Our Partners

Partners are critical to nurturing aspiring local entrepreneurs.  These partners are but a few who provide assistance; including funding facilitation, business strategy consulting services, networking, business educational programs, and talent connections.

Incubicity will continue to add partners throughout this initiative.

Our Current Partners Include:

Indiana Wired

Indiana WIRED is an acronym meaning Workforce Innovations in Regional Economic Development within the state of Indiana.  “Workforce Innovations” refer to the growing and developing technology that is currently being employed throughout local and regional businesses in Indiana.  This technology can help current businesses flourish and convince new businesses to plant their roots here and stay a while.

 The “Region” WIRED represents is a fourteen county region northwest of Indianapolis.  This area includes many rural but growing areas within the state.  The counties include:  Montgomery, Fulton, Benton, Tippecanoe, Cass, Carroll, Tipton, Wabash, Howard, White, Warren, Clinton, Miami, and Fountain.

 The goal of Indiana WIRED is to encourage “Economic Development” by encouraging competition and business growth within the fourteen county region using Indiana’s already well-developed local resources.  Not only does this region already excel in the areas of Advanced Manufacturing, Advanced Materials, and Agribusiness Food Processing & Technology, but this region is also home to several esteemed universities and community colleges, including but not limited to Indiana University Kokomo, Purdue University, and Ivy Tech Community Colleges.

For more information, go to www.indiana-wired.net

Indiana Venture Center

The Indiana Venture Center, Inc. is a privately funded not-for-profit organization that works independently, as well as in collaboration with universities and other organizations, to increase the number and quality of successful entrepreneurial, high growth companies in Indiana. The Center thereby catalyzes the establishment of a more creative, innovative and entrepreneurial educational and business climate in Indiana.

The Indiana Venture Center has assembled a team of outstanding, knowledgeable people in a variety of fields that, together, create an environment that fosters the entrepreneurial spirit and encourages both personal and professional growth for those entrepreneurs seeking business advice in such areas as strategic planning, technical development, marketing, finance and human resources.

For more information, go to www.indianaventurecenter.org.

 

 Local Economic Development Organizations throughout the region

Local Economic Development Organizations (LEDOs) work together to attract, retain and expand businesses in Indiana. The LEDOs represent communities around the state and promote the local economic issues to help businesses succeed.  LEDO's in the North West Region include:

Benton County Local Economic Development Organization

Carroll County Economic Development Corporation

Logansport-Cass County Economic Development Foundation

Clinton County - Economic Development

Fulton County Economic Development Corporation

Kokomo Howard County Development Corporation

Lafayette-West Lafayette Development Corporation

Miami County Economic Development Authority

Montgomery County Economic Development

Tipton County Economic Development Corporation

Economic Development Group of Wabash County

Warren County Local Economic Development Organization

White County Economic Development Organization

 

Small Business Development Centers

Small Business Development Centers provide programs which assist in growing the economy of Indiana by providing entrepreneurs with the education, information and tools necessary to build successful businesses. There are three centers that serve the North Central Region.

Kokomo-Howard County Development Corporation

Greater Lafayette Small Business Development Center