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Do you know myths vs. realities of entrepreneurship? More than 500 entrepreneurs, business leaders and students recently convened at The NIIC Ideas@Work Event at the Parkview Mirro Center for Research and Innovation to be educated and inspired on the topic. Keynote...
From startups to established companies, new to mature brands, video has become the preferred method of telling the story for companies and organizations. “Our brains process visual information 60,000 times faster than words, and one minute of video is considered...
BioPoly, LLC’s entrepreneurial journey began humbly in 2004 with an idea to develop orthopaedic implants from a new material that a professor at Colorado State University invented. The material which is called BioPoly®, the only of its kind in the world, is a...
FORT WAYNE, IN – BioPoly LLC has announced that the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (OA) has published 2 year clinical results of patient outcomes for the BioPoly® RS Partial Resurfacing Knee Implant. The results indicate statistically significant (p < 0.025)...
April 18, 2017, Fort Wayne, Ind. – Six Northeast Indiana entrepreneurs are competing in InnovateHER 2017: Innovating for Women Business Challenge Competition on April 26, 2017, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at The NIIC Cole Auditorium in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The public is invited...
Featuring Keynote Speaker Dr. Donald F. Kuratko (Dr. K), Indiana University Kelley School of Business March 14, 2017, Fort Wayne, Ind. – When it comes to the entrepreneurial mindset, can you separate fact from fiction? The public is invited to come hear the...
The owners of CapeAble Sensory Products, a northeast Indiana-based women-owned business, has been nominated for the 2017 Small Business Association Person(s) of the Year Award by the Women’s Economic Opportunity Center (WEOC) at the Northeast Indiana Innovation...
Gamified user interfaces, Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR), are the next wave of digital engagement leading to better user experiences and technology adoption. The NIIC’s new Gaming and User Experience Lab was established to teach developers and...
Women and under-served entrepreneurs are invited to meet the new Women’s Economic Opportunity Center (WEOC) Director, learn about upcoming WEOC programs, and connect with entrepreneurs at the Faces of an Entrepreneur Event on February 27, 2017, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m....
Northeast Indiana businesses have a new resource for their mechanical engineering and quality machining needs. Erickson Motors, the commercial division of Engine Research associates, Inc. (ERA), has expanded its offerings. “At Erickson Motors, we recognize that...
BioPoly LLC has announced that two additional U.S. patents have been granted, which protect its unique material, orthopaedic devices, and methods of implantation. BioPoly’s patent portfolio totals 12 for this subject matter thus far. According to Company President,...
“FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA 21) –Looking for a change in career or a start to a career. Opportunity is knocking with Premier Nursing Placement. Premier Nursing Placement is a fairly new program. It got started about three months ago when the organizers noticed...
January 17, 2017, Fort Wayne, Ind. – The Northeast Indiana Innovation Center (The NIIC) invites corporate and organizational event planning professionals to breakfast and a tour to learn how The NIIC Conference Center can serve them in meeting their event planning...
January 4, 2017, Fort Wayne, Ind. – Immersion, gamification, user centered design (UCD), and user driven development (UDD) are evolving as critical components for successfully solving real-world problems. To support industries who are driving innovation using this...
December 6, 2016, Fort Wayne, Ind. – Northeast Indiana Innovation Center (The NIIC) received a $45,000 grant from the Lincoln Financial Foundation in support of its Entrepreneurship is a Career Option Initiative. The NIIC’s student entrepreneurship experience is...
Muncie, IN – Muncie Innovation Connector recently hosted the second annual Excellence in Innovation Awards at the Horizon Convention Center. This celebration recognized leaders in business innovation including those who are well established and others who are...
Innovators are disruptors. Innovative Livestock Group, LLC (ILG), a new company formed by local entrepreneur Brent Davis and Northeast Indiana Innovation Center, intends to disrupt. Livestock systems are a significant global asset with a value of at least $1.4...
District Director Stacey Poynter, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), presented the 2016 SBA Growth Accelerator Fund, in the amount of $50,000, to The Northeast Indiana Innovation Center (The NIIC). The award recipients were announced last month, and The NIIC...
October 31, 2016, Fort Wayne, Ind.– The Northeast Indiana Innovation Center (The NIIC) is the single Indiana winner and one of 85 winners throughout the U.S. of the 2016 U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Growth Accelerator Fund Competition. “The goal of the...
FORT WAYNE – The chief executive officer of the Northeast Indiana Innovation Center says in its first year, the Women’s Economic Opportunity Center in Fort Wayne has helped women-owned businesses secure more than $500,000 in funding. Karl LaPan says the...