Northwest Indiana Small Business Development Center

Wriiten by Cindy Bertram  “One size no longer fits all” when it comes to successful marketing today. It’s no longer a world where “the larger the ad in the newspapers or phone book you have the more calls your business receives.” With...

Written by Bill Gregory en.tre.pre.neur: a person who organizes and manages any enterprise, especially a business, usually with considerable initiative and risk. Earlier this year, while preparing to facilitate a “Launching Your Own Business”...

The Northwest ISBDC is offering a W2 & 1099 workshop from 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday Jan. 12 at the Purdue University Calumet Academic Learning Center, 9900 Connecticut Drive. The event will focus on year-end payroll reporting and will provide...

Gary Brownlee has joined the NW-ISBDC staff as a business adviser. He will work primarily with businesses in Porter County bringing 30 years of experience in the financial services industry to his role. Brownlee will work directly with new and...

This workshop aims to help entrepreneurs evaluate their business ideas, prepare a sound business plan, manage expectations and increase chances of accessing capital. Workshop topics include: identifying personal objectives, skills and resources...

The Northwest Indiana Small Business Development Center is offering Launch Your Own Business Workshop: A Sound and Proven Path from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday Dec. 11 at the Regional Development Company, 1757 Thornapple Circle. The workshop focuses on new...

The Northwest ISBDC is offering QuickBooks Essentials Part II from 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays Dec. 1 and 8 at the Purdue University Calumet Academic Learning Center, 9900 Connecticut Drive, in Room 221. The two-part workshop continues outlining the...

Dr. Jamal Husain, of Purdue University Calumet, will facilitate both sessions of the series. Business Plans 101 - Part 1 While business plans are complicated documents, they provide entrepreneurs with a blueprint for their businesses. Dr. Husain will...

The annual Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards showcase the strong entrepreneurial spirit that continues to develop throughout Northwest Indiana. When: Wednesday Nov. 14. Doors open at 11 a.m. and event begins at 11:30 a.m. Where: Celebrity Ballroom at...

This workshop aims to help entrepreneurs evaluate their business ideas, prepare a sound business plan, manage expectations and increase chances of accessing capital. Workshop topics include: identifying personal objectives, skills and resources...