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Five Questions for Mike Fritsch

1 For people who’ve heard of The NIIC (Northeast Indiana Innovation Center) but may not understand how it drives regional innovation, please give us a brief tutorial. We work with aspiring and serial entrepreneurs in many ways. Sometimes we guide them to...

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NIIC Names New Chief Executive Officer

FORT WAYNE – The executive committee of the Northeast Indiana Innovation Center in Fort Wayne has named Mike Fritsch president and chief executive officer, succeeding Ted Baker, who held the role on an interim basis. Baker stepped in following the April...

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NIIC Selected as SBA Community Navigator

Excerpts FORT WAYNE – The Northeast Indiana Innovation Center in Fort Wayne says it has been selected by the U.S. Small Business Administration as one of 51 designated Community Navigator Pilot Program Hubs. The federal program is designed to reduce barriers...

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Women’s Business Center Receives $200K from SBA

Excerpt FORT WAYNE – The WEOC Women’s Business Center in Fort Wayne has received $200,000 from the federal government to continue its work supporting woman-owned small businesses, especially those impacted by the pandemic. The grant was one of 14 awarded by the...

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James A. Bailey to Keynote The NIIC Annual Signature Event

Inspiring through the Exponential Power of Inclusive Prosperity: Advancing Black Entrepreneurs For Immediate Release November 1, 2021, Fort Wayne, Ind.—Change agent, thought leader, entrepreneur, and emerging philanthropist James (Jay) A. Bailey will keynote the Dr....

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Advocating Kindness

Excerpt The Long-Term Care Ombudsman program promotes and protects residents’ rights through advocacy, respect and kindness. If there is one thing Aisha Arrington wishes people would remember, it’s that nursing home residents are people; they just can’t care for...

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First BioPoly® Great Toe Surgery Performed in U.S.

October 1, 2021, Fort Wayne, Ind. – BioPoly LLC has announced that the first BioPoly® Great Toe surgery in the U.S. was completed on September 30, 2021. The surgery was performed by Dr. Steve Herbst of Central Indiana Orthopedics in Muncie, Indiana. “The BioPoly Great...

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Women Business Owners Complete WEOC WBC Accelerator Program

Next Cohort Begins March 2022 For immediate release September 29, 2021, Fort Wayne, Ind.—”Twelve months ago, I incorporated The Ox Agency. Within the timeframe of this one-year program, I needed to become a six-figure company quickly. This program helped me to...

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