The Amish community is typically thought of as a group of people stuck in the past– not a group of employees working at a high-tech metal fabrication plant. However, as a group of Taylor students recently learned, this is the case for Amish entrepreneurs in Shipshewana.
On Oct. 22-23, students traveled to Shipshewana as part of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship’s (CIE) InnoTrek program. There, students experienced the life of Amish entrepreneurs and explored business outside the traditional classroom setting.
The trip focused on the Amish entrepreneurial community in Shipshewana, which included a range of small to large businesses. However, their machinery and processes are not as old fashioned as many may think…