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[Interview] Zack Creed, Oakville Golf Instructor On Entrepreneurship, Career Transitions

YoungUpstarts

While working at The Hawthorns Golf & Country Club in Fishers, Indiana, Zack qualified for and played in the 2012 and 2013 Indiana Open tournaments. While working as the co-first assistant professional at the Highland Golf & Country Club in Indianapolis in 2014, he was a finalist for Indiana Professional of the Year.

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Public Innovation Training, NW Indiana

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

Attention Michiana, NW Indiana, Chicago. The Society of Innovators at Purdue University Northwest (PNW) aims to contribute to economic and community development throughout the region as the champion of innovation in Northwest Indiana. Public Training Offering — Getting Innovation Started. PORTAGE, Ind. to 11:30 a.m.

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Pay Your Payroll Tax With R&D Credits

YoungUpstarts

Starting in 2016, Research and Development (R&D) tax credits can be used to offset payroll taxes. The Federal R&D credit amounts to roughly 5% of the wages, materials, and outside contractor expenses in research activities related to product and software development, including: Product conceptualization and development.

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5 Strategies To Thrive In Customer-Driven Disruption

Startup Professionals Musings

Develop higher quality than just good enough. Disney, for example, has managed to maintain its broad entertainment appeal by evolving from Mickey Mouse cartoons, to Old Yeller type movies, Pixar animation movies, to Star Wars and Indiana Jones. Theme parks and attractions are revised regularly.

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6 Stories of Successful New Entrepreneurs to Inspire Your Business

Up and Running

An engineering services firm, TRISTAR is the first woman and minority-owned firm based in Indiana to offer the Department of Defense (DoD) technical support services. Since then, more than $30 million in SBIR funds have enabled iRobot to conduct 33 research initiatives to develop new sensors and other robot capability enhancements.

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Baby Steps To Breakthrough In Regional Economic Development

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

Creativity, Innovation, and Economic Development — Embracing the Challenge. Better Questions Means Better Answers for Regional Economic Development. Economic Development is important and challenging work. I suspect that many in the field find the economic development challenge overwhelming.

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Indiana Innovation, Gonzeaux #2, Who is Nick Tippman?

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

Bloomington, Indiana, Tuesday May 8, Gonzeaux #2. Indiana is the state of Nick Tippmann. The future of Indiana Innovation that’s who (and not Bobby Knight). More on Nick and Bobby below, but first, Observations: Indiana is very flat. How many state cops does Indiana employ? Who’s Nick Tippmann?

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