Entries by Ashli Smith

Meet our New Team Member

The Innovation Connector is pleased to announce a new team member, Natalie Smith. Smith will serve as the Program and Events Coordinator. In this role, she will be coordinating events, program operations, and have administrative responsibilities as well. The first face you see when you walk into the building will be this one! Smith was […]

Resident Client Spotlight – Josh Mathews

Josh Mathews, Regional Vice President of Primerica, is located in Suite 106 at the Innovation Connector. Josh has been helping families save and invest since 2008 and has been renting space at the Innovation Connector for many of those years. Josh works with adults of all ages and stages of their savings and retirement process.

We’re Hiring!

The Innovation Connector is Hiring: The Muncie Innovation Connector, Inc., east-central Indiana’s only full-service Entrepreneurship Support Organization and Business Incubator, is expanding its team by adding a PROGRAM AND EVENTS COORDINATOR. Part of the responsibilities of this position includes serving as the Innovation Connector’s Administrative Assistant. The right candidate will possess excellent communication skills (written […]

Resident Client Spotlight – Bill Walters

Bill Walters, a longtime advocate for the Innovation Connector, is the Executive Director of East Central Indiana Regional Planning District. Their mission is to serve the local governments of Blackford, Delaware and Grant Counties along with the City of Portland by fostering a vision for regional economic growth through grant writing, facilitating, infrastructure improvements, supporting […]

Resident Client Spotlight – Brad Bookout

As an employee of Augusta Consulting, Brad Bookout assists Delaware County and the ECI Regional Planning District with various economic development and redevelopment-related projects. These projects often consist of new business and industry attraction to infrastructure, road, and trail development. Brad Bookout has been an Innovation Connector Resident for 9 years! We appreciate your loyalty […]

New Program Announcement: ADVANCE

Are you ready to take your business to the next level? Advance is a 4-month cohort program designed to move your business forward in a purposeful way! Over the 4 months, you’ll connect with other business owners, work with industry experts, and reach business goals.  Each month we’ll have a new guest speaker cover a […]

Coding Club

Techwise Academy is bringing you Coding Club, where education meets passion for technology. If your child loves coding, accelerate their learning by signing them up for an entire semester of fun! Coding Club provides 12 weekly sessions to learn more about various coding topics and practices like programming, robotics, game design, and more. The first […]

Big Idea Pitch Announcement

It’s the official kick off to the Big Idea Pitch Season! Ted Baker & Carter Anderson have all the info you need to learn more and apply for this year’s Big Idea Pitch.

New Program Announcement: NEVERTHELESS

Innovation Connector is excited to announce a new program directed towards Women Business Owners. For six months, a group of ten women entrepreneurs come together to workshop our problems, celebrate successes, and push ourselves to new heights. It’s a commitment, with a lifetime of benefits. The program will be led by Jessica Shrout, President of […]