Get Inspired
These are resources that we've found helpful
in our past and present ventures.
If you're starting a new business or looking to improve your business practices, browse the links below. We also have a list of great books that we recommend.
Required Reading
Starting a Business in Indiana
- Starting a Business in Indiana
- Guide to State Government
- Creating a Corporation
- Sample Business Plan
Business Taxation
Business Assistance and Development
- City Of Valparaiso
- Valparaiso Area Chamber of Commerce (VACC)
- Small Business Development Center
- Venture Club
- SCORE
- SmallBizU - The Online eLearning University
Government Funding
- 21st Century Fund
- Department of Energy, Office of Industrial Technologies
- Indiana Department of Commerce
- Indiana Development Finance Authority
- IU Office of SBIR/STTR Support Services
- National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Purdue University Task Pre-Seed Venture Fund
- US Small Business Administration
Indiana's Venture Capitalists
- Centerfield Capital Partners
- CID Equity Partners
- COMMAND Equity Group, LLC
- Gazelle TechVentures
- Irwin Ventures
- Lilly Ventures
- Periculum Capital Company
- Rose Hulman Ventures
- Spring Mill Venture Partners
Regional Venture Firms
- Alpha Capital
- Arboretum Ventures
- ARCH Development Partners, LLC
- Avalon Investments
- Blue Chip Venture Company
- Devers Private Equity Ventures, LLC
- EDF Ventures
- Garage Technology Ventures
- Investor’s Circle
- Isabella Capital, LLC
- KB partners
- NCIC Capital Fund
- North Coast
- Open Prairie Ventures
- Richland Ventures
- River Cities Capital Funds