Entrepreneur Profile: Brenda Lane

Honey/Brown Boutique We all know that person… The one who always looks poised and polished, with exquisite personal style. That’s Brenda Lane, and her passion for high-end fashion on a budget inspired her to open her own shop, Honey/Brown Boutique. read more...

Entrepreneur Profile: Anthony Esplin

Sleep Easy Technology Anthony Esplin originates from the Western United States. This Idaho native completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Utah and received his Bachelor of Engineering degree in Biomedical/Medical Engineering. After completing his studies, Anthony was one read more...

Entrepreneur Profile: Ambrose Kamya

Entrepreneur Profile: Ambrose Kamya Kinga From walking over 10 miles to and from his undergraduate studies at Makerere University in Uganda to having a startup fail during Notre Dame’s Race to Revenue summer startup accelerator last July, Ambrose Kamya continues read more...

Entrepreneur Profile: Kelly Hofferth

  Entrepreneur Profile: Kelly Hofferth Kelly’s Green Living Botanical Art Kelly Hofferth misses the mountains. Having grown up in the Pacific Northwest, she longs for the year-round greenery and outdoor lifestyle that region brings. So, after building a life and read more...

$6.4 Million Awarded in South Bend – Elkhart Region READI Programming Funds

ELKHART, Ind. (Dec. 16, 2022) — The South Bend – Elkhart Regional Development Authority (RDA) awarded $6.4 million in Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative (READI) grant funds to 11 programmatic projects during its meeting at the ETHOS Innovation Center read more...

South Bend – Elkhart Regional Partnership Celebrates Hustle SBE Cohort Five Graduates

GRANGER, Ind. (November 29, 2022) – Earlier this month, the South Bend – Elkhart Regional Partnership concluded its fifth HustleSBE cohort, a business bootcamp aimed toward providing support and assistance to minority and women entrepreneurs across the five-county region. This read more...

Entrepreneur Profile: Derald Gray

Entrepreneur Profile: Derald Gray DG Visionaries Derald Gray’s love of video production began as a kid in Elkhart, making YouTube shorts with his brothers and sisters. In school, he was known as the “Video Guy,” having gone viral lip syncing read more...

Founder Factory Celebrates Regional Entrepreneurs

Elkhart, Ind. (Nov. 17, 2022) – Founder Factory 2022 brought entrepreneurs, enthusiasts, and investors together for a day of networking, education, and inspiration on Nov. 16 at the Lerner Theatre in Elkhart. The event, now in its second year, has read more...

Entrepreneur Profile: Myriam Nicodemus

Entrepreneur Profile: Myriam Nicodemus EM EN & Myriam Nicodemus Photography/Film As a child, Myriam Nicodemus moved to South Bend from Guatemala with her family, seeking political asylum. Living in a new country where she hardly understood the language and knew read more...

Meet the Team: Aidan Battista

Startup South Bend – Elkhart is excited to introduce our new Coordinator, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Ecosystem, Aidan Battista! A recent graduate of Indiana University Bloomington, Aidan is a South Bend native. He found during his college years, traveling north up read more...