Indiana Small Business Development Center (Indiana SBDC)

🎉 Get ready Indiana! The Innovate WithIN’s Regionals are here 🎉 Each year, thousands of students submit their biggest, boldest ideas. Now, the top 60 teams—10 from each region—will present live for a chance to win $1,000 per student and advance to the State Finals at Butler University - Lacy School of Business in June! Come see a LIVE regional event near you and cheer on these amazing young innovators! Hammond: April 15, 9 AM | Region Four Purdue University Northwest | The Society of Innovators at Purdue Northwest Fort Wayne: April 17, 9 AM | Region Five Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana Evansville: April 18, 9 AM | Region One Old National Bank West Lafayette: April 14, 9 AM | Region Two Purdue Innovates Indianapolis: April 21, 9 AM | Region Three Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, Indianapolis | Indiana University Indianapolis | IU Innovates Jeffersonville: April 22, 9 AM | Region Six Maker13 Only one team per region advances to State Finals—but don’t forget the four wildcard spots, too! Who will make it to Butler and compete for the grand prize? ✉️ Find your region and RSVP today! ✉️ https://lnkd.in/gxYA4muS A huge thank you to our 2025 partners and sponsors for making these events possible! Butler University & Butler University - Lacy School of Business | Circular Venture Lab | Indiana Economic Development Corporation | Indiana Small Business Development Center (Indiana SBDC) | Telabotics

Check out our April workshops!

📢 Join us for our upcoming HR Essentials class and learn the key strategies for building and managing a successful team.🧍🧍♀️ If you already have employees or are looking to hire in the near future, this class is for you! 📆 Sign up at https://lnkd.in/g-tHesbi. No cost to attend. #SmallBiz #BusinessImprovement #NoCost #PeopleManagement

Indiana is once again seeking proposals from Indiana businesses and non-profits that can help Hoosier small businesses access and apply for state and federal funding.  Bookkeepers, accountants, financial experts and others, learn more about Indiana's technical assistance program and apply by May 4. See our new article for more information. 👇 #Indiana #smallbusiness #bookkeeping #accounting #finance #federalfunding

What do you do? 🗯️ Take this answer to the next level with our Eric Beschinski and his Elevator Pitch workshop from 9-11 am Tuesday April 22 in-person at the Economic Development Corporation Michigan City, Indiana! Eric will outline a 4-step template and practice techniques for this vital marketing tool! Register ⏩️ https://lnkd.in/gwxrtPtc #mymichigancity #nwi #nwindiana #elevatorpitch

Are you... Hiring your first employee? Navigating payroll and compliance? Trying to retain great talent without a corporate-sized budget? Tiara Hicks has 18 years of experience in Human Resources. She is sharing a two-session workshop designed to help you with these challenges. You can attend one or both of these free virutal workshops. Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/gxfJrwed

Join the Indiana District Export Council March 20, 2025, Noon - 1pm for our next webinar, Navigating the Current Trade Environment. Have questions on how to manage the changing tariffs on both imports and exports? You're not alone! We'll hear from the General Manager of the Greater Indianapolis Foreign Trade Zone, Inc. (INzone) and the V.P., Global Trade Compliance for Evansville-based Berry Global, Inc. on best ways to mitigate and manage the new tariffs. Register Here: https://lnkd.in/dUqNKd4s #Export #Import #Indiana #Trade #Tariffs

Attention #IndianaSmallBusinessOwners 📣 📣   Indiana Grown is hosting a symposium for small business owners to gather for a jam-packed day of educational seminars on March 18. Seminar topics include marketing & advertising, growth through food safety, perfecting your sales pitch, defining your brand story and much more!   Registration is open to all - Indiana Grown membership is not required to attend.   🔎 Learn more, find the full agenda & register → https://lnkd.in/gRDjvaDZ