Indiana Small Business Development CentersStart Stronger, Grow Faster and Work Smarter

The basics

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Table of contents

Consulting

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Research

03Case studies

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What is the ISBDC?

The ISBDC mission

SBDC presence

Performance measures

thebasics

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What is the ISBDC?

The basics

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The Indiana Small Business Development

Center (ISBDC) provides entrepreneurs

expert guidance and a comprehensive

network of resources. PCRD hosts two of the

10 regional ISBDCs.

Services provided include one-on-one consulting,

strategic planning, market research, loan

assistance and much more.

The ISBDC targets both existing businesses and

start-ups with a full range of services.

Purdue’s

hosted

ISBDCs: The

Hoosier

Heartland SBDC

and the

Southeast

SBDC.

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The ISDBC mission

The basics

The ISBDC creates a

positive impact on the

formation, growth and

sustainability of Indiana’s

small businesses by

providing entrepreneurs

expert guidance and a

comprehensive network

of resources.

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The ISBDC network aims to accomplish this

mission through a continuous focus on impact.

ISBDC goes beyond training events and meetings

to ensure that clients receive noticeable value

and outcomes.

All ISBDC activities focus primarily on existing

entrepreneurs or businesses and on viable new

business opportunities.

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SBDC presence in Indiana

The basics

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ISBDC’s presence in Indiana

involves:

Consistent follow-up and

ongoing concern for the

future needs of existing

clients

Regular product and

program delivery

Connection to internal and

external programs, products,

resources and partners

In their work as a

valuable economic

development program,

the ISBDC engages with

advisory boards at the

state and regional level,

remains informed about

the programs offered by

their partners and

maintains a presence

with local governments,

universities and other

economic development

organizations.

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ISBDC performance measures

The basics

section 01

Simple and understandable performance

measures enable SDBCs to communicate

and demonstrate their value to clients,

stakeholders, government and the public.

These performance measures are indicators for

actions intended to have a positive and

measurable impact on Indiana businesses.

All engagement from SBDCs is identifiable by its

professional attitude, appearance and output.

The ISBDC intends to become and remain the

primary Indiana resource network for business

planning and business growth activities.

The ISBDC is acknowledged and

respected as a wise investment of

money, resources and time by those

who utilize its services.

Business consulting

Strategic planning

Financial understanding

Business planning

consulting

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No cost, one-on-one business consulting

Consulting

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ISBDC Business Advisors will evaluate

your business from top to bottom and

target specific areas where efficiency

could be improved.

Whether you are in the startup, growth or

mature business stage, SBDC trained

advisors will help you start stronger, grow

faster and work smarter.

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Strategic planning

Consulting

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The ISBDC strategic planning process provides you with

tangible plans that you can start implementing immediately.

ISBDC business advisors will help you and your team develop goals,

strategies and tactics to reach your company vision.

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Financial understanding and growing your bottom line

Consulting

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Develop a better understanding of what your financial

statements are telling you about the health of your

business with financial assistance from ISBDC.

No advance knowledge of accounting is necessary. The ISBDC

will assist in developing a plan to generate a greater net income

while strengthening operations.

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Business planning software

Consulting

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The ISBDC offers SmallBizNavigator,

an online planning tool, which

includes feasibility, business and

marketing plan templates to help

you create a detailed map for your

business.

The ISBDC, in partnership with Fifth

Third Bank, also offers SmallBizU,

which teaches entrepreneurs

finance, marketing and

management through the delivery

of 20 core online courses.

Industry researchresearch

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Researching your industry

Research

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The ISBDC has access to many nationally recognized market

research databases.

SBDC business advisors will help you leverage these tools to locate

accurate and relevant industry information such as market trends, best

practices, current conditions, executive insight, industry opportunities and

future industry specific technology.

You will also find out how your business income statement and balance

sheet compare to businesses of the same size and same industry using

industry financial ratios with research compiled from local and national

publications.

Understanding

your business,

market and

competition is

crucial to

finding your

way to the top.

Trinity Dry Cleaners

Mauck Towing

All Kids Can Therapy

Energy Delivery Solutions

case studies

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Client highlight – Trinity Dry Cleaners

Case studies

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With the help of Indiana’s Southeast SBDC,

a business called Trinity Dry Cleaners in

Lawrenceburg, Indiana, has recently been

launched.

The owners of this establishment, Linda and

Barry Mitchell, have been SBDC clients for two

years and created their company in order to

provide an eco-friendly business for their

community.

By eliminating the toxic and hazardous chemicals

typically used by dry cleaning facilities, they are

able to eliminate a health risk to their community

and improve their region’s environment.

The ISBDC consolidates many

areas of expertise in one

accessible local office. Having

access to qualified advisors is

an invaluable resource for any

entrepreneur looking to start

their own business.

Linda and Barry Mitchell

Owners of Trinity Dry Cleaners

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Client highlight – Mauck Towing and Recovery

Case studies

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Jeff Mauck and Michelle Mauck are

founders of Mauck Towing and Recovery, a

successful towing operation in Borden,

Indiana.

These entrepreneurs established their business

after discovering that their hometown, Borden,

was 20 miles from the closest towing company.

With the help of Indiana’s southeast SBDC, they

launched a successful small business.

If it were not for Blayr [Southeast ISBDC

Regional Director] and the ISBDC, we

would still be trying to figure everything

out on our own. Blayr pointed us in the

right direction. She seemed to act as a

spiritual advisor, not just a business

advisor.

The ISBDC helped us focus on the long-

term goals of opening our business so

that we didn’t obsess over the long, slow

details.

Jeff and Michelle Mauck

Owners of Mauck Towing and Recovery

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Client highlight – All Kids Can Therapy Services

Case studies

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Everything that goes into starting

and growing a small business is

so expensive. The Southeast

ISBDC was a great resource

because they are affordable and

supportive.

Jacqueline Overpeck

Owner of All Kids Can Therapy Services LLC.

Madison, Indiana, is home to All Kids Can

Therapy Services LLC., a business owned

by entrepreneur Jacqueline Overpeck.

This small clinic, which is for kids only, offers

physical therapy, occupational therapy and

speech therapy for children with injuries and

special needs.

With assistance from Indiana’s southeast

SBDC, All Kids Can has become an extremely

successful small business that has served over

220 patients.

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Client highlight – Energy Delivery Solutions, LLC.

Case studies

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Blayr [Southeast ISBDC

Regional Director] and the

ISBDC saved Energy Delivery

Solutions thousands of dollars

by helping us with our

financial statements and

business plan.

Dr. Bill Ehringer

Owner of Energy Delivery Solutions, LLC.

Located in Jeffersonville, Indiana, Energy

Delivery Solutions was founded by Dr. Bill

Ehringer, a previous professor of Physiology,

Biophysics and Bioengineering.

Dr. Ehringer developed Energy Deliverable

Solutions in order to make his patented

technology, liposomal ATP, available to the general

public.

This life-saving technology is used all around the

world, and positively impacts southern Indiana by

creating jobs and hopefully drawing more

biotechnology businesses to the area.

For more information,

please contact Susan

Davis or Blayr Barnard at

sbdavis@purdue.edu

bbarnard@purdue.edu

The Purdue Center for Regional Development (PCRD) seeks to pioneer

new ideas and strategies that contribute to regional collaboration,

innovation and prosperity.