IRS New Voluntary Disclosure Program – Employee Retention Credits

Aggressive and misleading marketing about the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) caused many ineligible employers to file claims. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has introduced a Voluntary Disclosure Program to address fraudulent ERC claims but employers must act soon. Interested employers can start by submitting Form 15434 available on IRS.gov.

+ Visit the IRS website for the full update

Meet Your Ambassador: Pat Enochs, Citizens Bank

Meet Aspire Ambassador Pat Enochs with Citizens Bank. Pat has been an ambassador for almost 10 years! Here are some things to know about Pat.

+ Learn more about Pat Enochs

Johnson County Becomes Tourist Destination in Eclipse “Path of Totality”

As the solar eclipse approaches, Indiana’s tourism and emergency management agencies are being proactive to ensure that communities and businesses are well-prepared and able to capitalize on the economic opportunities of this rare celestial event.

+ Learn more about how Johnson County and its businesses are preparing for the 2024 eclipse

Gov. Holcomb Announces $18.1 Million Child Care Grant and First Round of Awardees

Governor Eric Holcomb announced that the IFSSA’s Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning is awarding $18.1 million in employer-sponsored child care grants to 64 businesses, community groups, and school corporations. This round of awardees will receive 72% of available funding from the $25 million fund. Round two awardees will be announced in early 2024.

+ Read the State’s press release here

+ Click here for this round’s list of award recipients

Aspire Business Celebrations

December 18, 2023

Shine Hairspa

Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting

Aspire Weekly Member Highlights

Renewed Member Investors

Athletico Physical Therapy - Center Grove

Athletico Physical Therapy - Greenwood

BayShore Apartments

Core Managed, Inc.

CrossRoad Engineers, PC

DAVID BRENTON'S TEAM

Duke Energy

Enterprise Real Estate Services LLC

Excel Heating and Air Conditioning

Flats at Stones Crossing

Gettum Associates, Inc.

Grand Brook Memory Care of Greenwood

Hirons

Ivy Tech Community College

JCREMC

Leugers Insurance Group

M/I Homes

Marshall Mechanical Heating & Cooling

McGee & Company Fine Jewelers

Meyer Najem Construction

Milestone Contractors, LP

Paul's Glass & Accessories

Professional Labor Group LLC dba PLS PROS LLC

Raymond James, Raymond James & Associates, Inc. - member NYSE/SIPC

The Refuge, Inc

Simons Bitzer & Associates, PC

Spotlight Strategies | Print - Apparel - Promo - Signs

Transnation Title Agency - National Escrow Title Division

New Member Investors

American Senior Benefits

American Senior Communities

The Barn at Aberdeen Farms

D.R. Horton

Dynamic Music Services, INC.

Focus Vision Therapy

Frontline LLC

Greenwood Meadows

Image 360 Indy GW

John Bontrager Agency Inc

Rosegate

Streamline Designs, LLC

Sunbelt Rentals

Treehouse Eyes

Yo Adrian's Waffles and More, LLC

Featured Aspire Event

More Upcoming Events:

+ Maximize Your Membership (MYM) - Jan. 25

+ Aspire Business Basics Breakfast - Jan. 30

+ The Barn at Aberdeen Farms Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting - Feb. 7

+ Aspire Coffee Connections - Feb. 13

+ Chamber Day at the Statehouse - Feb. 13

You may have complimentary tickets to select events available with your membership. Contact Angie Keene for more information.

This week's Monday Member Moment features Master Rose Myers with Pilsung ATA Martial Arts in Greenwood. Learn more about the valuable life skills students learn from Pilsung’s programs at the facility and in the community. Visit their website at PilsungATA.com or call 317-881-2762.



Love Your Heart

By: Amanda Starr, Founder and Owner, Arise Safety and CPR

February is all about matters of the heart including love, relationships and, of course, heart health. Which is why back in the 1960s the American Heart Association (AHA) named February to be American Heart Month. This was created to bring awareness, mostly to women, about the deadly effects of Heart Disease and the rapid, but silent, rising death rates among women. 



+ Learn more

Member Updates

+ League of Miracles Annual Gala Feb. 23

+ Franklin College Receives $50,000 Grant from Branigin Foundation

+ Baxter YMCA Trivia Night Feb. 17

+ Horizon Property Group's Preview Party Feb. 3

+ Indiana Franciscan Health Family Birth Centers Lauded for Maternal-Fetal Health Initiatives