News Understanding the Human Elements in Your Business: Trust, Collaboration, and Emotional Loss We are at a unique time in human history, and while we are all living our own reality, we also are experiencing a global sense of connectivity – and grief....
News How to Manage Personal and Professional Ups and Downs While Managing a Business Business owners and entrepreneurs are facing uncharted territory and a situation that is unparalleled to anything that the majority of us have seen throughout our lifetimes. David Johnson, Chicago Booth...
News Marketing Communications in a Pandemic During a crisis, there are three essential components to effective communication on which to focus: Ideas, tactics, and tone. “The goal as a communicator is not only to not make...
News Transforming Your Business… Now In the current environment, there is a need to solve new problems, find new opportunities, and learn new ways of doing things – all at a time when the future...
News Decision Making in Tough Environments Right now, many decisions faced are unprecedented; there’s no history to evaluate them, and there’s no clear path forward. Last week, Professor George Wu of Booth School of Business led...
News Behavior and Branding in Uncertain Times Polsky Exchange mentor Kenyata Martin, MBA ’09, last week discussed various ways in which business owners can support their brands and add value during a time of crisis. “We all...
News Marketing Strategies in Times of Uncertainty University of Chicago Booth School of Business Director of Brand Strategy Nicole Yelsey, MBA ’12, recently shared strategies, tactics, and best practices for businesses during this unprecedented time. “Your reaction...
News How to Manage Cash Flow You can’t embark on cash management until you ask the questions: What is cash management and where does the cash even go? Adjunct Associate Professor of Strategic Management at the...
News Same-Day Ethnic Grocery Delivery Provider OjaExpress Connects People with Food, Each Other Boyede Sobitan is the CEO and co-founder of OjaExpress, the same-day ethnic grocery delivery platform. Sobitan and his co-founder, Fola Dada, are first- and second-generation Nigerian immigrants. Their difficulty in...
News South Side Pitch Competition Awards $26,000 to Local Businesses South Side Pitch, hosted by the Institute for Justice Clinic on Entrepreneurship in partnership with the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and the University of Chicago Office of Civic...
News 25 Teams Advance to Phase II of the 2023 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71 New Venture Challenge The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the 25 Phase II teams advancing in the 2023 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC), the University of...
