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Monday 8am - 4:30pm Tuesday 8am - 4:30pm Wednesday 8am - 4:30pm Thursday 8am - 4:30pm Friday 8am - 4:30pm

Northwest ISBDC

Name: Northwest ISBDC
Address: 9800 Connecticut Drive, Crown Point, IN, 46307, US
Telephone: (219) 644-3513

Northwest Indiana Small Business Development Center seeks to have a positive and measurable impact o

The Northwest Indiana Small Business Development Center provides established and emerging companies with training, counseling, and a variety of other business assistance. We serve these 7 counties:
Lake, Porter, La Porte, Newton, Jasper, Starke and Pulaski. Our team is here to help you with your business at no charge:
Lorri Feldt, Regional Director
Maggie Havens, Administrative Assistant
Judith Ca

rdenas, Business Advisor
Bill Gregory, Business Advisor
Julia Plumb, Business Advisor
Jeff Buchko Business Advisor
Mark Baird, Business Advisor
Gary Brownlee, Business Consultant

08/28/2026

🔹Deadline Today 🔹

The AWS AI Business Pitch Competition is soon!

The 1st-place winner will receive a $35,000 grant for AI development support and additional awards will be given to other competitors.

The challenge: Present an AI-enabled or cloud-based project that will help your small business improve operations, customer experience, revenue growth, or enable you to scale.

🔹 Applications due Aug. 28: https://tinyurl.com/bdfhhp8m
🔹 Event details: https://isbdc.ecenterdirect.com/events/17486

08/27/2026

Don't miss out! 🌀

We are accepting E-Day nominations through Friday Aug. 28! Help us celebrate our entrepreneurs and advocates by submitting an Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards nomination.

Details: https://edayleaders.com/nominations/
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08/26/2026

Tomorrow ⤵️

🔹We are teaming with the Starke County Economic Development Foundation on a Business Essentials workshop. 🔹
Join us from 3:30 to 5 pm Thursday Aug. 27, 2026, at the Foundation, 15 S. Main St. in Knox.
Ecosystem Navigator Eric Beschinski will share small business resources, and Katie Cass, Franchise Consultant from Starke County Economic Development Center, will detail franchise ownership.

To Register: https://isbdc.ecenterdirect.com/events/17493

08/25/2026

Join us for featured speaker: Eva Gomez of 219 Grounds ☕️

☕️ What: 1 Million Cups
☕️ When: Wednesday, August 26 | 8:30 - 10 am
☕️ Where: Purdue Northwest Commercialization and Manufacturing Excellence Center, 7150 Indianapolis Blvd, in Hammond

Located just across from Purdue Northwest in Hammond, 219 Grounds has created a welcoming neighborhood coffee shop built around handcrafted coffee, food and community. Its menu also puts its own spin on the coffeehouse experience with creations like horchata, churro and Spanish lattes.

We’ll hear the entrepreneurial story behind 219 Grounds directly from Eva, learn more about building a local coffee business and give her the opportunity to tap into the ideas, questions and connections of the 1MC community.

08/24/2026

🔹We are teaming with the Starke County Economic Development Foundation on a Business Essentials workshop. 🔹
Join us from 3:30 to 5 pm Thursday Aug. 27, 2026, at the Foundation, 15 S. Main St. in Knox.
Ecosystem Navigator Eric Beschinski will share small business resources, and Katie Cass, Franchise Consultant from Starke County Economic Development Center, will detail franchise ownership.

To Register: https://isbdc.ecenterdirect.com/events/17493

08/21/2026

As many in the Region are still facing storm challenges, we will be extending our deadline for E-Day nominations to noon on Friday Aug. 28.
We are seeking nominations for our Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards to honor both entrepreneurs and advocates creating an impact.
Check out the categories and details: https://edayleaders.com/nominations/

08/20/2026

The AWS AI Business Pitch Competition is soon!

The 1st-place winner will receive a $35,000 grant for AI development support and additional awards will be given to other competitors.

The challenge: Present an AI-enabled or cloud-based project that will help your small business improve operations, customer experience, revenue growth, or enable you to scale.

🔹 Applications due Aug. 28: https://tinyurl.com/bdfhhp8m
🔹 Event details: https://isbdc.ecenterdirect.com/events/17486

08/19/2026

Congrats to our Region businesses honored for 50 or 100 years in business!

At the 100-year mark is El Popular Inc, a fourth-generation family-owned company that manufactures and distributes mainly chorizo. The Garzas were the 2024 E-Day Family-Owned Business of the Year and also were recognized as the SBA Great Lakes Exporter of the Year.

At the 50-year mark are: Jasper County Community Services, Newton County Community Services Inc., Pulaski County Abstract Company Inc. and Pulaski County Human Services.

Gov. Mike Braun honored 34 businesses at the Governor's Century and Half Century Business Awards in Indianapolis this week.

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08/18/2026

Deadline Next Week 🌀

Nominations are open for our Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards to honor those sparking entrepreneurial synergy!

Submit a nomination for an entrepreneur or advocate that is making an impact by Aug. 25, 2026.

Check out the categories and details: https://edayleaders.com/nominations/

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08/17/2026

Rescheduled for this Wednesday ⤵️

We hope you join us for coffee and connections at 8:30 am Wednesday at Lower Lincoln.

We can all use some time to decompress after the week of weather and power outages - especially if you are still in the dark!

Hope to see you there!

Address

9800 Connecticut Drive
Crown Point, IN
46307

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	8am - 4:30pm
Thursday	8am - 4:30pm
Friday	8am - 4:30pm

Telephone

(219) 644-3513

Website

https://isbdc.org/

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