News Voter Education Platform BallotReady Will Expand to All 50 States by 2018 BallotReady, the voter education platform cofounded by Aviva Rosman and Alex Niemczewski out of University of Chicago, is ready to be the go-to voting guide across 50 states by 2018. This...
News Finalists Named for the 2017 Social New Venture Challenge The Social Enterprise Initiative has announced the 7 teams moving on to the 2017 John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC) finals. Teams will pitch their social impact start-ups on Tuesday, May...
News These UChicago Students Want to Make it Easier for Political Activists to Organize With politics being one of the most contentious topics in America right now, ordinary citizens are engaging in activism efforts in increasing numbers, and this Chicago startup wants to help....
News Phase II Teams Selected for the College New Venture Challenge The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business has officially announced the 10 teams moving on to phase II of the 2017-18...
News Small Business Growth Program Cohort Announced The Polsky Small Business Growth Program has announced the Fall 2018 cohort, which is made up of small businesses located in the South and West Side of Chicago. Small teams of...
News Meet Polsky Member of the Month: Nwanyinma Nnodum Polsky member Nwanyinma Nnodum first wandered into the Polsky Center with a slightly different intention than most new faces we see.
News Winter 2019 Small Business Growth Program Cohort Announced The Polsky Small Business Growth Program has announced its Winter 2019 cohort, which is made up of small businesses located in the South and West Side of Chicago.
News Small Business Growth Program Fall Cohort Announced The Polsky Small Business Growth Program has announced the Fall 2019 cohort, which is made up of small businesses located in the South and West Side of Chicago. Small teams...
News Chicago’s South Side Neighborhood Coworking Space and Startup Hub Turns 5 In October 2014, a 34,000 square foot coworking space and facility opened up to not only serve all students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the University of Chicago, but also...
News Polsky’s Small Business Growth Program Accepts 10 Companies into Winter Cohort The Polsky Small Business Growth Program has announced its Winter 2020 cohort, which is made up of small businesses located in the South and West Side of Chicago.
News Negotiating in Times of Change In the wake of Coronavirus, the Polsky Center has organized its first virtual Small Business Bootcamp in the hopes of helping small business owners and entrepreneurs navigate these difficult and...
News Navigating Access to Capital Resources During a Crisis On the first day of the Small Business Bootcamp series, panelists, Manuel Flores, Marcus Yancey, and Merly Thomas, shared the many capital resources available to Chicago business owners. The panel...
