Startup South Bend – Elkhart Celebrates Pre-Accelerator Graduates

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (Dec. 22, 2020) -- Last week, Startup South Bend – Elkhart, an initiative of the South Bend – Elkhart Regional Partnership (Regional Partnership), concluded its second pre-accelerator program. Graduating eight participating companies, Startup South Bend – Elkhart’s read more...

Regional Entrepreneurship Support Organizations Convene to Strengthen the Ecosystem

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (Nov. 19, 2020) -- As a part of Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW), 14 South Bend – Elkhart regionally-based entrepreneurship support organizations (ESOs) met virtually to share information and latest activities with one another to foster a more read more...

Startup South Bend – Elkhart Launches Cohort 2 of Pre-Accelerator Program

SOUTH BEND - ELKHART REGION, Ind. (Sept. 9, 2020) -- Startup South Bend – Elkhart (Startup SBE), an initiative of the South Bend – Elkhart Regional Partnership (Regional Partnership) is now accepting applications for Cohort 2 of its virtual Pre-Accelerator read more...

South Bend – Elkhart Regional Partnership Awarded Elevate Nexus Grant for Supporting Startups

SOUTH BEND - ELKHART REGION (Aug. 26, 2020) — Yesterday, the South Bend – Elkhart Regional Partnership (Regional Partnership), the University of Notre Dame, and 17 other organizations across Indiana were awarded a total of $164,000 in grants from Elevate read more...

Indiana Organizations Awarded Grants for Supporting Startups

INDIANAPOLIS (August 25, 2020) — Nineteen organizations across Indiana have been awarded a total of $164,000 in grants from Elevate Nexus. These funds are earmarked toward entrepreneurship programming to help build on existing successes. Elevate Nexus, an initiative of Elevate read more...

Startup South Bend – Elkhart Celebrates First Class of Pre-Accelerator Graduates

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (Aug. 19, 2020) -- Yesterday, Startup South Bend – Elkhart, an initiative of the South Bend - Elkhart Regional Partnership (Regional Partnership), concluded its inaugural pre-accelerator program. Graduating six participants, Startup South Bend - Elkhart’s Pre-Accelerator Program read more...

Startup South Bend – Elkhart Pre-Accelerator Cohort Graduate, Janet Schwind of Gamechanger

Cohort 1 Graduate: Janet Schwind, Founder Company: Gamechanger Contact Gamechanger: Via Email Describe your company: “Think of it as the Kindle of gameboards or the Xbox of tablets. An ultra-thin fold-able tabletop touchscreen device that lets you play unlimited number read more...

Startup South Bend – Elkhart Pre-Accelerator Cohort Graduate, Ryan Ryker of BuilderGoods

Cohort 1 Graduate: Ryan Ryker, Co-Founder Company: BuilderGoods Contact BuilderGoods: Via Email Describe your company: “Buildergoods is an auction-based Shopify and Facebook plugin that allows small to medium sized E-Commerce Businesses to sell their open box returns and excess inventory.” read more...

Startup South Bend – Elkhart Pre-Accelerator Cohort Graduate, Kristopher Rich of GunGuru

Cohort 1 Graduate: Kristopher Rich, Founder and President Company: GunGuru Contact GunGuru: Via Email Describe your company: “GunGuru is an online platform for customized education and safety training for new gun owners.” What have you learned from the Pre-Accelerator Program? read more...

Startup South Bend – Elkhart Pre-Accelerator Cohort Graduate, Daniel Jimenez of Debtly Inc.

Cohort 1 Graduate: Daniel Jimenez, Founder Company: Debtly Inc. Website: debtly.app Contact Debtly Inc: Via Email Describe your company: “We provide a consolidated overview of credit card debt and give personalized recommendations on how to get out of debt faster.” read more...