BOI is a micro enterprise organizaiton operating in central Indiana since 1997. Our sole purpose and passion is to assist and support individuals who want to create household income through business ownership or self-employment. We work with individuals exploring business ownership - or just...
BOI is a micro enterprise organizaiton operating in central Indiana since 1997. Our sole purpose and passion is to assist and support individuals who want to create household income through business ownership or self-employment. We work with individuals exploring business ownership - or just starting a business to those already in business - wanting to grow, expand or sell.
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%newline%We assist by providing an integrated holistic approach -- we work with our clients from initial meeting through reaching one's goals.
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%newline%BOI offers FREE business counseling sessions. By meeting each client, we learn each client's assets, skills, experience and dreams. We then help idenitfy the right \"next steps\". We provide FREE or very low cost workshops to help build business ownership skills. We offer classes in sales, marketing, record keeping, legal and tax topics, child or personal care operations, loans, accounting and Quick Books. We help clients write business plans, apply for loans and learn how to become state or federal women or minority business certified.
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%newline%Our clients believe the best we offer is our expertise, connections and time. We help connect each client with other business owners, customers and suppliers through our networking events, our contacts and personal referrals.
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%newline%We work with more than 2,000 individuals annually. More than 550 have started or grown their business. Whether your goal is to replace or supplement icnomce from a job (wage employment) with income from your own business (self employment) - BOI is the place to go for the highest quality counseling, training and connections.
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%newline%Our staff has experience as buisness ownres, attorneys, accountants and bankers. Our sole focus is to help each client realize her or his financial and business ownership dream!(more)