Business
Indiana Owners Expecting Better Business Conditions Declined 24 Points
(INDIANAPOLIS) – The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index declined 5.5 points in December to 95.9, falling below the average Index value since 1973 of 98. Nine of the…
SBA Launches New, Free Online Digital Learning Platform
(WASHINGTON) – The U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Jovita Carranza, today announced the launch of Ascent, a first-of-its-kind, free digital e-learning platform geared to help women entrepreneurs…
Taking Care of Main Street Grant Opens for Second Round
(INDIANAPOLIS) – Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs today launched the second round of Taking Care of Main Street, a…
State Funding Available to Help Small Businesses with Growth Improvement Projects
(UNDATED) – The Indiana Small Business Development Center (SBDC) today announced applications are open for the Indiana Technical Assistance Program (INTAP) through Feb. 15, 2021. This statewide initiative connects…
GM Unveiled New Logo
(UNDATED) – General Motors unveiled a new logo Friday that the company says symbolizes its shift toward electric vehicles. The now-lowercase letter M, for example,…
Indiana Small Business Employers Report Hiring or Trying to Hire
(INDIANAPOLIS) – Small business job growth continued in December, but the gains remain uneven as certain sectors of the economy are slowing due to state-mandated business…
SBA and Treasury Announce PPP Re-Opening; Issue New Guidance
(WASHINGTON) – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with the Treasury Department, announced today that the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) will re-open the week…
2020: Businesses Plan Record Number of New Hoosier Jobs Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
(INDIANAPOLIS) – Today, Governor Eric Holcomb announced the end of a fourth consecutive, record-breaking year for economic development in Indiana, with the Indiana Economic Development…
German American Bancorp Implements Management Succession Plan Realignment
(JASPER) – German American Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: GABC) has moved forward with the implementation of its previously announced management succession plan. German American Chairman &…
Indiana NFIB State Director Testifies on Important Small Business Legislation
(INDIANAPOLIS) – Today, the head of Indiana’s leading small business association, NFIB, or the National Federation of Independent Business, testified in front of the Senate Judiciary…
