When an tornado outbreak laid siege to Kokomo last Wednesday, about 200 people took refuge inside Inventrek Technology Park when the building was hit — and all emerged unharmed. However, the 98,000-square-foot facility — which hosts about 26 companies, Ivy Tech Kokomo’s nursing and health science programs and The Shared Drive co-working space — sustained… Read more »
Tag: Small Business & Entrepreneurship
IU Health president/CEO discusses innovation and entrepreneurial opportunities presented by its Bloomington Medical Campus
The design phase of IU Health’s Bloomington Medical Campus is well under way, with groundbreaking projected for the second quarter of 2017 and about three years of construction to follow, IU Health President and CEO Dennis M. Murphy said Friday. But the impetus behind its construction, planned along 75 acres north of the Indiana 45/46… Read more »
Three IU economic development projects are selected as finalists for UEDA Awards of Excellence
Three Indiana University programs are among 20 finalists for the University Economic Development Association’s (UEDA) Awards of Excellence to be presented at UEDA’s Annual Summit on Oct. 16-19 in Roanoke, Va. Under the “Innovation and Talent” category, IU Bloomington was selected for its partnership with the Bloomington Economic Development Corp. to launch the B-Start pre-accelerator…. Read more »
PROFILE: IU-backed WhatFriendsDo provides online aid for those in need, blazes new trails for female-run startups
When a loved one becomes seriously ill, loses a family member, picks up the pieces after a fire or faces military deployment, they need help. They need friends. But sometimes, their friends’ best intentions go awry. Efforts get duplicated, confusion reigns and soon, nerves are frayed. Sounds like a job for WhatFriendsDo. Launched in June… Read more »
B-Start pre-accelerator prepares for second year of mentoring student-run businesses; applications due Sept. 16
B-Start, a pre-accelerator program for early-stage technology companies run by Indiana University Bloomington and Ivy Tech Community College Bloomington students, begins its second year this fall and will begin accepting applications August 29. Launched by the Bloomington Economic Development Corp. and supported in part by Innovate Indiana, B-Start involves a four-week program throughout October and… Read more »
Arrhythmotech receives $1.47 million grant
Arrhythmotech LLC, which was launched through the Spin Up program at Indiana University Research and Technology Corp., has received a two-year STTR Phase II grant worth $1,472,476 from the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Peng-Sheng Chen, company co-founder, said the grant will be used on new methods to study patients who are affected by atrial fibrillation. “The… Read more »
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence proposes a $1 billion plan to enhance innovation, entrepreneurship
Investment to boost innovation and entrepreneurship not only is a strategic priority of Indiana University and its Innovate Indiana initiative. It is a priority for Indiana itself. Such was evidenced Thursday when Indiana Gov. Mike Pence annnounced a $1 billion plan to enhance innovation and entrepreneurship statewide over the next decade. The plan was unveiled… Read more »
NSF-funded projects will aid STEM education at IUB and bring I-Light to regional campuses
Within the past month, a pair of National Science Foundation-funded initiatives have been announced — one at IU Bloomington, the other targeting IU’s regional campuses — that will respectively boost efforts to improve STEM education and advance research efforts at a statewide level. The former project, known as TRESTLE — or Transforming Education, Stimulating Teaching… Read more »
Indiana Entrepreneurship Week set for June 19-25, with events scheduled throughout state
For the second year, Indiana Entrepreneurship Week will be observed throughout the Hoosier State, with more than 50 events scheduled throughout the week of June 19-25 in more than 20 cities. Launched in 2015 by the state’s Office of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, this event showcases top entrepreneurial talent, promotes entrepreneurship as a profession and… Read more »
IU Kokomo program gets freshmen business students an early start in job interview skills
As Indiana’s colleges and universities strive to produce more job-ready graduates for growing industries, another priority — that of instilling “soft skills” among prospective employees — is a priority as well. During Innovate Indiana’s recent E2E Convergence conference held at IUPUI’s Campus Center, these “soft skills” — areas that range from communications, leadership traits and… Read more »