According to a press release from Inside Indiana Business, Lt. Governor Sue Ellspermann announced that the Indy Chamber will be the new host for the Central Indiana small Business Development Center (C-ISBDC). This is where organizations will be able to consolidate regional small business resources for better service to Central Indiana entrepreneurs.

Ellspermann said that the organization provides valuable support to entrepreneurs and small business owners throughout the state. This new partnership will be used to establish a single center to launch and grow local businesses. This is critical as creating and developing local companies is a vitally important part to the future of Indiana as a premier location to start or relocate a company to.

Michael Huber, the president and CEO of the Indy Chamber, told the news source that with the range of economic development programs that the organization offers including entrepreneurial services and regional business attractions, it is in the perfect place to amplify the programs being offered by the C-ISBDC. This also opens the door to improve a microlending program that will help local companies secure capital and provide the regional business community with a wider range of funding options.

"Being housed in the flagship economic development organization in Indianapolis, this new location provides a wonderful opportunity for C-ISBDC clients to access numerous resources under one roof," said Doug Boehme, C-ISBDC Regional Director. "Streamlining the resources of the C-ISBDC with the Indy Chamber will expand both organizations' impact on small business, and help businesses become more profitable and successful in Central Indiana."

Indiana is one of the leading areas for business in the United States and it is moves like this that make that the case. Support like this allow companies to be confident to invest in ways to improve their operations like through business management software or anew office space.