Page Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Entrepreneurship The Polsky Center offers a variety of programs and resources to help you on your entrepreneurial journey. In addition, you can visit our office, which is located on the...
News Small Business Spotlight: ReformedSchool’s Handmade Wearable Art Has Something to Say Peter Gaona didn’t have much money growing up, but he did have a nose for style. So he learned to distress and take apart his clothes, fashioning new items out...
Event Swing By the Suite May 9, 2023 The Polsky Center and the Rustandy Center are thrilled to welcome students, faculty, and staff to our newly renovated space – perfect for ideation and collaboration! Enjoy afternoon refreshments, visit...
News Small Business Spotlight: Brown Sugar Bakery Hits the Sweet Spot Between Homey and Gourmet “Some people talk about passion,” said Stephanie Hart, owner of Brown Sugar Bakery on East 75th Street in Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood, “I’m about discipline.” That nose-to-the-grindstone practicality has helped Hart...
Event NVC/SNVC Application Preparation Workshop & Quick Pitch January 10, 2024 Quick Pitch: 5 – 5:30 p.m. CT Application Preparation Workshop/Q&A: 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. CT Networking: 6:30 – 7 p.m. CT Join us for an application preparation workshop and Quick...
Event Team Building Reception: New Venture Challenge (NVC) and Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC) February 28, 2024 Who Should Attend: NVC/SNVC teams that are looking to add teammates for Phase II and students looking to join NVC/SNVC Phase II teams Hosted By: Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and...
Event SNVC Application Workshop and Quick Pitch January 17, 2024 Join the Rustandy Center for a workshop on applying to the John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC). During this SNVC-specific workshop, Professor Rob Gertner will share best practices...
Event 2024 John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC) Finals May 21, 2024 Join us at the 14th Annual John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture Challenge Finals as teams compete for over $150,000 in startup funding. Additional details on participating ventures will be...
Event Application Workshop and Quick Pitch: New Venture Challenge (NVC) and Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC) January 15, 2025 Quick Pitch: 5 – 5:30 p.m. CT Application Preparation Workshop/Q&A: 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. CT Networking: 6:30 – 7 p.m. CT Join us for an application preparation workshop and Quick...
Event Team Building Reception: New Venture Challenge (NVC) and Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC) February 19, 2025 Who Should Attend: NVC/SNVC teams that are looking to add teammates for Phase II and students looking to join NVC/SNVC Phase II teams Hosted By: Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and...
Event Application Deadline: Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC) January 21, 2026 One of the nation’s first social venture competitions, the John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC) has helped jump-start more than 200 companies and nonprofits since 2011. Together, SNVC...
Event Team Building Reception: New Venture Challenge (NVC) and Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC) February 18, 2026 Who Should Attend: NVC/SNVC teams that are looking to add teammates for Phase II and students looking to join NVC/SNVC Phase II teams Hosted By: Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and...
