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Inspiring Indiana: East side coworking space aims to spark community revitalization

P30 is inspiring Indiana entrepreneurs to their build their business as they help improve the community.

INDIANAPOLIS — A week ago, 13News reported three people were shot near Post Road and 30th Street in less than 24 hours. The area is known for violent crime and closed factories.  

But in one of those former factories, community leaders celebrated a grand opening of a new coworking space that wants to help revitalize the far eastside.

P30 takes its name from and does not hide from its address, Post Road and 30th Street.   

Credit: WTHR/Rich Nye

"There's a lot of residents that's in this community that's in survival mode in which a lot of the negative thoughts about the far eastside community is pertaining to the lack of resources that have been basically stripped away through some of the businesses that have shut down through the years previously, and they just kind of left it desolate,” said Tamisse Cross, P30 executive director. 

“We want to change the narrative of the far east side together. It's a lot of good work that have been happening here. It's just been overlooked because of the violence," she added.

Cross wants more of that good work and new business to happen at P30. 

The mission of P30 written in the entryway is to disrupt inequality, ignite hope and launch prosperity on the far eastside.  

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"The only stipulation to lease out space here or to have membership here is that every business, we encourage them to operate as a social enterprise that has a social impact plan in which it will directly impact the far eastside community," said Cross.

Credit: WTHR/Rich Nye

P30 membership offers access to open workspace or private business suites, meeting rooms and even a laundry room - all at a reduced rate for area residents. Many spaces in the facility are named after places on the far eastside, like the Shadeland conference room and Postbrook recording studio,

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P30's goal is launch 300 businesses, create 3,000 jobs, and generate $30 million dollars of wealth in the next 10 years.

"P30 is the entrepreneur incubator that's providing the support that's necessary to encourage our residents to think of ways in order to build wealth and generate wealth, keep it within our community and then therefore we're able to see the community thrive and be rebuilt,” said Cross.

The community can also access a commercial kitchen, event space, fitness room and a coffee shop right at the front door, which is now open for business to invite new business.

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