Winter Startup Mixer 2018 Photo Recap
We had our third Mixer event on Friday! If you missed it, here are some photos from the night: There was a huge mix of people from the entrepreneurial community! From founders to service providers to supporters. Our goal: no…
Winter Startup Mixer 2018
Save the date for our next Startup GP Mixer! When The Winter Startup Mixer will be held Friday, January 26, from 7 - 9 PM. Where In the GAR Hall, located at 416 Hamilton Boulevard in downtown Peoria. What it…
Startup GP Spotlight: TADA
Here at the GPEDC, we've all been wondering what Mark Hanback, Director of GP Manufacturing Network, has been up to at TADA, a startup company right here in Peoria. At TADA, Hanback provides leadership as General Manager. So, when he…
Kickoff Reception Welcomes 2017 Brave Launch Teams
We attended the Brave Launch Kickoff Reception on Tuesday where we met the teams competing this year. This year, there are nine teams competing. They come from a variety of different backgrounds: startups, small businesses, corporate innovation teams, and more.…
Travel Grant Winner NFW meets Industry Expert
We were able to visit with Natural Fiber Welding after they flipped our travel grant on its head. They flew Steve Charron from North Carolina to Peoria using their grant, and were able to make a lot of progress. Charron…
Digital Dipstick Company Meets Investor with Travel Grant
We checked-in this week with our latest travel grant winner, Allan Dikeman, founder of Digital Dipstick Company. He applied for the travel grant so he could drive from Peoria to Indiana and was awarded! Founded back in 2016, Digital Dipstick…
Startup GP Spotlight: AutonomouStuff
When an industry leader of autonomous transportation lives in your backyard, it behooves you to pay a visit and say “Hello…I noticed your car drives itself.” So for our Spring Startup Mixer, we invited the crew from AutonomouStuff to hang…
Spring Startup Mixer Photo Recap
We had a Mixer last Thursday! Here are some pictures. The party had just begun. Disclaimer: Blue Moon was not the only beer provided. Check-in was a breeze! Networking challenge #1: Introduce yourself to three new people. These people need…
Kauffman Foundation Films In Peoria
Just before Thanksgiving, the Kauffman Foundation sent a couple of Kauffman Fellows to Peoria to ask some of our entrepreneurs about what it's like to do a high growth startup in a midsize Midwestern city. It part of a short…