Author: John

28 Oct

Posted at 08:19h in Announcements, FailFest by

Launch Fishers received a Gold Excellence in Economic Development Award for its 2014 FailFest in the category of Special Event for communities with populations of 25,000-200,000 from the International Economic Development Council (IEDC). The honor was presented at an awards ceremony on Monday, October 5,...

22 Sep

Posted at 08:29h in Launch Fishers Team by

Hello! I’m Caleb Ostrander and I will be joining the Launch Fishers team as their fall intern. I just began my final semester at Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion studying finance and business administration. I am passionate about community and economic development, entrepreneurship and nonprofits....

03 Sep

Posted at 11:54h in Coworking, Indiana Coworking Passport by

MARION, IN – Indiana Wesleyan University has partnered with Launch Fishers to establish The Refinery Business Center in Marion, Indiana.  The Refinery will be a 6,000sf co-working space for entrepreneurs, non-profits, small businesses, students, and all other types of independent professionals.  Marion native and founding...

27 Aug

Posted at 13:10h in Launch Fishers Members by

  [caption id="attachment_21455" align="alignright" width="201"] Eric Hensley is a Launch Fishers member and employed by GitHub[/caption] Today we live in a world where “every business is in the software business”. Eric Hensley works for  GitHub, a company that helps facilitate the software in this new world. When...

25 Aug

Posted at 09:50h in Launch Fishers Team by

This summer I spent my weekdays working at Launch Fishers as a participant in IWU’s Accelerate Indiana Internship Program, part of the Lilly Endowment’s effort to halt the ‘brain drain’ of talent in Indiana. As a participant in the program, Indiana Wesleyan has provided over...