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>>GERRY: THE BLOOMINGTONECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONIS DOING ITS PART TO MOTIVATEAND HELP DEVELOP YOUNG HOOSIER

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ENTREPRENEURS.THE GROUP'S PRE-ACCELERATORPROGRAM CALLED B-START ENGAGESSTUDENT-LED COMPANIES IN AN

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ANNUAL COMPETITION.I'M JOINED NOW BY DANA PALAZZOOF THE BLOOMINGTON ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, ALONG

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WITH THIS YEAR'S COMPETITIONWINNER, ZACH BURR, AN IU FINANCEMAJOR.úI,hWELCOME TO THE PROGRAM.

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>> THANK YOU.>> CONGRATULATIONS.WE WILL TALK ABOUT YOUR IDEA INJUST A MINUTE.

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BUT AS YOU LOOK AT THIS, IMENTIONED PRE- ACCELERATOR,START UP TYPE OF !D%v COMPETITI.GIVE US THE IDEA BEHIND WHAT

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IT'S ALL ABOUT.>> WE HAVE A ROBUST ECOSYSTEMIN BLOOMINGTON AND A GREATUNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE

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BUT OFTENTIMES THEY DON'T TALKTO ONE ANOTHER OR ENGAGE WITHONE ANOTHER AS OFTEN AS WE LIKESO IN 2015 WE LAUNCHED AS A WAY

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TO;0cS HELP CONNECT ENTREPRENEUSWITH THE LOCAL RESOURCES ANDLOCAL STARTUP COMMUNITY TOLAUNCH THESE ENTERPRISES IN

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BLOOMINGTON.>> REALLY IMPORTANT TO NOTEAGAIN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTCORPORATION IS THEVeUJ(Uá

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IN PARTNERSHIP WITH IU AND IVYTECH END OF FOCUS ON GETTINGSTUDENTS OFF CAMPUS IN ANOFF-CAMPUS SETTING.

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>> EXACTLY.WE HAD SUPPORT FROM IVY TECH ANDTHE COOK GROUP AND WE GETSTUDENTS OFF-CAMPUS ON TO ENGAGE

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IN A LOCAL ECOSYSTEM AT THELOCAL CO-WORKING SPACES,WORKSPACE AND HELP THEM MEETWITH THE PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING

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ENTREPRENEURIAL THINGS INBLOOMINGTON.>> SO YOU ARE A WINNER.YOU HAVE 2500 BUCKS IN

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CONSULTATIONS AND A NUMBER OFTHINGS WINNING COMPETITION.GIVE US YOUR IDEA.GIVE USéñ THE IDEA.

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>> IT'S A SUBSCRIPTION AND ONDEMAND AND WE AIM TO BE ONCOLLEGE CAMPUSES SO MY BIG IDEAIS WE PLAN ON FRANCHISING A

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BUSINESS THROUGH DIFFERENTCOLLEGE CAMPUSES AND ENGAGINGWITH ENTREPRENEURS ON THESECAMPUSES.

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WE ARE TALKING WITH STUDENTS ATOHIO STATE.THEY HAVE NO CURRENT OPTIONS FORGETTING LAUNDRY DONE SO

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HOPEFULLY I CAN HELP THEM LIKEB-START HELPED ME.>> YOU SEE THIS SCALING UPOVER TIME.

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YOU ARE A FINANCE MAJOR FROM NEWJERSEY.DO YOU LIKE THIS ENTREPRENEURIALPATH?

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CAN YOU SEE FURTHER DEVELOPINGTHIS IDEA OR OTHER IDEAS?>> THAT WAS THE BEST THING ISI GOT INTRODUCED TO ACTUALLY

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STARTING BUSINESS WHICH IS VERYSCARY AND INTIMIDATING AND ONCEYOU TAKE THAT AWAY I FEEL LIKEI'M GOING TO START A BUNCHH

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COMPANIES IN MY FUTURE BUT)T @&%WILL SEE.I HAVE A TASTE FOR IT.%CFpU>> THIS GOT YOU ENTHUSED ABOUT

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THE ENTREPRENEURIAL GAME.HOW IMPORTANT IS THAT MENTORING,THE EXPERTISE THAT PEOPLE THATPROVIDE YOU KIND OF GUIDANCE

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ALONG THE WAY?>> I'M GLAD YOU ASKED.:EPá WAS THE MOST IMPORTANTASPECT OF B-START WAS MY MENTOR,

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HE WAS AN AMAZING HELP, REALLY ICOULD NOT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUTHIM.I WORKED WITH HIS COMPANY TO

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COLLECT PAYMENTS AND HANDLE ALLOF MY CUSTOMERS.I MEAN WITHOUT HIM, I DEFINITELYWOULD NOT HAVE A BUSINESS.

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>> YOU MENTIONED THESE SUPPORTYOU ARE GETTING FROM THECOMMUNITY.COOK GROUP AND OTHERS.

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NINE COMPETITORS THIS YEAR WHEREDO YOU SEE THIS GOING?THIS IS A FAIRLY UNIQUE PROGRAMAND THE ECONOMIC GROUP REALLY

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RUNNING IT AND PULLING IN THEUNIVERSITIES.>> SO WE HAD OUR LOCALENTREPRENEUR SERVICE MENTORS FOR

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THE STUDENTS SO THAT BUY-IN FROMTHE LOCAL COMMUNITY IS IMPORTANTFOR US AND WE SEE THATEXPANDING.

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WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUTPOTENTIALLY OPENING IT UP TONONSTUDENTS BECAUSE WE HAVE ALOT OF FOLKS IN TOWNS LIVING

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THERE AND WORKING THERE AND HADTHIS IDEA SO IT COULD ADD VALUETO CONNECT THOSE THINGS SOSTUDENTS CAN GET TO KNOW THEM.

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>> CONGRATULATIONS.BLOOMINGTON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTCORPORATION ALONG WITH IVY TECHSO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND I

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LOOK FORWARD TO FOLLOWING YOURPROGRESS.WE WILL GET YOU BACK ON THE SHOWONE OF THESE DAYS HOPEFULLY

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STARTING A COMPANY HERE NOT INNEW JERSEY.>> THANK YOU.>>AND A REMINDER... ALL OF OUR

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