Many businesses and organizations are looking at non-traditional ways to 'Access Capital.' WISH-TV is partnering with 'LISC-Indianapolis' for the annual 'Love Thy Neighborhood Awards'. The awards celebrate and recognize 'game changers' in the community as they help transform their neighborhoods and improve 'livability' throughout Indianapolis. Today we salute 'New Hope of Indiana', this years 'People's Choice' award winner.

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Independence Day in Nigeria is celebrated on October 1st. It marks the day that Nigeria gained its independence from British rule. For more than 6 decades the United States has enjoyed a strong partnership with Nigeria, built on shared interests and values. Nigeria is west Africa’s most populated country and has one of the largest economies on the continent... And has a strong emphasis on entrepreneurship. Last month, during the Innopower Minority Business Week at Rally, we sat down with one of Nigeria’s most renowned entrepreneurs and philanthropists, the founder of the Ugwumba center for leadership development.

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This month brought a celebration of a much anticipated reopening of a historic even venue long known as Buggs Temple. Built back in the early 1900's as a religious gathering place, it played an important part of the black community living in the Indiana Avenue neighborhood. It is now Canal Pointe. Cebronica Luft is an event planner and owner of Pavilion 360 Event Group. She has big plans to return the building, and the area around the canal, back into a community gathering place.

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Aaron Farrer is a local entrepreneur and inventor whose family owned company, Practical Products, works to develop products to make life easier. We caught up with him inside the demo arena at this year's Rally Innovation Conference.

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Kristen Lampkin dropped by our Rally location last month to talk about the economic benefits to minority businesses who practice equity and inclusion.

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Each week our Accounting and Bookkeeping segment turns our attention to the financial side of the business. This week we look to Jane King to find out how Indiana businesses are doing.

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This year is the 40th anniversary of the Circle City Classic. Football is the headliner but the event offers opportunities for the city and it's people to make a positive impact on visitors in a variety of ways. It also gives Indiana Black Expo an opportunity to showcase the cities business development success.

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We first met Heath Butler in February when he was in for the All-Star Business Opportunity Week. He visited us at our booth at Innopower Minority Business Week at Rally last month, and with a new focus, using technology to help marginalized communities access capital.

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