Helping grow a great community!

SERVING STARTUPS & NEW BUSINESSES

Founded in 2007, the Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs has served entrepreneurs in the fields of retail, technology, healthcare, the arts, personal services, manufacturing, e-commerce, and more.

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2019-2020 ANNUAL REPORT

The BCE staff and board of directors connect startups, young businesses, and evolving businesses with relationships, resources, and learning opportunities.

Are you looking for a referral, feedback on your business ideas and plans, opportunities to learn newskills, or sources of funding? The BCE can help you get started on the right foot.

Click to connect with the BCE:

ONLINE DISCUSSIONS

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BECOME A BCE MEMBER

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ROPP TRIPLETT BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION

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REQUEST INFORMATION

EVENTS

BCE ANNUAL REPORT
Program at November Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce meeting
7:30 a.m., Nov. 12, Town Hall

2022 ROPP TRIPLETT BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION
Wednesday evenings, January-March
Bluffton Town Hall

Schedule 1-on-1 meeting with BCE executive director: blufftonce@gmail.com

PROGRAMS ONYOUTUBE

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15 minutes with Krysti's Music Studio

Krysti and Phil Schey answer questions about being music teachers and entrepreneurs.

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MEMBERSHIP

Join the BCE network

of entrepreneurs & supporters

IN THE MEDIA

15 Minutes with Drive Time Driving Instruction/Doug & Sara Kisseberth

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15 Minutes with the Et Cetera Shop(Bluffton Icon)

15 Minutes with board member Dick McGarrity (Bluffton Icon)

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15 Minutes with entrepreneur Derek Dukes(Bluffton Icon)

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Hometown Stations Interview with Greenhorn's Jonah Agner

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Lima News report on Business Plan Competition

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OUR MISSION

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The Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs is a 501(c)(3) nonprofitbusiness incubator serving Allen, Hancock, Hardin, and Putnam counties.

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We provide programs that aid young businesses, accelerate their growth, and increase the odds of their success.

The mission of the Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs (BCE) is to provide financial, intellectual, and technological resources. We partner with educators and business leaders tonurture localenterprises.

Weenhance the greater Bluffton, Ohio areathrough job growth andby being a visible and sustainable promoter of innovation.

BLUFFTONCENTER FORENTREPRENEURS

Dick McGarrity, founding member

Jonah Agner & Bob Bell (not pictured), 2020 prize recipient

Beth Bish (far right), 2015 prize recipient

Dick McGarrity, founding member