News Small Business Spotlight: Nicole Jordan’s Catering and Consulting Businesses Show “You Can Be Small But Not Small-Minded” After a decade working as a consultant, UChicago alum Nicole Jordan, AB ’96, found herself at a crossroads. With a degree in economics and aspirations to be an entrepreneur, Jordan...
News From New Locations to Million-Dollar Grants, Polsky Small Business Growth Program Alumni Continue to Grow Alumni of the Polsky Small Business Growth Program are marking a series of major milestones, from opening additional locations to securing grants and contracts worth more than $1M.
News Experts in Health Tech Share Ideas and Insights at First Polsky Entrepreneurial Outlook Series Event This health tech event marked the beginning of a new breakfast series that the Polsky Center has launched to coincide with the new year.
News Chicago Booth MBA Fights Plastic Pollution with her Social Enterprise 1,500 plastic bottles are used in the US every single second. 70% never make it to a recycling bin. Instead, most go to landfills and end up in our oceans....
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 Polsky Supports 13 Teams in Spring Quarter I-Corps Cohort The Polsky Center ran its National Science Foundation (NSF)-supported I-Corps program virtually during the Spring quarter and accepted the largest number of teams of any cohort managed to-date. Polsky supported...
News Climate Neutral Certified, Open Water Eyes Retail Space for Aluminum Canned Water In 2009, Nicole Doucet, MBA ’16, and Jess Page watched a documentary on ocean pollution that inspired them to co-found Open Water (previously Green Sheep Water), the first bottled water company...
News 6 UChicago Researchers to Present at Illinois Ignite Researchers from the University of Chicago are showcasing novel technologies and innovative startups at the third biennial Illinois Ignite. The event takes place on September 22, 2022, from 9:00 a.m....
News Where Are They Now? How Kindness Built KindWorks Update 2/6/2025: KindWorks is featured in Season 7 of Meet The Drapers, a global pitch competition hosted by venture capitalist Tim Draper. Their pitch airs on March 14, and audience...
Technology Deep Learning-Based Diagnostic System For Differentiating Thyroid Tumor Genetic And Histologic Profiles A deep learning system analyzes high-resolution pathology images to predict thyroid tumor subtypes and gene expression patterns, helping distinguish less aggressive cancers from those requiring more intensive treatment The Unmet…
Program Past VCIC Participants 2026 Monarch Fund won the regional Venture Capital Investment Competition. Team members included Angela Huang, Kim Berg, Nick Thomas, Patrick Mispireta, Leah Sidell, and Joe Wang. 2025 First Pick Ventures…
