If you’re looking for innovative entrepreneurs and promising start-ups, look no farther than Indiana. Numerous innovators are creating a catalyst for economic growth across various industries in the Hoosier state.

In its most recent issue, BizVoice puts the spotlight on several of those trailblazers.

With Mandolin – a digital platform designed to help artists, venues and fans connect through live music – the show can go on no matter the listener’s location, or even if there’s a worldwide pandemic.

In West Lafayette, Purdue University researchers are leading an effort to stop counterfeit versions of whiskey and medicine from reaching the stomachs of consumers with edible QR codes.

At RxLightning, they’ve reduced a task that previously took up to 14 days to 10 minutes. And more important, the New Albany firm’s technology is making it possible to speed potentially lifesaving medication to patients across the country.

Evansville-based ZeroCarb LYFE launched its no-carb pizza crust in 2020 and is already gaining attention from health-conscious consumers and beating sales projections.

Oak Street Funding is taking on customers traditional financial institutions won’t touch. Founder Rick Dennen has done it with a piece of proprietary software so stellar it has become the pillar of a firm with $600 million in loans nationwide.

The current edition of BizVoice also contains several additional features. They include:

  • New Day Dawning: If you called Indiana tech veteran and entrepreneur Christopher Day energetic, that might be the biggest understatement you made all year. So it’s not surprising the new Elevate Ventures CEO has hit the ground running. The former CEO of Indianapolis-based marketing tech firm DemandJump has a long list of ambitious goals outlined for Elevate and isn’t wasting any time putting his plan into action.
  • Security for Hoosier Farmers: For most of us, Indiana’s unpredictable weather is a mere inconvenience. If your livelihood depends on adequate rain and sunlight, it can not only be frustrating, but costly. Add in the current volatility of markets and supply chains, and there’s much that can leave farmers white knuckled. At least they would be without the help of agencies like Silveus Insurance Group.
  • Indiana’s Leaking Talent Pipeline: Indiana Chamber CEO Kevin Brinegar examines why Indiana lags its competitor states when it comes to developing and establishing a well-educated, highly-skilled workforce for the jobs of today – and tomorrow. In addition, he dissects what the Indiana Chamber and other organizations can do to address these shortcomings.

Don’t forget. You can access past BizVoice issues through the archives.

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