance.com

 

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EAC Welcomes Vectren as a Sponsor!

April 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Cathy Langlois accepts Vectren's sponsorship from Keith Thomas.

 

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Current Publishing to Sponsor EAC Celebration Conference

April 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Current Publishing LLC, a weekly community-based publication in multiple north side communities, announced that they will be the media sponsor of the EAC’s Entrepreneurship Celebration Conference planned for October 18. As a media sponsor, Current will provide publicity for the conference through its publications.

The Entrepreneurship Celebration Conference: Learn, Grow, Succeed is a premier networking and learning event for entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs, business leaders, investors and others will make connections as they learn how to succeed in today’s business environment. The Celebration will culminate with the reception and awards presentation to the top emerging, established, and mature business based in Hamilton County.

“We are excited to be a part of this innovative program, supporting entrepreneurial development in the area’” said Steve Greenberg, Co-founder, Executive Vice President and General Manager, of Current Publishing.

“Current’s publications reach the entrepreneurs and business leaders who will attend the Celebration Conference,” said Cathy Langlois, Executive Director of the EAC. “Current’s sponsorship will provide visibility of the outstanding entrepreneurs speaking at the conference as well as the entrepreneurial businesses who receive awards.”

The event will be held on October 18 at the Monon Center East in Carmel beginning at 9am.  For more information on becoming a sponsor visit http://goentrepreneurs.org/upcoming-events/celebration/ or email cathy@goentrepreneurs.org.

About Current Publishing LLC:
Current Publishing was co-founded by Steve Greenberg and Brian Kelly who continue to actively manage the company. Current’s weekly publications reach 104,339 households and serve the communities of Carmel, Westfield, Fishers, Noblesville, and, most recently, Zionsville. The editorial content is gathered weekly from all corners in the communities. Current is proud to say that, “We are for, by and about the communities we serve.”

About The Entrepreneurship Advancement Center:
The Entrepreneurship Advancement Center (EAC) started in 2005 as an entrepreneurship education initiative of the Hamilton County Alliance, the local economic development organization. The initiative focused on supporting high school entrepreneurship education through a variety of activities including highly successful business plan competitions. In January 2010, EAC spun off of HCA as its own 501(c) 3 and expanded its focus to provide education and support to entrepreneurial businesses.

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Meet Sneha of Party Pretty Design

March 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Jenn Kampmeier
President of Kampmeier

Do you have a celebration coming up?  You want it to be exceptionally special, but you just don’t have the time to invest in all the planning, coordination, and endless decorations that go into a fabulous party.  Look no further, Party Pretty Design has you covered.

Sneha, an audiologist by trade, decided to follow her dream as a business owner and launched Party Pretty Design in January of 2011.  Like many entrepreneurs Sneha found that she wasn’t unsatisfied with her Audiology career, but felt that it wasn’t her “calling.” When asked about why she started her business Sneha said “I have a passion for creativity, design and craft.  I love to see what my hands create from what my mind has dreamt up.  I really take pride in styling my events through my very own creativity from start to finish.  To be able to take these skills and share them with others via such special events in their lives gives me indescribable joy.  I love to help others and make people’s lives easier…what better way than through a party!”

Sounds like we can kick up our heels and leave all the hard work to Sneha – “Absolutely Yes”  is the answer.  That’s what I like to hear. “Party Pretty Design offers anything within the small-scale party/event design element.  I can style and design an entire event, or I can custom design any element within the party. I offer a la carte design such as table scapes, favor packaging, welcome signs, and centerpieces.  From birthday parties of all ages, wedding showers, baby showers, dinner parties, Party Pretty Design is your answer to custom party design.” Inspiration comes easy for Sneha, she got it from her parents.  “The work ethic and skills my parents instilled in me through that business resonates with me as I go out on this venture.  With most things that your parents make you do as child, I disliked it at the time, but as an adult, parent, and business owner, I value it more than anything.  Thanks Mom and Dad.”

Do your children get involved with your business?  “Absolutely!” “Even at the young ages of 5 and 3, I already involve my kids in my business whenever possible, and in particular, when they ask if they can help. I really think that responsibility plays a strong role in self-worth and self –confidence, and those are qualities that get you far in life.”

What are the goals for Party Pretty Design? “Honestly, I want to be able to take the stress of out of hosting events for people while at the same time creating an unforgettable party style.  The biggest feedback I have gotten from clients is that they actually enjoyed their event, whether it be their child’s birthday, a baby shower, or bridal shower.  To not have the stress of coming up with all the elements of the party and to pretty much just provide the food, truly it allows my clients to kick back and enjoy their time with guests.  To know that I can make even one person’s life easier brings me tremendous joy.  I truly cater to my clients’ style and desires.  I am in this for them.  Lives are too busy and too short to not enjoy milestones in life.” Any advice for a new business owner?  “Do one thing great as opposed to a lot of things good.” I’m going to steal that one.

You can find additional information at www.partyprettydesign.com.

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