Rock paper scissors, inc. is a publicity firm that focuses on what founder Dmitri Vietze calls “music of global significance.” Its clients are generally record labels or independent musicians, though the company has also been hired by websites, national radio and TV outlets, festivals, music venues, and book publishers and authors. Rock paper scissors is currently located on the edge of downtown Bloomington in a renovated loft in a former city garage with three full-time and one half-time employee and half a dozen interns.

Founded in 2001, Little America Records is an independent record label and recording studio that supports singers/songwriters in central and southern Indiana. Currently based out of Bedford, Indiana, Little America Records also operates offices in Indianapolis and Chicago and has expanded its media production and project management services to include businesses and individuals outside of the music industry. In addition to owning and operating Little America Records, President Brandon Pfeiffer also manages his own career as a songwriter and performer.

Information in Place, Inc. (IIPI) was founded in 1999 and is a software and services spinout of Indiana University. Located in Bloomington’s Certified Technology Park, IIPI offers products and services that enhance operational performance through the intersection of human performance technology, advanced instructional theory and innovative computer technology. On the leading-edge of the company’s computer technology, IIPI has developed mixed and augmented reality offerings that combine virtual information with the real world. The company is productizing its core capabilities, developed through bootstrapped growth, to serve its target markets and is now launching its latest offerings: Viyant, Vicarus, PickIT, IIPI Nexus, and serious games solutions.

Sheryl Woodhouse-Keese is the president and founder of Twisted Limb Paperworks, which launched in January 1998. Her office and studio is located on Mt. Pleasant Road in the countryside Northwest of Bloomington and Hwy 37. Customers typically do business with the company online or call for an appointment. Sheryl and her staff custom create handmade 100% recycled paper, invitations, and stationery for personal and business celebrations. Twisted Limb is best known for the company’s sustainable business practices, colorful paper, and the fact that it offers both stitched and plantable invitations.

Steve Bryant is the Business Development and Marketing Manager for BioConvergence LLC. BioConvergence was founded in 2004 and became operational in 2006. It is located in Bloomington, Indiana at 4320 W. Zenith Drive in Park 48. BioConvergence provides contract services within the biopharmaceutical industry. Specifically, the company is involved in the analytical and formulation development of drug products, temperature controlled storage, and distribution of drug products and consulting services.

Grow Bloomington is an online business journal serving the Bloomington, Indiana area. It is the primary goal of Grow Bloomington to help Bloomington business owners, employees and entrepreneurs grow their businesses by sharing valuable information regarding the local market and the experiences of area professionals.