14-05-2025
Peoria start-ups unveil innovative products at showcase event
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — On Tuesday, in celebration of Economic Development Week, the Peoria Economic Development Council hosted a start-up showcase.
It was a collaboration with Distillery Labs and gener8tor. Several local entrepreneurs were able to give demonstrations of their products before participating in a panel discussion.
Ashlie Inman is the founder of dotbox, a self-care subscription box that will sync to a menstruation cycle tracking app to send products when needed. She said it felt great to present her product for the first time.
'So way out of my comfort zone. But I am so glad that I did it. Just being able to get out there and knowing there's so many people in the community that are so supportive. It's just been fantastic,' she said. 'Now I have to do this because now people know it exists. So I think that's good. I think giving myself that pressure is good.'
Iman partnered with other local entrepreneurs to supply the products in the subscription box. She hopes to make dotbox available by the fall. To stay up to date with dotbox, click here.
Other start-ups included Bear's Bites, HuMod, AgDefense Systems, and enterN.
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