You found your big idea; now it is time to start planning for a successful business launch. Before you open your doors, establishing a small business checking account should be at the top of your to-do list. Starting a business is an exciting time. Many new business owners start funding expenses...
Sixty percent of Indiana’s creative workforce is self-employed, while only twenty percent of the nation’s creative workforce is self-employed. If you’re an artist or creative professional in Indiana, you’re an entrepreneur. Do you feel like it? Artists don’t usually consider themselves business-oriented professionals, yet they are characteristically inventive, inquisitive, and resilient. What...
Innovation and problem-solving are synonymous. Successful new products and services simply solve real problems for real people. The most successful innovations solve those problems at scale. Earlier this month, problem-solving was on full display when Purdue University Northwest and the Society of Innovators at PNW hosted the Region 6 (Northwest Indiana)...
The connection between acceptance of the COVID vaccine and small business is very simple: they can greatly benefit each other. Now that the vaccines are available for all small business employees, employers will have to worry much less about being short-staffed or having a team member’s positive coronavirus test negatively affect...
The COVID-19 pandemic changed the business landscape for so many in the last year. The public health crisis quickly halted the economy, and businesses which relied on foot traffic or in-person sales were adversely affected. Unfortunately, despite best efforts, a staggering number of businesses closed their doors and longstanding institutions...
I can’t put all on my experiences as a small business owner into an article but I will list the most important lessons I have learned as an entrepreneur that can hopefully help those of you who are trying to start a business and be ‘successful.’ As you read some...
“Regular or Unleaded?” “Fill’er up!” I remember like it was yesterday! My parents owned a gas station on Gary, Indiana’s West side for nearly 35 years, and I had the distinct pleasure of pumping gas for customers at the tender of age of 7! I was proud to be the daughter of...
MCAS Safe Harbor Robotics Team As I celebrate February as Youth Leadership Month, I am proud to reflect on the 10 years I have spent in the field of Youth Leadership in Northwest Indiana. After 5 years teaching elementary and middle school, I transitioned into the role of Development Manager with...
The library is not just a place of books anymore. Libraries are essential community centers thatoffer classes, online research tools, meeting spaces, and materials to help you in your businessendeavors. Libraries are a special place that is unlike any other and they are essential tocommunities.Who we areLa Porte County Public...
During these tumultuous times, SCORE’s SLATE mentoring methodology, which all SCORE mentors must know prior to providing services to our clients, provides continued guidance on how we do business and interact with the business owners we serve: Stop and Suspend JudgmentListen and LearnAssess & AnalyzeTest Ideas & Teach with ToolsExpectations Setting...
