Even though Innovation Showcase 2015 — Indiana’s largest exposition for startup companies — is still about two months away (July 9), the deadline for applications is one week away — with midnight on Monday (May 18) being the cutoff time. Last year, more than 70 entrepreneurs exhibited and made minute-long pitches at the Dallara IndyCar… Read more »
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FundSponge and Merchant's Garden share $200,000 as co-winners of BEST competition
FundSponge, a company that helps small nonprofit organizations raise money as people shop online, and Merchant’s Garden, a model for bringing environmentally friendly, out-of-season produce to restaurants, groceries and homes in urban environments, are co-winners of IU Bloomington’s 2015 BEST competition. BEST is the world’s largest investment competition offered by a university to its students,… Read more »
BEST competition at IU Bloomington offers $250,000 for student entrepreneurs' top ideas
Four years ago, a group of 10 investors, the Indiana University Research and Technology Corp. and IU School of Informatics and Computing Dean Bobby Schnabel helped launch the Building Entrepreneurs in Software and Technology (BEST) competition. The objective was to enhance the entrepreneurial culture at IU Bloomington by giving seniors and graduate students two important… Read more »
IU's commitment to cybersecurity helps state win bid for Army Guard Cyber Protection Team
The Indiana Army National Guard will expand its mission in 2016, but this latest initiative will not be visible in the usual way. Rather than Hoosiers seeing more convoys on their highways, this surge will occur in cyberspace – on the information superhighway – in the form of a Cyber Protection Team. About two weeks… Read more »
New innovation and entrepreneurship programs start to take shape as IU moves aggressively toward strategic goals
As Indiana University strengthens its focus on promoting innovation and commercialization in the 21st century — and fostering a culture of “building and making” as IU President Michael A. McRobbie noted in his fall State of the University address — already we are seeing these programs take shape. One such effort is a memorandum of… Read more »
Kelley School's DIVE program enters 10th year of offering free consulting for Hoosier startups
Since 2006, teams of three to four evening MBA students at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business in Indianapolis have joined forces with several newly launched companies. embarking on months-long projects that range from resolving internal issues to addressing key strategic challenges. Ten years later, the Discovery, Innovation, and Ventures Enterprise (DIVE) program — under… Read more »
IU students working to promote Bloomington Certified Technology Park
Recent visitors to downtown Bloomington may have noticed some changes north of the Showers Building, where the Indiana University Food Services building and Publications Plant used to stand. Most of the 12-acre site, which IU sold to the City of Bloomington in 2011, has been cleared for an ambitious redevelopment into a Certified Technology Park… Read more »
Kelley School of Business economists say that 2015 may be strongest year since 2008
Economists with Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business state in their annual forecast that — although it’s not a “sure bet” — 2015 may be the best economic year the nation has seen since the Great Recession. Between 2009 and 2012, the U.S. economy had been “stuck in a rut,” but in 2013 showed signs of forward… Read more »
Kelley School’s monthly business index for Indiana rises for fourth consecutive month
Leading economic indicators, particularly those in the housing and automotive sectors, contributed to a “robust” increase in the Kelley School of Business‘ Leading Index for Indiana in September. Produced by the school’s Indiana Business Research Center, the index reflected increased interest from experienced homebuyers, a potential “banner year” for automakers and higher transportation and logistics… Read more »
IU's 2014 Business Outlook Tour visiting nine cities beginning in Indianapolis Nov. 6
Five years after the financial crisis sent the U.S. economy into a tailspin, the nation’s recovery from recession is still tentative and concerns about fiscal leadership remain in light of the federal government shutdown. In their annual forecast tour of the state, economists at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business will report what lies in… Read more »