Small Business

“What a tremendous story of hard work and resilience. We’re honored that you’ve made the effort here in Greater Lafayette,” said Tony Roswarski, Mayor of the City of Lafayette.

“I feel very humbled that you are here taking your time to celebrate with us. It is quite an accomplishment – 10 years.” Alisha Kuckartz, owner and lead teacher at Turning Pointe Academy. “In some ways it feels like it’s only been a few years, but we have done a lot here.”

Leo Farrell, a self-made man in the industry, grew up in Greater Lafayette graduating from McCutcheon High School in 1983. Hired as a delivery driver for a local print shop that same year, he worked his way up to bindery, operating printing presses, front office counter and handling outside sales in a very short time.

Based at 110 Professional Court in Lafayette, Accent specializes in security, development and cloud apps, as well as consulting and managed IT services for small and medium-sized businesses.

“We enable companies to use technology in ways that they don’t really know how to use it,” Phil Wright, CEO of Accent Consulting, explained.

“We are student-centered, very inclusive with our populations,” said Heather Brooks, principal of the new Lafayette Paramount School of Excellence, “and our results show that we close the achievement gap in all of our demographic areas.

At Trish’s Red Bird Café, Trish Brown takes family recipes on which she grew up – like her mother’s strawberry cream pie or her grandmother’s chicken salad – and puts a modern-day twist on them. Her customers love it.

An experienced staff, campus community and proven treatments help ensure that Indiana Center for Recovery’s addiction treatment services create a healthier, more fulfilling life for its patients.

“To have memory care available to our residents at Westminster Village meant that we will be able to take care of them for the remainder of their lives, which is something that’s very important to me,” said Ben Blankenship, executive director of Westminster Village.

“Our philosophy is enriching lives in the communities that we serve, and we very much try to grow our business through community involvement,” said Nathan Hubbard, agency manager at Country Financial.