Starting a business is fraught with decisions ranging from defining the type of business to start, choosing whether to be a home-based, online, or a brick-and-mortar company, hiring staff and calculating startup and operational costs. According to the Indiana Small Business Economic Profile 2021, there are nearly 530,000 small businesses in Indiana, employing more than 1.2 million Hoosiers. David Watkins, senior vice president of entrepreneurship and small business for the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, said the one component large and small companies have in common also makes them competitors. .
State leaders in Maine are calling attention to the growing number of fatalities on U.S. roads and highways due to distracted driving. The soundscape of texts and phone calls, the monitoring of GPS maps and even eating in the car are causing drivers to take their eyes off the road and their hands off the wheel. .
AARP Virginia is hosting its annual Scam Jam to educate people about online scams tomorrow. WFIR’s Ian Price has more about the online event. Click HERE to learn more about the Scam Jam
In the hopes of warning seniors about the dangers of online scams, AARP Virginia is hosting its annual Scam Jam April 29. Members of law enforcement as well as scam victims will be speaking about what people should look for to avoid being scammed. According to the FBI s Internet Crime Complaint Center, Virginians were scammed out of $205 million in 2022 with more than 11,000 victims across the state. .