When he received a grant from the Small Business Administration, Rockland Page had one goal: to bring his unique clothing designs to Indianapolis.
Page started as a graphic designer who graduated from Ball State University. Soon after, he moved to Chicago to become a senior designer at a local firm, but his friends encouraged him to put his designs on t-shirts.
What started as a creative outlet led to Page operating a business out of his basement. He took his shirts to pop-up shops in Chicago and Indianapolis and soon began to build a loyal following. But during the COVID-19 pandemic, Page says, “Everything just got shut down.” As a result, he opened a new storefront in Merrillville, Indiana, in 2021…