Business, Equity and Opportunities Podcast

THE CITY OF WESTFIELD ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK THAT IT IS SEEKING ARTISTS TO PROVIDE ORIGINAL DIGITIAL ARTWORK FOR A NEW ROLLING CANVAS ART INSTALLATION. 

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS, KAYLA ARNOLD, FILLED US IN. 

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TODAY'S 'GETTING STARTED' INTRODUCES YOU TO THIS MONTHS CERTIFIED MBE VENDOR OF THE MONTH: 'VERUS ENGINEERING'. IT'S A FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSULTING FIRM FOUNDED IN 1980. 

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EARLIER WE INTRODUCED YOU TO JOHN MOORE, ENREPRENEURSHIP TEACHER, AS HE PREPARED FOR THE WESTFIELD INNOVATION COMPETION. NOW MEET THE STUDENTS. 

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INDIANAPOLIS-BASED REPUBLIC SERVICES IS PARTNERING WITH BLUE POLYMERS TO CREATE WHAT LEADERS SAY WITLL BE THE FIRST COMPLEX IN NORTH AMERICA TRANSFORMING PLASTICS FROM CURBSIDE TO CONSUMER PACKAGING AND BACK AGAIN. 

THAT IS THIS WEEK'S INDUSTRY FOCUS.

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ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL COFFEE ASSOCIATION'S ECONOMIC IMPACT REPORT, MORE THAN 70% OF AMERICAN ADULTS DRINK COFFEE EACH WEEK AND SPENT $32.9 BILLION AT COFFEE SHOPS.

THERE ARE NEARLY 2000 COFFEE SHOPS IN INDIANA. 

OUR BUSINESS EQUITY AND OPPORTUNITIES CREW RECENTLY VISITED 'THE COMMISSARY BARBER & BARISTA' TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BUSINESS. 

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EMIL EKIYOR HAS AN UPDATE ON THE AI TRAINING PROJECT THAT AIMS TO PREPARE 1000 HOOSIERS WITH THE AI KNOWLEDGE TO HELP TAKE THEIR BUSINESS TO THE NEXT LEVEL.

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YOUSSEF BOUDARINE IS THE AWARD-WINNING CHEF AND OWNER OF J'ADORE.

HE AND HIS PARTNER, ARIEL HENDRICKSON, ARE THE CREATORS OF EPICUREAN INDY AND HAVE ANNOUNCED A NEW 3-DAY FESTIVAL CELEBRATING COFFEE, CHOCOLATE AND THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY THAT TIES THEM TOGETHER.

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WHEN WE CAUGHT UP WITH ENTREPRENEURSHIP TEACHER JOHN MOORE LAST WEEK, HE WAS PREPARING TO HOST THE FIRST ROUND OF A MULTI-ROUND INNOVATION COMPETITION AT WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL. 

163 STUDENTS FROM 81 TEAMS WOULD BE COMPETING FOR A CHANCE AT $10,000 IN SEED MONEY FOR THEIR BUSINESS. 

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THIS YEAR'S MIRA AWARD FOR TALENT IMPACT WENT TO THE NON-PROFIT "STARTed UP FOUNDATION" WHICH HAS CREATED THE LARGESET HIGH SCHOOL PITCH COMPETION IN THE COUNTRY. 

CEO DON WETTRICK EXPLAINS THE OPPORTUNITES GO ON AND ON. 

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WE FIRST MET UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT VIDHARI IYER IN 2023.

 SHE WAS A FRESHMAN EARNING HONORS FOR HER WORK IN NANOPLASTIC DETECTION.

SHE'S STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL AND NOW GETTING RECOGNITION FOR DEVELOPING AN APP THAT PREDICTS E-COLI CONTAMINATION IN INDIANA WATERWAYS, AMONG OTHER THINGS. 

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