INDIANAPOLIS — Nearly one year into his first term, Indiana Gov. Mike Braun says his administration is reshaping the state's economic development priorities to put small businesses and entrepreneurship at the center — an approach he describes as rooted in his own experience.

Braun talked about it with 13News as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week .

He told 13News his motivation to champion small business comes directly from his background.

"My wife and I both come from that Main Street small business," Gov. Braun said, noting that his wife, Maureen, still runs her own small business in their hometown of Jasper after 47 years.

Braun ran his own business for more than three decades.

"That's where our roots are," Braun said, adding that he believes small businesses and "Main Street" hav

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