Northwest Indiana Small Business Development Center

The NW-ISBDC and Accounting Made Simple are presenting workshops to assist with wrapping up the payroll process for 2013. Detect and Correct Topics include: analyzing reports, error detection, fixing the Dirty Dozen Errors and improving productivity....

Joe Beckman has joined the NW-ISBDC team as a business adviser. He brings 30 years of experience to the role, including leading Home Lumber Co. Inc and Beckman & Newcomer Consulting as well as owning and managing several land developments....

The Northwest ISBDC is teaming with Anna Sheets of Accounting Made Simple to offer a two-part workshop on QuickBooks essentials in January and February. The sessions are from 9 a.m. to noon Fridays Jan. 24 and 31 as well as 9 a.m. to noon Fridays...

The Northwest ISBDC is offering its Launch Your Own Business Workshop: A Sound and Proven Path at a new location: Portage University Center, 6260 Central Ave. The kick-off workshop will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday Jan. 29. The workshop is a first...

The Northwest ISBDC and Accounting Made Simple are offering three workshops to assist business owners and entrepreneurs with wrapping up the payroll process for 2013. W2 and 1099 Year-end Payroll Workshop will be from 9 a.m. to noon Friday Jan. 17,...

Join Michael Hicks, director of the Ball State Center for Business and Economic Research and a professor of economics in the Miller College of Business, when he visits Merrillville for a review of economic trends in 2013, a forecast for the business...

The Northwest ISBDC is offering Launch Your Own Business Workshop: A Sound and Proven Path from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday Dec. 10 at the Regional Development Company, 1757 Thornapple Circle. The workshop is a first step toward owning a successful small...

Nestled between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Small Business Saturday is a day dedicated to supporting small businesses across the country. Founded by American Express in 2010, this day is celebrated every year on the Saturday after Thanksgiving....

Indiana's success story has so much to do with our strong connection between the public and private sectors. It's the reason we're able to work together to remove obstacles that get in the way of economic development and create solutions that benefit...

This workshop helps entrepreneurs evaluate their business ideas, prepare sound business plans, manage expectations and increase chances of accessing capital. Workshop topics include: identifying personal objectives, skills and resources describing...