East Central ISBDC
345 S. High Street, 2nd Floor
Muncie, IN 47305-2326
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 1912
Muncie, IN 47308-1912
Satellite Office
2357 Chester Blvd.
Richmond, IN 47374
Phone: (866) 596-7232
Alt. Phone: (765) 282-9950
Fax: (765) 254-1450
Email: eastcentral@isbdc.org
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Brothers since they were born, Stephen and Randall Hargrave opened Brother’s Barbershop in 2010. The two have been cutting hair in Muncie for over three years before they decided to open their own business. “After doing a lot of background research, Muncie seemed like a good place to open a barbershop for African Americans,” Stephen [...]
After 32 years of marriage, Reid and Shari Boultbee have started the Midwest Coffee Roasting Company in Marion, Indiana. In October of 2007, they started their coffee roasting business out of their home and have since remodeled a 1920’s Craftsman style bungalow into their current coffee house location. Their business philosophy is very much like [...]
Tom Steiner – Do what you love and the money will follow. Nope, not really, don’t count on it, better think twice about that. For many, the romance of owning a business is what motivates their thoughts of being an entrepreneur. Like love is blind, the thought of owning a business and doing what you [...]
Peggy Cenova – I recently read Bossypants by Tina Fey– where her book humorously states “you’re no one until someone calls you bossy”. We all know a “Bossypants” and they are no one’s favorites. With a bit of self reflection however, you might find that as you have become a leader and a business owner [...]
Charlene Dent contacted the East Central ISBDC for help in writing abusiness plan and get financing so that she could open a coffee shop. She worked with the business advisor on her financial analysis and business plan. He supplied Charlene with industry-specific information concerning equipment, coffee, customer service, ESRI reports and personal experience. He had [...]
Burk Smith and Jim Goodwin contacted the East Central Indiana SBDC in March of 2008 to discuss a business idea that they had been researching for several months – a children’s entertainment facility with inflatable jumpers, video and arcade games. Burt and Jim and their children visited similar facilities in other cities and thought that [...]
Darlene and Tim Lusher opened Southside Automotive in Anderson in June of 2007. They were referred to the East Central SBDC by National City Bank. The ISBDC business advisor helped the Lushers measure the productivity of their labor, gain control of their parts inventory and get the bookkeeping system set up so they could make [...]
Lakeside Wealth Management Group, LLC and Lakeside Financial Group, LLC collectively manage over $500 million on behalf of institutions, corporations, and private clients. Services include financial planning, risk management, estate and tax planning, investment management, and custom qualified plan designs. Lakeside services clients throughout the United States from their Chesterton, Indiana lead office. With 11 [...]
