South Bend, Ind. – Startup South Bend – Elkhart is providing free business help for local entrepreneurs.

The nonprofit, formed by the South Bend-Elkhart Regional Partnership, is a part of a regional partnership of 47 smart-connected communities in northern Indiana and southwest Michigan.

Catlin Bugler, Startup Ecosystem and Communications Manager for Startup South Bend – Elkhart, says the nonprofit has worked with fifty different entrepreneurs over the last year, at varying stages of their businesses’ development.

“We’re here to create a robust and thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem for our region which includes 47 counties including going into southwest Michigan and down into Marshall County,” Bulger said.

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