News Veteran, Teacher, Business Owner: Meet the New Leader of the Polsky Exchange’s Small Business Development Center The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation recently welcomed Vince Beachum as senior program manager and director of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at the Polsky Exchange. ...
News Samir Mayekar Named Managing Director of Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Samir Mayekar, an accomplished leader with a track record of driving innovation and impact across the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors, has been named managing director of the University of...
Event Investing Essentials: Interview Prep for Career Changers November 4, 2023 Join the Polsky Center and Career Services for a workshop featuring Chicago Booth Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship and Polsky Center Investor-in-Residence (IIR), Chris McGowan. Chris will discuss the process of interviewing...
News Academia and Private Sector Meet at 10th Annual Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition Conference The Polsky Center, in collaboration with the Chicago Booth School of Business and Northwestern Kellogg School of Management, hosted the 10th annual Booth-Kellogg Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Conference this week....
News Life Sciences, Tech Startups Advance to Fall 2023 George Shultz Innovation Fund Finals Researchers have developed a proprietary machine learning approach, multi-tissue human organoid model, and a targeted drug delivery method – and will be seeking investment at the fall 2023 George Shultz...
Event Rattan L. Khosa SeedCon February 9, 2024 The Rattan L. Khosa SeedCon is Chicago Booth’s flagship entrepreneurship and venture capital conference. Through keynote fireside chats, panel discussions, and various networking sessions, SeedCon provides opportunities for entrepreneurs, investors,...
Event Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC) Finals May 31, 2024 Join us for the Finals of the Global New Venture Challenge, the Executive MBA track of the Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge. 2024 Agenda: 9:00 – 9:15 A.M:...
Event Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): Sales for Entrepreneurs January 18, 2024 This session is designed for those with little to no sales experience looking for some quick, actionable tips to get better immediately. We will discuss the different types of sales...
Event Polsky Overview for Chicago Booth Evening/Weekend Program Students March 23, 2024 Join the Polsky Center during the lunch break for an info session and founder talk. Polsky staff from the student programs team and the Deep Tech Ventures team will present...
Event Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Workshop: Women in ETA February 23, 2024 Join the Polsky Center and the ETA Club for a panel discussion & Q&A featuring moderator Kim Vender Moffat with panelists Beth LaBossiere, Jessica Palfrey, and Ashley Quisol, MBA ’20....
Event Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): Intro to Tech for Non-Technical Founders February 1, 2024 UPDATE: Zoom link for today’s session: https://uchicago.zoom.us/j/93145696107?pwd=dWtYRHYyZnNJN0VPRHJJbFVoNFZMdz09 A non-technical founder’s job is not to learn to code, but to successfully manage the technology production process and make sure it aligns...
