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Commissioners approve $5,000 for Indiana Small Business Development Center
Summary
The Blackford County commissioners approved a $5,000 request from the Indiana Small Business Development Center to continue free counseling for local small businesses, voting 3–0 on Oct. 6, 2025.
Blackford County commissioners voted unanimously Oct. 6 to allocate $5,000 in the 2026 budget to the Indiana Small Business Development Center to keep counseling services free for area small businesses.
Judy Porter, Regional Director for the Indiana Small Business Development Center, asked the board for the funds and said the center provides business counseling at no cost to local entrepreneurs. “No cost for small businesses to use their services,” Porter told the commissioners. The board approved the request on a motion by Commissioner Dan Borgenheimer, seconded by Commissioner Laura Coons; the vote was 3–0.
The allocation is intended to sustain outreach and counseling services in Blackford County. The transcript does not specify which county fund will be charged; commissioners did not state an alternative funding source during the item and offered no timeline for reporting back on program outcomes.
