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Rehm to Help Grow Company Market Share Through Traditional and Digital Marketing Efforts NEWS RELEASE – FORT WAYNE, Ind.–(May 30, 2019)–Allied Payment Network, the industry’s most progressive provider of online and mobile bill payment services to...

WEOC Launch Women Business Builders Photo provided by The NIIC Registration Open for Next Cohort May 28, 2019, Fort Wayne, Ind.—Female founders starting, growing and innovating tech businesses can now register for Women’s Entrepreneurial Opportunity Center (WEOC)...

Company Taps Financial Industry Veteran to Accelerate Growth, Client and Consumer Engagement FORT WAYNE, Ind.–(May 14, 2019)–Allied Payment Network, the industry’s most progressive provider of online and mobile bill payment services to banks and credit...

Keynote Speaker Santiago Jaramillo Inspires with Purpose April 25, 2019, Fort Wayne, Ind.—“Stuck, overwhelmed, astray, scared, wandering, hesitant, paralyzed, unmotivated, grasping” Women’s Entrepreneurial Opportunity Center (WEOC) Launch Women Business Builder...

Excerpt “Jillian Lee and Amber Harper were honored as two of the top entrepreneurs participating in programs at the Northeast Indiana Innovation Center during an event that provided an update on its new strategic plan. Lee is the founder of UniqueLee Creations...

April 17, 2019, Fort Wayne, Ind.—The Northeast Indiana Innovation Center (The NIIC) has been awarded a $5,000 grant from Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne. The grant will be used to expand The NIIC’s Enterprising Communities, serving main street and...

Excerpt “The Northeast Indiana Innovation Center introduces the Indiana Connected Health IoT Lab to drive regional growth through connectivity and collaboration in the health-related space. Still relishing the excitement of learning his team has won funding for...

Excerpt ” ‘Entrepreneurial ecosystem’ is a catchphrase that has caught fire in recent years and for good reason. Local economies are strengthened if and when individuals and companies embrace a symbiotic relationship to innovation and growth. The...

February 21, 2019, Fort Wayne, Ind.—The Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) completed its re-certification review of The Northeast Indiana Innovation Center (The NIIC) and extends Certified Tech Park status to The NIIC through December 31, 2021. “The IEDC...

Excerpt “Ranked 6th in US for purchase power by new businesses. Aspiring entrepreneurs can do substantially more with less when they start a company in Fort Wayne, according to a study released last week. Robert Moore, creator of Crossbeam.com, compared costs in...

January 11, 2019, Fort Wayne, Ind.– Fort Wayne-based Allied Payment Network, a provider of payment solutions to financial institutions, announced today that it has received a multi-million dollar investment from Plymouth Growth Partners of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Allied...

Excerpt “FORT WAYNE, IN – BioPoly LLC has announced that another European patent has been granted for its partial resurfacing implants. Where many of the other BioPoly® patents address the unique material, this patent family focuses on the innovative implant...

Series Kick-off is January 10, 2019. January 8, 2019, Fort Wayne, Ind. – On Thursday, January 10, 2019, the first of three workshops, sponsored by Women’s Entrepreneurial Opportunity Center (WEOC) and Brightpoint Development Fund, will kick off. Pitch U!...

January 7, 2019, Fort Wayne, Ind.—Innovators and business builders can learn, hone their skills and connect with like-minded individuals in the coming year at 2019 WEOC Workshops and Events. This year’s calendar is robust, featuring various formats and experts. This...

The Northeast Indiana Innovation Center provides guidance and support to enhance the growth of local businesses. Caption: Michele M. Boillotat, Executive Director of Women’s Philanthropy, Indiana University Foundation, speaks at IU First Lady Laurie...

Excerpt “ENTREPRENEURSHIP – Imagine if … This is the statement posited every day by the great innovators, business builders and visionary entrepreneurs of Indiana. They put innovation to work for the betterment of Hoosiers and mankind. However,...

Excerpt “The Northeast Indiana Innovation Center plans to use the funding to provide infrastructure and resources to entrepreneurs and companies with innovative Internet of Things ideas. The U.S. Economic Development Administration has awarded the Northeast...

Excerpt “The US Economic Development Administration has awarded a three-year, $750,000 grant to Northeast Indiana Innovation Center to launch a healthcare Internet of Things lab in Fort Wayne, Indiana. December 26, 2018 – The US Economic Development...

Excerpt “Amber Harper taught general education in Indiana elementary school classrooms 12 years. She became a Google-certified educator and trainer, which allowed her to teach educators how to use Google for educational tools. Later, it became her mission to...

Excerpt “The Northeast Indiana Innovation Center is one of 40 organizations that have been awarded funding for a collaboration that locally will focus on technology and health care. The innovation center will receive a three-year $750,000 grant under the...