New Verizon program prepares small businesses for increasingly digital world

Small businesses strive to endure and benefit from the constant change we all face in today’s marketplace. Verizon is working to help make the drastic changes the economy and our society have undergone since March 2020, more manageable and productive for small businesses through its new Small Business Digital Ready Program that launched September 13. […]

The journey to breaking barriers of entry in tech

Even though tech is a relatively new industry, it does have historical barriers of entry for emerging talent, including socio-economic factors like college education and access to resources. Therefore, recruiting diverse talent in the tech ecosystem can be especially difficult. As the industry continues to grow here in Central Indiana and companies seek ways to […]

Cybersecurity Is a Team Sport

Find out how your organization can motivate employees to play their role in the team.  As humans, we like to maintain the “it won’t happen to us” mentality. Maybe it makes it easier to sleep at night, but you know what would really keep you awake: a ransomware attack. Think about it, everyone goes through the motions of cybersecurity training. You are sent multiple phishing […]

A front row seat to emerging Indiana entertainment tech companies

The unprecedented events of 2020 revealed gaps in consumer services and infrastructure that were either unknown or under-appreciated until the pandemic forced them to the fore. For example, grocery delivery and pick-up company Instacart seemed like a solution in search of a problem that was losing $25 million a month prior to the pandemic. In […]

Indy tech community comes together to further social good

This summer, 12 Indianapolis technology groups joined forces for the Third Annual Indy Tech Gives, a social fundraising campaign to raise donations for central Indiana charities. Participants compete as individuals and teams, raising funds for the benefiting charity selected by their company. This approach to corporate social responsibility unites employees around a common goal and […]

All roads lead to Indianapolis as tech community attracts more coastal firms

Tech companies across the globe are rethinking where, how and even if they plan to reopen or establish an office post-pandemic. Online real estate company Zillow Group referred to this decision-making process as the “Great Reshuffling,” but the geographic broadening of the tech sector to include more flexibility for work-from-home and remote work was already […]

Broadening real-world internship experience

The pandemic changed a lot in 2020 and as companies recalibrate their operations, that includes re-thinking their internship program. After a lost year of opportunities, students will be seeking impactful, real-world work experiences and companies will be anxious to rebuild this invaluable talent pipeline. As your organization reassesses its intern development program, here are a […]

Hybrid Work Is Hot. Don’t Get Burned.

Each year, the good folks at Merriam-Webster crown a “Word of the Year” as a way to document the concept, phrase, or conversation that dominated the cultural zeitgeist. Late last year, to absolutely no one’s surprise, “pandemic” won the title. For 2021, it doesn’t take psychic powers to see the clear front-runner. “Hybrid work.” According […]