SOUTH BEND | ELKHART:

WHERE OPPORTUNITY LIVES

Welcome to the Regional Innovation Hub: Connecting you with regional resources and opportunities to advance careers, industry, and innovation

Workforce
Development

Attend courses. Get certifications. Bring your career to the next level.
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Entrepreneurship
& Opportunity

Get the pulse of your business, your market, your industry. Access funding, facilities, and community.
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Business
Innovation

Tap into next-gen facilities, services, and equipment.
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LIFT Network
innovation Insights

Access a library of educational resources and news from around the South Bend - Elkhart region.

OPPORTUNITY IN PEOPLE

We’re building a highly skilled, locally connected workforce, ready to further activate our region’s unique potential.

We’re connecting visionary startups, entrepreneurs, and businesses with the tools, people, and resources they need to bring their ideas to the next level.

And we’re doing it with the support of a diverse coalition of leaders invested in our – and your – growth.

HOW CAN WE ADDRESS YOUR NEED​

We would like to
JOIN THE NETWORK

We would like to
JOIN THE NETWORK

Join more than 40 other connected organizations. Plug in and get involved.

We are looking to
TRAIN & DEVELOP TALENT

We are looking to
TRAIN & DEVELOP TALENT

Develop a world-class workforce through specialized educational programs.

I would like to
EXPAND MY SKILLSET

I would like to
EXPAND MY SKILLSET

Training and certification programs for advanced manufacturing and the digital economy.

I would like to
INNOVATE MY BUSINESS

I would like to
INNOVATE MY BUSINESS

Diagnostic tools, laboratory resources, and more – at your fingertips.

I want to access
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS

I want to access
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS

Tap into key learnings from the region's industry, academic, and community leaders.

I would like to
BRING MY IDEA TO MARKET

I would like to
BRING MY IDEA TO MARKET

Put your vision to work. Get access to funding, resources, and analysis to bring your start-up or idea to the next level.

THE LIFT NETWORK'S
MISSION

About LIFT
The LIFT Network will enchance skill attainment, research, commercialization, and entrepreneurship across the South Bend – Elkhart Region. Building on strengths in manufacturing and higher education, the LIFT Network will equip the region’s industries and residents for the future of innovation.