Venture Out Business Center in Madison Indiana

The Madison Area Chamber of Commerce would like to thank the following sponsors:

Venture Out Business Center

"We started Microdome Computers 10 years ago here in the Venture Out Business Center. We chose the VOBC for its location, good resources, and helpful staff. Having the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) right here on premise, along with the Madison Area Chamber of Commerce, was a great asset. We attribute our successful start to the VOBC, its
staff, and the resources that surrounded us there."

-- Andy Lytle VP, Microdome Computers Inc.

The Venture Out Business Center in Madison, Indiana, is a business incubator that offers rental Entrepreneurs at Venture Out Business Center, Madison, Indiana space as well as assistance to new and expanding businesses.

If you are a budding entrepreneur, own an expanding operation or have a retrievable at-risk business, Madison's Venture Out Business Center (VOBC) is a proven base of operations as Southeastern Indiana's only business incubator.

For further information regarding available space at Venture Out Business Center, call (812) 265-3135, Ext. 221.

The VOBC, located at 975 Industrial Drive, Madison, Indiana, houses several businesses, organizations and institutions benefiting from amenities offered to tenants.

Services provided by the VOBC, which are included in the tenant’s monthly fee, include:
• 24-hour individually-keyed access to rented space
• Facility receptionist
• Basic utilities (gas heat, electric service, water and sewage)
• Building insurance and real taxes paid
• Centralized phone system with one phone provided
• On-site business and management consultants through SBDC
• Tenant kitchen
• Professional business environment
• Use of local fax machine
• Use of shared photocopier with 50 free copies per month
• Use of business resource library with computer work station
• Basic building maintenance in common areas
• Individual mailboxes with designated business address
• Conference room with television/VCR (as available)
• UPS/FedEx pickup and delivery
• Fee-based high speed T-1 line Internet access

Statistics demonstrate that eight out of 10 new businesses starting up in America today will fail within the first five years due to improper planning, a lack of operating capital, or both. On the other hand, only two of 10 businesses utilizing incubators such as the local VOBC fail within the first five years. The regional office of the Small Business Development Center is located at the VOBC, providing needed support for entrepreneurs.

Current tenants of the Venture Out Business Center are: BagBarn.com, Employment Plus, Jefferson County Board of Realtors, Home Care Home, Ohio River Valley Food Venture, Prairie Mutts LLC, SEI Communications, Silver Circles, and United Industrial and Welding.

The Madison Area Chamber of Commerce also has its offices at the VOBC facility. Membership in the local Chamber of Commerce is conducive not only to a strong business community, but offers numerous benefits to individual members.

The VOBC has a specialized area for food entrepreneurs, a shared-used commercial kitchen called the Ohio River Valley Food Venture. For information, call manager Helen Cope at (812) 265-3135, Ext. 221. Wedding reception at the Venture Out Business Center, Madison Indiana

Venture Out Business Center is also available for social rentals. Please call Helen Cope at (812) 265-3135, Ext. 221, to reserve a room for your graduation party, family reunion or wedding reception. Venture Out has flexible space for all types of gatherings.

“Venture Out Business Center is a good place to center everything—from a strategic standpoint. Everyone knows where it is located, the rent is cheaper than most places, and the building and the people are very professional.”

-- Tenant

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