Indiana Small Business Program Opens State Contracts: Who Qualifies
Gov. Braun's new program expands Buy Indiana. Here is how a qualifying company gets on the list and what the state buys.
Priya Vaithilingam · October 11, 2026
Coverage of the earliest stage of a company: proving demand, choosing a legal structure, setting terms with a first customer, and raising money from banks, grants or revenue instead of investors. Written for people starting a business alongside a job, and for the advisers guiding them.
Coverage of the earliest stage of a company: proving demand, choosing a legal structure, setting terms with a first customer, and raising money from banks, grants or revenue instead of investors. Written for people starting a business alongside a job, and for the advisers guiding them.
Gov. Braun's new program expands Buy Indiana. Here is how a qualifying company gets on the list and what the state buys.
Priya Vaithilingam · October 11, 2026
Founder drive lasts longer when it runs on systems, feedback, and other people — not on 5 a.m. mythology.
Priya Vaithilingam · September 30, 2026
Entrepreneurship through acquisition trades the startup grind for an operating company with customers, cash flow, and a history you did not create.
Priya Vaithilingam · September 20, 2026
The chief minister used World Bamboo Day to frame bamboo as a jobs and entrepreneurship engine. The message matters less for what it says than for what it leaves out.
Priya Vaithilingam · September 18, 2026
The Federal Reserve left its benchmark rate unchanged on July 29, keeping SBA 7(a) borrowing pinned to a 6.75% prime rate and leaving open the chance the next move is up, not down.
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