West Central Indiana Small Business Development Center

06/20/2026

Crafting Calm opens as a business today with 4 events at Deming Park in Lions Three shelter. Only $10 for this discovery event. Join us out here on this beautiful day and anybody can do it!

06/11/2026

¡Este taller es para dueños de pequeños negocios que hablan español!

Join us for Financial Basics in Spanish, a virtual workshop designed to help Spanish-speaking small business owners better understand their business finances and build stronger financial habits.

Participants will learn the basics of tracking income and expenses, understanding cash flow, and using financial information to make more confident business decisions.

Date: Thursday, June 25, 2026
Time: 6:00 PM–8:00 PM EST
Location: Online / Virtual

This session is practical, easy to follow, and created to help business owners feel more confident managing their financial information.

Register here: https://www.facebook.com/share/1Cp1x78CPZ/

06/08/2026

We are all over the region this week for office hours!

Tuesday - Sullivan County Public Library - 10am - 1pm
Wednesday - Bridge 61 - 1pm - 4pm
Thursday City of Clinton, Indiana (in the Old National Bank Building) - 9am - 12pm.

Need to chat but can't make office hours? Schedule a meeting with our Ecosystem Navigator using the link below:
https://calendly.com/iedcjell

06/03/2026

To everyone in the Wabash Valley building a business after hours…

Traditional 9-to-5 business resources don't fit if you already work a 9-to-5.

Working alone at a coffee shop is lonely. Trying to build a brand at the kitchen table between dinner and dishes is pure stress. You deserve a space to build next to people who get the struggle.

Welcome to the Side Hustle Syndicate.

This is a new, private digital group built explicitly for local professionals balancing full-time careers while grinding on a side business. This is a trusted sandbox to:

Crowdsource solutions to your toughest business bottlenecks.

Get vetted advice from local peers on the exact same journey.

Promote your work safely in our dedicated weekly threads.

If you are doing the double-duty grind, you belong in this alliance. Tap the link below, answer the membership questions, and let’s get to work.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/wvsidehustlesyndicate

The first shift is for the paycheck. The second shift is for the dream. Let's get to work.

Send a message to learn more

05/29/2026

Quiet week next week for office hours which means more time slots for individual sessions! To book an initial call with our Navigator at no cost, use the link below:
https://calendly.com/iedcjell/entrepreneurial-initial-call

05/27/2026

Check out this pitch competition!

Celebrating America’s 250th! 🇺🇸

The SBA is looking for innovative Indiana small businesses to compete in the Patriot Pitch competition with one million dollars in prizes to the nation’s finalists!
Deadline: June 10
Details: https://preview.sba.gov/freedom-250/

05/22/2026

Office hours for next week:
Tuesday - Brazil Public Library, 1pm-4pm
Wednesday - Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, 1pm-4pm
Thursday - Excel Center of West Central Indiana, 12pm-1pm

See you out there Wabash Valley!

05/20/2026

Hey Clay County! Next week our Ecosystem Navigator, Jared will be at Brazil Public Library for his monthly entrepreneur's office hours. Have an idea for a business? Need to work out some issues with your existing business? Want to learn about resources available for business owners across the Wabash Valley? Join us Tuesday from 1PM-4PM at the Brazil Public Library!

See you there!

05/20/2026

🎉👏

A unique small business hub in downtown Brazil is getting statewide recognition. The Emporium, located just off National Avenue, was recently named Community Impact Small Business of the Year as