Written by Monty Henderson and Jon Myers. After a record year for the Indiana Small Business Development Center (ISBDC) in 2019, the beginning of 2020 looked even more promising. Our Business Advisors were helping people realize their dreams by starting…
We are happy to announce the release of the 2019 digital divide index. This updated version keeps the three scores you are familiar with: overall digital divide index, infrastructure/adoption, and socioeconomic. These scores still range from 0 to 100, where…
Digital exclusion is the greatest threat to twenty-first century economic development. Recent global events related to the novel coronavirus emphasizes the importance of community and citizen online engagement. The Purdue Center for Regional Development (PCRD) plans to combat this issue…
Written by Indraneel Kumar, Andrey Zhalnin and Roberto Gallardo. As COVID-19 rates are climbing across the state and country, new restrictions have been put in place. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, these restrictions negatively impact small businesses,…
Written by Bertin Mbongo and Andrey Zhalnin. January is not over yet and PCRD can already check off one new year’s resolution our list: updating the IARC data dashboard! Found at iarcdatadashboard.com, this tool features data for each region in…
Whether your welding partner is a robotic arm on the assembly line or you open the door to a roving bot delivering pizza on Purdue’s campus, at some point you have likely asked yourself “what’s next?” – or, more importantly,…
Nearly one-third of America’s workers lack digital skills according to the National Skills Coalition. This trend isn’t just in older generations. The National Skills Coalition also reports that 54 percent of individuals under the age of 35 have limited or…
What good business guidance have we learned during this pandemic? Unfortunately, many businesses have been negatively impacted. Some specific core groups have especially taken a hit, such as the entertainment and recreation sectors, including restaurants reliant on indoor dining. Numerous businesses…