Interactive Intelligence draws 2,000 customer experience pros from 50 countries for Interactions conference

Interactive Intelligence CEO Don Brown’s passion for the company he founded was palpable as he welcomed 2,000 customer service professionals from 50 countries to Indianapolis at the company’s annual Interactions global conference. In his usual irreverent (but very likable) style, Don talked about “giving fits to the big guys out there” and the large, attentive […]

Eli Lilly and Company Invests in Tech Growth Initiative

Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Mike Meadows Joins TechPoint Board of Directors  TechPoint, Indiana’s technology growth initiative, announced today that Eli Lilly and Company has invested in the nonprofit economic development organization, joining its Pillar Partner donors who contribute $25,000 or more annually. Lilly is one of the largest employers of highly skilled computer-related workers […]

Indy wins national competition and funding for STEM mentoring

CAPTION: President Obama speaks at the White House Science Fair where US2020 announced the seven winning cities of a national competition to create multi-year campaigns to boost STEM mentorship across the country. (Inset Photos: Laura Dodds, executive director, TechPoint Foundation for Youth met entrepreneur and US2020 champion Dean Kamen, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, and […]

VOTE for Richmond, Indiana-based Skates US to win national competition and $25,000 grand prize

Rally, Indy! We have four days to help Richmond, Indiana-based Skates US collect the most votes and win the Comcast Business Innovations 4 Entrepreneurs national competition that rewards entrepreneurs who are leveraging technology to enhance customer and employee experiences. Skates US is the exclusive U.S. importer and distributor for the world's three top brands of competitive ice skates […]

Entrepreneurs say free WI-FI for customers earns more sales

If you want to draw new customers and repeat buyers to your small business, offer them free WI-FI and heavily promote the perk. New and repeat customers are just two of the rewards entrepreneurs and IT decision-makers say they have reaped by making WI-FI a free amenity, according to results from the Small Business WI-FI […]