Entrepreneurship

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CASS Housing for people with developmental disabilities launched its first Independent Living home in January 2019. Its second home is finishing up in May 2020.

To provide safe homes for people with disabilities, CASS Housing keeps adapting with COVID-19

"The pandemic shows how critical our services are."

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Trent Schrock is the Co-Owner of Paragon Landscape
The power of good associations: Let’s thank those helping our businesses survive the pandemic

“To make good decisions and take good care of our staff and our clients, we need less shouting, more graciousness, and more data.”

Nate Reusser of Reusser Design.
What does agency life look like from home? Reusser Design in Roanoke shares their story

"In a time of uncertainty, we’ve seen innovation, grit, and true hospitality."

Kendall Riecken, left, owns Kendall Performance & Repair.
How has mentorship helped you as a small business owner? Kendall Performance & Repair fills us in

An auto customization and restoration shop in Spencerville shares its journey from startup to success.

A Happy Happy Birthday party box by the Confetti Post.
Celebrating a life event while social distancing? This Fort Wayne business packs a ‘party in a box’

While many industry leaders in the party-planning business may be suffering during COVID-19, this nimble e-commerce startup is thriving.

Jim Wilcox, center, and his team at Sandler Performance Center of Northern Indiana.
Small business owners: Come out of the pandemic stronger by creating a blueprint for your company

“You might be wondering: 'Why would I want a blueprint for my business? We are already successful.' Here is my answer.”

Derek Devine owns PUNCH Films video production company in Fort Wayne.
Proceeding with caution, creativity, and new connections as business reopens in Indiana

“As the state reopens to business, we continue to play it safe.”

Leslie Ferguson, center, is co-owner of The Regan + Ferguson Group at Keller Williams Fort Wayne.
Just like the real estate landscape, my business has been changed by COVID-19

“Our budgets are different; our team structure is evolving; and our clients’ lives are forever altered.”

Trent Schrock is the Co-Owner of Paragon Landscape
When things get tough, business owners should lean into the power of good friends

“COVID is a situation that sparks more reaching out than normal.”

Derek Devine owns PUNCH Films video production company in Fort Wayne.
COVID-19 shows us the unimaginable is possible—in a positive sense, too

“While it may feel like a reliable bet to allow our cynicism to imagine the worst of things, I believe that the current state of affairs is demonstrating that the unimaginable is possible in a more positive sense.”

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