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East Central ISBDC workshops. Photo provided.

Non-Profit January 4, 2016

East Central ISBDC Hosts Free and Low-Cost Workshops

By: Christy Ragle— The East Central Indiana Small Business Development Center (ISBDC) has several workshops designed to help area businesses start, grow, and flourish in 2016. To learn more about these workshops or to register, visit www.isbdc.org and click on the “Workshops and Events” link or call Judy at (765) 282-9950. The year begins with a “Launch Your Own Business” workshop from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Friday, January 8, at the Innovation Connector in Muncie (1208 W. White…

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The Big Idea Pitch for Local Entrepreneurs.

Business October 15, 2015

Info Session on BIG Idea Pitch Competition is October 19

By: Ted Baker— The Innovation Connector of Muncie is hosting the second annual BIG Idea Pitch competition for local entrepreneurs and innovators to “pitch” their business, business concepts, product or invention to a panel of judges from the business and investment community. There are many very creative and interesting concepts from people in our region, and this competition will showcase those ideas and offer what it takes to advance them. This event is for individuals in all phases of the…

Techwise Academy. Photo provided

Education September 22, 2015

TechWise Academy Offers Computer Code Reading and Writing Course for Kids

By: Lorri Markum— TechWise Academy, a new technology code reading and writing academy, will launch its first Level 1 course Saturday, September 26 at Innovation Connector, located at 1208 W. White River Blvd., from 9 a.m.–Noon, for youth ages 9–13. Learning to write and read computer coding is as easy for kids to master as regular reading and writing. Make it fun, and they will learn. That’s what Ryan Hunter and Brandon Coppernoll, founders of TechWise Academy believe, and why they developed…

Muncie Establishes a "Verge Community." Photo provided.

Business, Non-Profit August 25, 2015

Muncie Establishes a “Verge Community”

By: John Fallon— Does Muncie have a business start-up community? Are local entrepreneurs familiar with each other and networked? Is there a technology sector in the Muncie community? Is there any real benefit to be gained from connecting people who are involved in establishing new businesses? These questions and others have prompted Sustainable Muncie Corporation, with help from a local bank, to pursue the establishment of a Verge community in Muncie. A Verge community is simply a regular gathering of…

Members of Community Business Connections recently gathered for their meeting at The Acoustic Room. Photo by: Lorri Markum

Business, Non-Profit August 24, 2015

Community Business Connections—A Free, Friendly Professional Networking Group

By: Lorri Markum— Muncie, IN—Celebrating its first anniversary, Community Business Connections [CBC] has grown leaps and bounds since its inception. With more than thirty regular members, this group of local professionals has not only developed a successful networking group, but many true friendships as well. Three key founding members began discussing the need to grow their own business through a network of local professionals, thus, began the groundwork for CBC. One of its founders, Chase Winkle, Owner of Winkle Mowing…

Ball State University senior marketing major Rhett Barker. Photo provided.

Business, Education March 29, 2018

Ball State Senior Selected to Participate in Values and Ventures Business Plan Competition

By: Emily Brungard— Muncie, IN — Ball State University senior marketing major Rhett Barker, from St. John, Indiana, will take his waterless car wash concept to Texas Christian University’s Values and Ventures Business Plan Competition, April 6-7 in Fort Worth, Texas. Barker will be pitching his start-up, Flipside Mobile Carwash, at the competition. He’ll compete against 49 other undergraduates from around the world for $250,000 in cash and prizes. Each student will pitch plans for businesses, products or services that also…

Ontario Systems. File photo.

Business May 24, 2016

Ontario Systems Hires Two Top Healthcare Revenue Cycle Experts

Shawn Yates and Mike Mullins join Ontario Systems to enhance product and service offerings, overcome key challenges for healthcare customers MUNCIE, IN – Ontario Systems, a leading accounts receivable management (ARM) and healthcare revenue cycle management (RCM) technology and services provider, has hired two industry leaders in healthcare RCM, Shawn Yates and Mike Mullins. Continuing its growth from 2015, Ontario brings in new healthcare talent to continue building the most robust RCM team for the healthcare provider market. Ontario Systems counts…