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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...
Excerpt “A Fort Wayne nonprofit entrepreneur incubator is receiving a three-year $750,000 grant to create another option for individuals and businesses in the health field. The Northeast Indiana Innovation Center, 3201 Stellhorn Road, will use the money to...
Excerpt “FORT WAYNE –A health-based Internet of Things lab is being planned for northeast Indiana. The federal Economic Development Administration has awarded a three-year, $750,000 grant to the Northeast Indiana Innovation Center to launch...
$750,000 U.S. Economic Development Administration Grant and Northeast Indiana Founding Partners Backing Lab/Network December 18, 2018, Fort Wayne, Ind.— Individuals and companies interested in developing products and businesses around the Health Internet of Things...
Excerpt “The Women’s Entrepreneurial Opportunity Center supports and guides women on their business ventures. Don’t go it alone. That’s the advice Leslee Hill, director of the Women’s Entrepreneurial Opportunity Center, or WEOC, gives to women who are looking to...
Excerpt “Do you have a nickname? Only as a child, it was Boger Describe yourself in three words. Resilient, restless and intellectually curious In what city did you grow up? Not a city, but the village of Turners Falls (Massachusetts) What book has had the...
Excerpt “There is a recent surge of interest in self-care and general well-being. We need to take better care of ourselves. Using a standing desk is one way to invest in self-care while you work. A few years ago my naturopath suggested I try a standing desk....
Excerpt “WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross today announced that 40 organizations — including nonprofits, institutions of higher education, and entrepreneurship-focused organizations — from 28 states and two territories will receive $21 million...