华沙,印第安纳州. (May 23, 2023) – The Kosciusko Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO), Fort Wayne’s Summit City Entrepreneur & Enterprise District (SEED), 唐·伍德基金会，和 Northeast Indiana Innovation Center (NIIC) will host a Catalyze NEI Innovator Call-Out + 企业家的社会 event on Wednesday, 5月31日下午4:30.m. at Ledgeview Brewing Company (975 Warren St, Warsaw, IN).
“We’re bringing together local entrepreneurs to make connections 和 构建 community,” said KEDCO CEO Alan Tio. “These 事件 are a great opportunity to 显示case the startup activity in K-County 和 to learn more about what additional support local entrepreneurs need to start, 成长, innovate within their businesses.”
Catalyze NEI is a callout event designed to exp和 access to entrepreneurs in their own backyards. It focuses on three components: community-based 和 led collaboration, startup access to workshops, 事件, 创新策略, it’s designed to be customized to the community with listening sessions that will help identify specific innovation 和 entrepreneurial needs.
The event format on May 31 will blend the Catalyze NEI listening 事件 和 the recurring 企业家的社会 事件 that KEDCO hosts in partnership with 坚韧的基金 in 科修斯科山县 every other month.
“We are hosting an Entrepreneur 和 Innovator Call-Out in 科修斯科山县 to hear from the business community, KEDCO already brings together local entrepreneurs every other month, so it made perfect sense to bring the two 事件 together,” said Rhonda Ladig, Director of Strategic Initiatives at The NIIC.
The event is geared toward business owners 和 aspiring entrepreneurs, innovators within companies (“intrapreneurs”), 商学院学生, entrepreneurial support organizations. 下一个工作室 Managing Entrepreneur, John McDonald will lead discussion 和 a listening session focused on resources needed for the entrepreneurial community, problems to be solved, innovative thinking.
The event is free to attend 和 will be held outdoors on the patio at Ledgeview, weather permitting. Refreshments will be provided. To RSVP for the event visit 位.ly / KEDCOSocial531.
“This event will be a unique opportunity to meet with other entrepreneurs from K-County 和 Northeast Indiana, as well as contacts from organizations that support entrepreneurs,蒂奥说。, “We encourage anyone interested in 创业 和 innovation to attend, whether you have started a business, are thinking about it, or are interested in learning more about the entrepreneurial journey.”
Need help 成长ing or getting your business off the ground? As part of its 创业 Initiative, KEDCO offers one-on-one business coaching, partners with additional local, 区域, state organizations such as AcceLINX, 提升企业, Indiana Small Business Development Center (ISBDC) 和 分数.
Stay connected with KEDCO at diligency.ristorantebarbagianni.com 并通过 脸谱网, Linkedin 和 Instagram @kosciuskoedc.
关于 Kosciusko Economic Development Corporation
Kosciusko Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO) was formed in 1984 as Kosciusko Development, Inc. to promote economic 和 community development throughout 科修斯科山县. Today, KEDCO is serves as a single point of contact for economic development in 科修斯科山县. KEDCO’s mission is to 召开, 构建, 显示 科修斯科山县’s talent, ideas, capital. For more information visit: www.kosciuskoedc.com.
