Entrepreneur Profile: Riley Ellingsen

Entrepreneur Profile: Riley Ellingsen heARsight  From Medicine to Entrepreneurship Riley Ellingsen comes from a family of doctors and lawyers, inspiring him to take a pre-med track during his undergraduate studies at Whitman College in Washington state. After graduating Whitman in read more...

Entrepreneur Profile: Rachel Mospan

Entrepreneur Profile: Rachel Mospan Rachel Mospan Design When Rachel Mospan decided to take the plunge and start her own interior design firm in 2021, she knew the driving ethos behind her new business. After years of hobbyist design, she wanted read more...

Entrepreneur Profile: Nakisha Thompson-McGee

McGee Medical Advocates With a Bachelor of Science degree from Indiana University South Bend in Health Services Management and personal experience with healthcare billing, Nakisha Thompson-McGee founded McGee Medical Advocates (MMA), allowing her to guide others with her acquired knowledge. read more...

Entrepreneur Profile: Paul Anthony

Entrepreneur Profile: Paul Anthony OpStart Growing up in South Bend “I thought South Bend was a wonderful place to grow up,” said Paul Anthony, founder of OpStart. Paul went to St. Joseph Grade School, St. Joseph High School and attended read more...

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...