Direct coaching and facilitation for entrepreneurs in the effective use of capital (financial management, investments, bank services, angel investment, grants, and debt financing.)

A series of workshops, training courses, and other outreach efforts that focus on training and educating entrepreneurs, business leaders, and young achievers in the tools necessary to successfully manage and grow their ventures and enterprises.

An internet portal dedicated to providing resources, online assistance, and educational tools & publications to assist entrepreneurs in the development of their plans and the securing of both conventional and non-conventional financing: governmental programs (SBA and others), non-government agencies, private equity, and other sources of capital.

1st Source “Senior Fellows in Residence” assigned to work with Innovation Staff and entrepreneurs to “coach” them to success in better managing money, resources, and relationships.

1st Source Bank becomes the lead sponsor of the Northeast Indiana Angel Network (AngelNET). The web portal will support both the entrepreneur and the angel investor as an online community for sourcing deal flow and doing angel-backed deals.