YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS

It’s Time to Celebrate Young Entrepreneurs!

It’s probably very obvious, but Believe In A Dream absolutely loves young entrepreneurs. It’s why Believe In Your Business exists. We love them so much that we want to celebrate the best young business owners of Northeast Indiana. 

Believe In A Dream will select 1 BIYB member each quarter from Northeast Indiana to receive a $500 Young Entrepreneur Award and grant.

You can apply at any time. Just go to the BIYB Members Only page to apply. (If you need to register as a BIYB member first, just click here. You’ll receive an email with the password for the private BIYB Members Only page.)

For 2023, our schedule is …

  • Spring - Applications due by April 30. Awards announced by May 31.

  • Summer - Applications due by June 30. Awards announced by July 31.

  • Fall - Applications due by September 30. Awards announced by October 31.

  • Winter - Applications due by November 30. Awards announced by December 31.

Quarterly award recipients will also be recognized on stage at Believe In A Dream’s annual fundraising Gala (usually held in the Fall). At the Gala, we will announce one of the quarterly award recipients as the Young Entrepreneur Of The Year and award that person an additional $1.000 grant. 

Young Entrepreneurs Award Winners

2024 WINNERS

  1. $500 Spring Award - Landon Frank, The Odyssey Esports

2023 WINNERS

  1. $500 Spring Award - Shelden Smith, Smith Mow and Go

  2. $500 Winter Award - Isaac Knight, Hoosier Digital Solutions

2022 WINNERS

Our 2022 winners are all amazing professionals - at young ages! Join us in congratulating these accomplished young entrepreneurs! Click on their photos and then hover over the photo to read their fascinating stories.

  1. $1,000 Award - Janae Hargrett, Curl Creation Salon

  2. $500 Award - Ani’a Walker, Puff’s Pastries

  3. $500 Award - Jack Hite, Premier Mobile Detailing

  4. $500 Award - Ryan Ludwig, Ludwig Lawn Care

2021 Winners

Competition was very strong for this year’s awards! So strong, in fact, that the selection committee decided to award three Honorable Mentions! Congrats to all!

  1. $1,000 Award - Morgan Gullett, MG Entertainment LLC

  2. $500 Award - Cameron Cage, The Flame Candle

  3. $500 Award - Ben Richards, Richards Entertainment

  4. $500 Award - Sydney and Matthias Hefty, Acacia Ranch Show Goats

  5. $500 Award - Jade Henry, More Than Just An Art

  6. $100 Honorable Mention - Kyle Weese, Premier Web Solutions

  7. $100 Honorable Mention - Aidan Custer, Custer and Williams LLC

  8. $100 Honorable Mention - Mayloni Dial, Loni’s Bomb Time

2020 Winners

We were pleased to announce the 2020 Young Entrepreneurs Award winners. What a great group of founders!

  1. Chauntiel Smith-Jones, 27 (Allen County) — Capture Sports Agency

  2. Lauren Landstoffer, 27 (Allen County) — Just Cream Ice Cream Boutique

  3. Martin Mbuguah, 18 (Allen County) — ‘Toskago’ (independent artist)

  4. Qamari Hassan, 20 (Allen County) — RansomB Apparel

  5. Teonna Hardy, 17 (Allen County) — T-Glitz (online glitter supply store)

2019 Winners

We were pleased to announce the 2019 Young Entrepreneurs Award winners. What a great group of founders!

  1. Blake Webb, 18 (DeKalb County) — Konnect Hosting

  2. Braxton Miller, 19 (Huntington County) — Cup of Grow

  3. Dylan Belcher, 24 (Allen County) — CARTT Delivery

  4. Jordan Page, 21 (Allen County) — Creative Circles

  5. Quentin Lesser, 19 (DeKalb County) — Qurius Ventures