Lemonade Day is helping address the need for talent and jobs

As Orr Fellows, my wife Carrie and I both had amazing experiences in and around entrepreneurship at the start of our careers. Those experiences led to me co-founding my own software startup before taking the helm here at TechPoint.   Of course, my wife and boys were the very best things to happen to me […]

** Live Blog ** Building a B2C Business in a B2B Town

This post is a **LIVE blog ** that is being updated in close to real time with the New Economy New Rules event 2013: Tech Stories of the Year. Attributions are not direct quotes but paraphrased chronicling of the discussion.      Shawn Schwegman     CEO, Gusto  Randy Stocklin  CEO, One Click Ventures  Shelly Towns   […]

Indy startups could win up to $25,000 in cash and services through ‘Innovations 4 Entrepreneurs’

There are a number of business plan competitions and entrepreneurship-related contests that come around every year, and anyone willing to support startups with cash and free services gets a big thumbs up from this guy. But the newest program announced last month by Comcast Business — Innovations 4 Entrepreneurs — isn't your average contest, unless […]

Influential Women in Tech and Entrepreneurship Earning Significant Media Attention

Just a week after Inside Indiana Business dedicated its show and numerous interviews to women entrepreneurs throughout Indiana (many of whom are in tech), The Indianapolis Star reserved nearly two whole pages of its Sunday edition to 10 influential women in tech: How they're making a difference. This type of coverage is unprecedented for Indianapolis. Personally, […]

5 Reasons You Should Care About TechPoint’s Workforce Report

Last Friday, TechPoint released the Technology Workforce Report: Employment Trends and the Demand for Computer-Related Talent in Central Indiana, the results of a study funded by the Lilly Endowment and Katz, Sapper & Miller. The report proved what many area businesses have long suspected: the tech job market has grown much faster than others in […]