Entrepreneurship

Coverage of those starting up businesses and community resources to help them thrive.

Joseph Allison runs the Head2Hock food truck in Fort Wayne with his wife, Courtni, and their family.

Meet the culinary entrepreneurs behind two farm-to-fork businesses in Fort Wayne

You won’t find just any casual, American fare at the Head2Hock food truck. Their motto is “real food healing people.”

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The Art Loft hopes to expand on its current "paint and sip" class offerings.
Discover The Art Loft: Fort Wayne’s ‘paint and sip’ shop with a twist

This creative space on the north side of town has room to grow.

Randy hand-cuts a glass bowl at Warsaw Cut Glass.
FOCUS ON WARSAW: Step inside one of the last hand-cut glass facilities left in the US

Warsaw Cut Glass is keeping the city’s 100-plus-year legacy alive, showing locals and tourists alike what primitive hand-cut glass is all about.

Mulero-Betances co-founded EnPak, LLC., and has been running it full-time for three years.
FOCUS ON WARSAW: How an ex-East Coaster became an entrepreneur and community supporter in Warsaw

While Marlene Mulero-Betances grew up in Manhattan, she’s now investing and innovating in northeast Indiana.

Joseph Decuis is named after the family's Louisiana ancestor whom they credit with their longstanding tradition of farm-to-fork dining.
How a world-class restaurant in Roanoke is growing northeast Indiana’s farm-to-fork food scene

Meet the Eshelmans of Joseph Decuis—entrepreneurs, farmers, and restaurateurs putting the “culture” in regional agriculture.

Style For Less sells off-price women's, men's, and children's clothing, shoes, and accessories.
Like TJ Maxx? Try Style For Less: North Anthony’s new budget-friendly fashion business

Style For Less is a new store in the North Anthony Corridor that caters to men and women looking for style on a budget. 

Paco Reyes, who wanted to do screen printing since he was 13, prints and sells t-shirts and teaches others the art of screen printing at TekVenture.
What is TekVenture? Discover the potential of Indiana’s oldest and largest makerspace

Step into a place where ideas are hatched, inventions take shape, art is created, and dreams are realized—right in Fort Wayne.

Yvonne and Robert Johnson launched Bukál flavored sparkling water.
New business bubbling up: Kombucha entrepreneur launches sparkling water company in Fort Wayne

Bukál flavored sparkling water connects the Summit City to culture and causes in Southeast Asia.

Kylee Hays, left, and Leitia (Lay-shuh) McHugh, right, are two entrepreneurs investing in the '05 neighborhood.
Two entrepreneurs launch community-centric businesses in Fort Wayne’s up-and-coming ’05

The Bookhouse Studio and the Confetti Post are now open in the heart of Forest Park Neighborhood.

Brendon Maxwell owns Utopian Coffee. His future coffee shop and brewery will occupy 118 and 122 W. Columbia St.
Q&A with Brendon Maxwell: The Utopian Coffee entrepreneur who’s investing in The Landing

Owner of Utopian Coffee shares his vision for a new coffee shop and brewery on Fort Wayne's historic Columbia Street.

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