Economic Development: Business Services Directory
Business Services Directory
Donna Crooks
Growth Alliance for Greater Evansville
Business Development Director
318 Main Street, Suite 500
Evansville, IN 47708
812.401.4243
812.492.4382 (fax)
donna@evansvillegage.com
The Growth Alliance for Greater Evansville provides support to new and existing core businesses that enhance the overall economic vitality of the City of Evansville and Vanderburgh County, Indiana. The Growth Alliance provides business assistance that helps to counter challenges and seize opportunities for relocation, growth or expansion. Offering free, comprehensive assistance to existing companies, site selection consultants and corporate location professionals, economic development professionals can facilitate every aspect of your project as you evaluate our area and will act as the liaison between your company and government officials, education providers and private sector resources.
Kim Howard
Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
Regional Director
318 Main Street, Suite 401
Evansville, IN 47708
812.425.7232
812.305.1049 (cell)
812.421.5883 (fax)
khoward@isbdc.org
Hosted by The Chamber of Commerce of Southwest Indiana
From start-ups to existing business, the SBDC has programs and services to assist individuals and companies reach their goals.
Economic Development Coalition of Southwest Indiana
318 Main Street, Suite 400
Evansville, IN 47708
812.423.2020
812.423.2080 (fax)
The Economic Development Coalition of Southwest Indiana is your source for Southwest Indiana economic development information and assistance.
Gene Recker
University of Southern Indiana
(812) 760-60814
garecker@usi.edu
Peter S. Sherman, PhD
University of Evansville
Assistant Professor of Management
1800 Lincoln Avenue
Evansville, IN 47722
812.488.2387
812.488.2872 (fax)
ps45@evansville.edu
Justin Groenert
Office of Congressman Larry Bucshon
101 NW Martin Luther King Jr Blvd., Room 124
Evansville, IN 47708
812.465.6484
812.422.4761 (fax)
justin.groenert@mail.house.gov
Brenda Goff
Office of U.S. Senator Daniel Coats
101 NW M L King Blvd
Evansville, IN 47708-1924
812.465.6500
Brenda_goff@coats.senate.gov
Larry Ordner
Office of U.S. Senator Richard Lugar
Regional Director
Denton Federal Building, Room 122
101 N.W. Martin Luther King Blvd.
Evansville, IN 47708
812.465.6313
812.421.1883 (fax)
larry_ordner@lugar.senate.gov
Southern Indiana Regional Office of Indiana’s Senior United States Senator – providing Hoosiers with responsive constituent services, guidance on Federal issues and resources for business development. To learn more about Senator Lugar, or to access online business resources, please visit: www.lugar.senate.gov and click on “Hoosier Services.”
Dorrie LoBue
Indiana Economic Development Corporation
Director, Southwest Region
318 Main Street, Suite 500
Evansville, IN 47708
812.492.4415
812.454.5897 (cell)
dlobue@iedc.in.gov
The Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) responds quickly to help businesses locate, grow, and thrive in Indiana. The State of Indiana’s lead economic development agency, the IEDC oversees Indiana’s statewide business attraction & development efforts, coordinates state programs and incentives for companies looking to grow in Indiana, and provides technical assistance, business expertise and funding to Indiana entrepreneurs and high-tech start-ups.
Jim Heck
Grow Southwest Indiana Workforce
Executive Director
318 Main Street, Suite 504
Evansville, IN 47708
812.492.4505
812.604.5840 (cell)
812.492.4517 (fax)
Jim.heck@workonesw.org
Grow Southwest Indiana Workforce supports education and training to prepare a highly skilled workforce to meet the ever-changing needs of business and collaborates with economic development organizations, Chambers of Commerce, and businesses in Southwest Indiana to assist in the creation of high skill, high wage jobs.
Kate Linderman
Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library
Reference Services Supervisor
200 SE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
Evansville, IN 47713
812.428.8204
katel@evpl.org
http://www.evpl.org/research/businesscentral/
EVPL’s extensive Business Central collection, located on the second floor of the downtown Central Library, is your one-stop shop for business information. Whether you’re starting a business, financing a business, researching a business plan, performing market research, researching legal and governmental regulations, starting a non-profit, or researching grants and funding opportunities, your EVPL library card provides you the resources for doing all of the above – and more. Vanderburgh County business owners can apply for a Business Courtesy Card, which provides 24-7 access to our exclusive electronic resources – well-known and trusted online directories, business journals, investment surveys, and market research. Whether you’re just starting out or an established business owner, contact Reference Services at 428.8218 or rs@evpl.org to get started!
Jane Reel
Department of Metropolitan Development
306 Civic Center Complex – 3rd floor – Room 306.
One N.W. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard
Evansville, Indiana 47708
812.436.7823
812.436.7809 (fax)
jreel@evansvillegov.org
Dick Arneson
SCORE (Counselors to America’s Small Business)
Counselor
318 Main Street, Suite 223
Evansville, IN 47708
812.426.6144
812.423.4333 (home)
812.492.4301 (fax)
darneson4051@insightbb.com
SCORE provides resources and expertise to maximize the success of existing and emerging small businesses. Small business success across America is SCORE’s mission. Since 1964, SCORE volunteers have donated their expertise in more than 600 skill areas to aid entrepreneurs. 7.5 million entrepreneurs have been counseled by SCORE or attended SCORE workshops. With 389 offices for face-to-face mentoring and Ask SCORE for online advice, SCORE serves the needs of today’s entrepreneurs.
Alan Jones
Evansville Urban Enterprise Association
Executive Director
135 South Garvin Street
Evansville, Indiana 47711
812.426.2490
812.426.2551 (fax)
ajsuper@evansville.net
EUEA is a public/private partnership for economic revitalization of Evansville’s Enterprise Zone. Various incentives are utilized in promoting business expansion and creation.
Maureen Barton
Ivy Tech Community College Southwest
812.429.9809
mbarton27@ivytech.edu
Barbara Embry
United Neighborhoods of Evansville
Neighborhoods Services Coordinator
20 NW Fourth Street, Suite 501
Evansville, IN 47708
812.428.4243
812.205.3071 (cell)
bembry@unoevansville.org
United Neighborhoods of Evansville (UNOE) is a non-profit organization that currently consists of forty member neighborhoods.
Offered services include:
- Natural forum for neighborhood development
- Strength in numbers
- Opportunity to be represented on City Neighborhood Committees
- Automatic access to City activities that affect neighborhoods
- Research, program ideas, & development
- Grant writing assistance
- Workshops and seminars
- New computer and work station for individual Neighborhood Association use (newsletter design, flyers, research, etc.)
- Technical assistance from the UNOE staff
- Instruction on the use of the computer for word processing