Connecting entrepreneurs with resources.
Connecting entrepreneurs with resources.
Connecting entrepreneurs with resources.
FUSE NEI is an online resource hub and directory, designed to help entrepreneurs connect with Entrepreneur Support Organizations (ESOs) in Northeast Indiana. Our ESOs provide resources and business assistance to help you develop an idea, launch a startup, or grow your existing business.
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Whether you’re developing an idea, launching a startup, or growing an existing business, this is the place to connect with organizations and other entrepreneurs that can help.
We're excited to announce Cohort 23 of the Fortitude Fund! Our Founders are making a huge difference right here in northeast Indiana. Wish them a warm welcome and congratulations in the comments! ...
Please welcome our 22nd cohort of Fortitude Fund grantees! You guys are making the world better, keep moving forward! ...
Introducing your our next cohort of Fortitude Fund grantees! Benjamin and Nkonye,
we love what you are up to! Keep up the good work! ...
🎉 COHORT ANNOUNCEMENT🎉 Knowing what’s right for your pet can be a constant guessing game, especially when it comes to food. Greg Hering’s main mission through Pet Wants Fort Wayne is to make it easy for pet parents to provide the most nutritious food available to the pets they love. And deliver it to their door! ...
🎉 COHORT ANNOUNCEMENT🎉 Breaking Barriers Case Management serves children with mental illnesses and severe emotional disturbances who are at risk of out-of-home placement. Founder Deanna Lockett’s role as a service provider is to assist the families of these children to stabilize their behavior so they can remain in the home with their families. ...
🎉 COHORT ANNOUNCEMENT🎉 Our next founder Amy Williams is passionate about helping families overcome challenges by framing them as opportunities for heart-centered growth through her business, Parenting Through Prana. She is working on releasing her first childrens' book, A Journey Through The Heart: Sasha and Sonya Meet A Unicorn.
View her profile here: https://zcu.io/rVmd ...
🎉 COHORT ANNOUNCEMENT🎉 Our next founder Britni Eisenmann knows employee engagement is crucial. GenElevate focuses on building teams of experts who feel fulfilled at their company and able to serve their customers and clients with creative, intuitive, and collaborative problem-solving. ...
🎉 COHORT ANNOUNCEMENT🎉 Our next founders Blanca Rosa &
Edison Bender created a community hub for socializing and drinking and a way to save a 140-year-old barn of sentimental value at risk of being gone forever.
Ambrosia Orchard (aside from being an orchard where they grow fruit trees) is also a cidery and meadery complete with a tasting room, a dining room, and the Big Red Barn, their gift shop that sells locally produced goods. ...
Join us in congratulating Melanie Watson on receiving a SEED investment for Blaire Biomedical!🚀 ...
🎉 COHORT ANNOUNCEMENT🎉 Jared Lacey had spent hundreds of hours playing an online video game with friends when it had been shut down unexpectedly by the game’s developers. Missing a pastime that gave them all reprieve from the world, Jared wondered: Can I create a new game that will fill this void?
Teaming up with a fellow gamer, DragYourHalo Games is currently developing two titles with three more planned after the first two are complete. ...
Looking for some advice? Some entrepreneurial inspiration and brainstorming? You can still have these important conversations - at a distance! Tag someone you want to schedule a Zoom meeting with! ...
🎉 COHORT ANNOUNCEMENT🎉 Our next founder Audrey Balogun believes the aging and elderly population deserves to be able to navigate their surroundings in a safe and reliable way. Audrey is currently developing Reityn, a membership-based transportation service for the elderly population in Fort Wayne. ...
🎉 COHORT ANNOUNCEMENT🎉 As a realtor, Michelle’s mission has always been to foster open communication between home buyers and sellers which led her to create Nuwaygo. Think Match.com for homeowners and buyers. Nuwaygo matches buyers and sellers, providing direct communication and guiding them through the buying and selling process! ...
🚶♀️We hope this hits you at the right time because they do wonders for the soul these days🚶🏻♂️ ...
🎉 COHORT ANNOUNCEMENT🎉 Ignacio Poncio and Giovanni Martinez noticed businesses are finding it difficult to connect meaningfully with the non-English speaking community, and international students are struggling to become financially independent. So what did they do? They created a solution in the form of Nativo Translations! ...
🎉 COHORT ANNOUNCEMENT🎉 Our next founder Nick Sorg is using his company to save the world, one worm at a time. @Back To Earth Vermicomposting Program has diverted 25,000 pounds of food waste from local landfills, and the end product helps sequester carbon dioxide and grow healthier, happier plant life.
You can view his profile here: https://fortitudefund.com/nick-sorg/ ...
Practicing gratitude has the power to help us remain grounded and calm in the midst of anxiety and times of crisis. Try starting your day by listing 3-5 things you are grateful for! ...
Go. Find. Connect.
