About the Institute
Many top-ranked business schools focus on preparing their students for jobs on Wall Street. At the IU Kelley School of Business Indianapolis, we're also supporting our business community closer to home, on the Main Streets of Central Indiana.
And because Indianapolis is our home, another part of our mission is ensuring that our graduates have plenty of career options within a strong Central Indiana economy. Small and mid-sized firms are the foundation of Central Indiana's economy; more than 90% of the region's businesses have 50 or fewer employees. By helping these companies succeed, the Kelley School of Business Indianapolis is helping Central Indiana thrive.
That's why Kelley Indiana has formed a partnership with the Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, the Main Street Institute, a resource for our region's small and mid-sized companies.
The Main Street Institute is a series of educational workshops and seminars on the issues that really matter to independent business executives. Large corporations have the budgets to hire legions of consultants to address strategic challenges – now, smaller firms in Central Indiana can tap into the expertise of faculty from one of the nation's top-ranked business schools and experts from the local business community for a nominal fee.
Main Street Institute topics have included reducing tax liability, marketing on a shoestring budget, safeguarding computer networks and customer information, building a more effective sales organization and more. Visit this site for upcoming events - we hope you'll join us on Main Street.
