Grow your business in Bloomington and take advantage of:

• The best and brightest employees, including 6,000 new Indiana University Bloomington graduates each year.
• A young, talented, tech-savvy workforce — median age 28; average age 32.
• A highly educated population — Bloomington ranks 14th in the nation in percent of population with college degrees (Fortune Magazine).
• A growing workforce, which has increased 30 percent since 1982 (Indiana Department of Workforce Development).
• A low unemployment rate (2.1 percent), lower than other information technology communities, including Boston (2.2), Austin (2.4), Denver (2.6), Atlanta (3.0), Seattle (3.1) and San Jose (3.3).*

Additionally, you'll find a number of resources designed to provide your business with the knowledge and support it needs to thrive. Resources include:

• The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) -- providing the Bloomington community with access to information and resources that will help answer any questions that arise in the course of starting a business.
• South Central Workforce Development Services -- offering substantial funding incentives to companies that hire qualified workers.