| |
Press Release – Appeared on Inside Indiana Business’s
The Inside Edge Morning Briefing, October 16, 2006
MillerWhite, LLC a finalist
for IU Entrepreneurial Awards
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Sixty-eight Indiana companies
are finalists in a program from Indiana University's Kelley
School of Business that recognizes emerging companies for
their growth, innovation, spirit and social enterprise. The
IU Entrepreneurial Awards of Distinction will be presented
to a select number of these businesses on October 19.
The Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship
and Innovation at the Kelley School will host the dinner
recognizing the finalists and naming
the winners in each of several categories. More than 140
companies applied for the award with nearly half of the 68
finalist companies being first time applicants.
"These entrepreneurial companies are the very fabric
of the future for the state of Indiana. They are vital to
the state's effort to develop an entrepreneurial culture," said
Donald F. Kuratko, executive director of the Johnson Center
for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and the Jack M. Gill
Chair of Entrepreneurship. "They also are important
contributors to the communities where they are located. They've
worked hard to make a success of their business ventures,
and we feel that they deserve the special recognition that
this program provides."
To be eligible for the awards, companies had to be founded
by the 2003 fiscal year, be a public or private corporation
with a proprietorship or partnership located in Indiana,
and have revenues of more than $1 million. Eight of the finalist
companies in the Growth Category have experienced 100 percent
or more growth since 2003. Altogether, the companies being
honored employ more than 6,000 people in Indiana and reported
total revenue of $850,832,600.
The Center also will honor Richard "Dick" Johnson,
chairman of Johnson Ventures, Inc. and founder and president
of the former Bigfoot Industries, as the second recipient
of the William L. Haeberle Entrepreneurial Legacy Award.
The award commemorates the lasting mark of Johnson's business
creation in the state. The award is given in honor of Haeberle,
IU professor emeritus of management and an advisor to scores
of Indiana entrepreneurs for nearly 60 years.
The Indiana Entrepreneurial Awards of Distinction recognizes
finalists and winners in four categories.
- The Growth Award recognizes companies with at least 35
percent growth over a two-year period.
- The Spirit Award honors companies for their high standards
in risk-taking and perseverance through various mistakes
and obstacles.
- The Innovation Award goes to companies that pioneered
new systems, products or best practices to adapt to the
changing business climate.
- The Social Enterprise Award recognizes non-profit companies
with social missions which have adopted entrepreneurial
attributes.
An outside blue ribbon panel of business consultants and
successful entrepreneurs conducted the judging. The certified
public accounting firm of Katz, Sapper & Miller audited
and verified financial statements for the finalists in the
growth category, requiring companies to demonstrate how they
achieved their growth.
Partners for this year's IU Entrepreneurial Awards of Distinction
are LaSalle National Bank, Katz, Sapper & Miller, IU
Research & Technology Corp., the Indiana Venture Center;
Monument Advisors, NASDAQ and Pathologists Associated Labs.
For more information regarding the program and the Johnson
Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, visit the Center's
web site at http://www.kelley.indiana.edu/jcei or call 812-855-4248.
Here are the finalists, listed alphabetically with their
location and the award category for which they are being
recognized:
Ace Mortgage Funding, LLC, Indianapolis, Growth
Advantis Medical, Inc., Greenwood, Growth
ANGEL Learning, Indianapolis, Growth, Spirit and Innovation
Baker Hill, Carmel, Innovation
Benefit Associates, Inc., Indianapolis, Spirit
BeniComp Advantage, Inc., Fort Wayne, Innovation
Coalition for Homelessness Intervention & Prevention
(CHIP), Indianapolis, Social
Columbus Enterprise Development Corporation (CEDC), Columbus,
Social
Community Education Coalition, Columbus, Social
Cornea Research Foundation of America, Indianapolis, Social
Cornerstone Information Systems, Bloomington, Spirit
Crew Property Improvement Specialists, Carmel, Growth
Crown E.S.A., Portage, Spirit
Daman Products Co., Inc., Mishawaka, Spirit
Damar Services, Indianapolis, Social
Damien Center, Indianapolis, Social
Deborah Wood Associates Healthcare Communications Group,
Carmel, Spirit and Innovation
elmagine Technology Group, Inc., Indianapolis, Growth
Electronic Communication Systems, Inc., Bloomington, Spirit
Elwood Staffing Services, Inc., Columbus, Growth
Employment Plus, Bloomington, Growth
ExactTarget, Indianapolis, Growth
Family Service Association, Bloomington, Social
Focus Surgery, Inc., Indianapolis, Innovation
Fusion Alliance, Indianapolis, Innovation
Griffin Analytical Technologies, LLC, West Lafayette, Growth
and Innovation
Harlan Bakeries, Inc., Avon, Growth, Spirit and Innovation
Healthx, Indianapolis, Spirit and Innovation
Home Reserve, Fort Wayne, Spirit and Innovation
Hull & Knarr, LLP, Greenwood, Growth
Iasta, Carmel, Growth, Spirit and Innovation
Imaginestics, LLC, West Lafayette, Innovation
Indiana Speed Football, Inc., Indianapolis, Spirit
Indianapolis Signworks, Inc., Indianapolis, Innovation
Information in Place, Inc., Bloomington, Innovation
Interactive Intelligence, Inc., Indianapolis, Innovation
IT Solutions, Inc., Indianapolis, Growth
Just Marketing International, Zionsville, Growth
LaBov & Beyond, Inc., Fort Wayne, Spirit
LHP Software, Columbus, Growth
Marketing Informatics, Indianapolis, Growth
MediaSauce, Carmel, Growth and Spirit
Midwest Mole, Inc., Indianapolis, Spirit
Midwest Tube Mills, Inc., Madison, Spirit
MillerWhite, LLC, Terre Haute, Spirit
MSP Aviation, Inc., Bloomington, Growth
Never Too Late, Inc., Indianapolis, Social
Noble Marketing Group, Cicero, Spirit
Oak Street Funding, LLC, Carmel, Innovation
Officescape, Inc., Lafayette, Innovation
Pac-Van, Inc., Indianapolis, Spirit
PreferredPartner, Indianapolis, Innovation
Pro Winds, Bloomington, Spirit
Productive Resources, Columbus, Spirit
ProSolv CardioVascular, Indianapolis, Innovation
ProTrans International, Inc., Indianapolis, Growth
Quadraspec, Inc., West Lafayette, Innovation
RoundAbout Madison, Madison, Spirit
Senex Services Corp., Indianapolis, Innovation
T2 Systems, Indianapolis, Spirit & Innovation
Team Quality Services, Inc., Auburn, Spirit
That's Good HR, Inc., Indianapolis, Growth
The Haelan Group, Indianapolis, Spirit and Innovation
Timmy Foundation, Indianapolis, Social
Total Benefits, LLC, Indianapolis, Spirit
TruPay Corporation, Mishawaka, Spirit
Unique Window & Door, Indianapolis, Growth and Spirit
YMCA Indy SwimFit, Indianapolis, Social
Source: Indiana University
|
|