Whether you’re developing an idea, launching a startup, or growing an existing business, this is the place to connect with organizations and other entrepreneurs that can help.
fortitudefund
Sep 3
We're excited to announce Cohort 23 of the Fortitude Fund! Our Founders are making a huge difference right here in northeast Indiana. Wish them a warm welcome and congratulations in the comments! ...
fortitudefund
Aug 5
Please welcome our 22nd cohort of Fortitude Fund grantees! You guys are making the world better, keep moving forward! ...
fortitudefund
Jul 30
Introducing your our next cohort of Fortitude Fund grantees! Benjamin and Nkonye,
we love what you are up to! Keep up the good work! ...
fortitudefund
Jun 13
🎉 COHORT ANNOUNCEMENT🎉 Knowing what’s right for your pet can be a constant guessing game, especially when it comes to food. Greg Hering’s main mission through Pet Wants Fort Wayne is to make it easy for pet parents to provide the most nutritious food available to the pets they love. And deliver it to their door! ...
fortitudefund
May 29
🎉 COHORT ANNOUNCEMENT🎉 Breaking Barriers Case Management serves children with mental illnesses and severe emotional disturbances who are at risk of out-of-home placement. Founder Deanna Lockett’s role as a service provider is to assist the families of these children to stabilize their behavior so they can remain in the home with their families. ...
fortitudefund
May 22
🎉 COHORT ANNOUNCEMENT🎉 Our next founder Amy Williams is passionate about helping families overcome challenges by framing them as opportunities for heart-centered growth through her business, Parenting Through Prana. She is working on releasing her first childrens' book, A Journey Through The Heart: Sasha and Sonya Meet A Unicorn.
View her profile here: https://zcu.io/rVmd ...
fortitudefund
May 21
🎉 COHORT ANNOUNCEMENT🎉 Our next founder Britni Eisenmann knows employee engagement is crucial. GenElevate focuses on building teams of experts who feel fulfilled at their company and able to serve their customers and clients with creative, intuitive, and collaborative problem-solving. ...
fortitudefund
May 15
🎉 COHORT ANNOUNCEMENT🎉 Our next founders Blanca Rosa &
Edison Bender created a community hub for socializing and drinking and a way to save a 140-year-old barn of sentimental value at risk of being gone forever.
Ambrosia Orchard (aside from being an orchard where they grow fruit trees) is also a cidery and meadery complete with a tasting room, a dining room, and the Big Red Barn, their gift shop that sells locally produced goods. ...
fortitudefund
Apr 30
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fortitudefund
Apr 29
Join us in congratulating Melanie Watson on receiving a SEED investment for Blaire Biomedical!🚀 ...
fortitudefund
Apr 15
💪 ...
fortitudefund
Apr 10
🎉 COHORT ANNOUNCEMENT🎉 Jared Lacey had spent hundreds of hours playing an online video game with friends when it had been shut down unexpectedly by the game’s developers. Missing a pastime that gave them all reprieve from the world, Jared wondered: Can I create a new game that will fill this void?
Teaming up with a fellow gamer, DragYourHalo Games is currently developing two titles with three more planned after the first two are complete. ...
fortitudefund
Apr 10
Looking for some advice? Some entrepreneurial inspiration and brainstorming? You can still have these important conversations - at a distance! Tag someone you want to schedule a Zoom meeting with! ...
fortitudefund
Apr 8
🎉 COHORT ANNOUNCEMENT🎉 Our next founder Audrey Balogun believes the aging and elderly population deserves to be able to navigate their surroundings in a safe and reliable way. Audrey is currently developing Reityn, a membership-based transportation service for the elderly population in Fort Wayne. ...
fortitudefund
Apr 3
🎉 COHORT ANNOUNCEMENT🎉 As a realtor, Michelle’s mission has always been to foster open communication between home buyers and sellers which led her to create Nuwaygo. Think Match.com for homeowners and buyers. Nuwaygo matches buyers and sellers, providing direct communication and guiding them through the buying and selling process! ...
fortitudefund
Apr 2
🚶♀️We hope this hits you at the right time because they do wonders for the soul these days🚶🏻♂️ ...
fortitudefund
Apr 1
🎉 COHORT ANNOUNCEMENT🎉 Ignacio Poncio and Giovanni Martinez noticed businesses are finding it difficult to connect meaningfully with the non-English speaking community, and international students are struggling to become financially independent. So what did they do? They created a solution in the form of Nativo Translations! ...
fortitudefund
Mar 30
☕️📚🧘♀️🤓 ...
fortitudefund
Mar 27
🎉 COHORT ANNOUNCEMENT🎉 Our next founder Nick Sorg is using his company to save the world, one worm at a time. @Back To Earth Vermicomposting Program has diverted 25,000 pounds of food waste from local landfills, and the end product helps sequester carbon dioxide and grow healthier, happier plant life.
You can view his profile here: https://fortitudefund.com/nick-sorg/ ...
fortitudefund
Mar 26
Practicing gratitude has the power to help us remain grounded and calm in the midst of anxiety and times of crisis. Try starting your day by listing 3-5 things you are grateful for! ...