News Polsky Center Launches New Strategic Program for Innovation at the National Labs to Support Entrepreneurial Thinking Led by the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, the Strategic Program for Innovation at the National Labs (SPIN) kicked off on March 23rd with 17 scientists and staff from...
News It’s High Season for New Venture Challenge Finals. Watch and Learn From the Startups Competing For Investment. The end of spring quarter is high season for the New Venture Challenge, the Polsky Center’s flagship accelerator program. From mid-May through early June, four of the five tracks of...
News Social New Venture Challenge Awards Record $175K in Investment The Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation are pleased to announce the winners...
News Six Graduating Students Receive Polsky Founders’ Fund Fellowships to Work On Their Ventures Full-Time The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the six recipients of the 2022 Polsky Founders’ Fund Fellowship (PF3), a program that provides funding to graduating UChicago...
News Polsky Center Revitalizes Small Business Growth Program with New Funding from JPMorgan Chase The University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is expanding programming that fuels local small business growth and improves the economic health of communities. Funded by a $400,000...
Program South Side Business Development Internship Program Support local businesses through paid internships focused on strategy, operations, and growth.
Event Fab Lab Workshop: X-Carve Authorization April 10, 2023 Learn to carve 3D shapes out of materials like wood, plastic, and soft metals like aluminum. The X-Carve is also great for etching custom circuit boards. We’ll work with the...
Event Polsky Exchange Capital Series – CIBC Bank April 11, 2023 Speaker: Sterling Neely, Community Development Specialist II, CIBC Bank. CIBC Bank offers simplified products, transparent terms and a dedicated team so that you can spend more time on your business and...
Event Fab Lab Workshop: Fab Lab 101 April 13, 2023 Curious about the Fab Lab? Got an idea and don’t know where to start with the design process? Learn about the Fab Lab’s hardware, software, and prototyping tools and why...
Event Fab Lab Workshop: Wood Shop Support Tools Authorization April 14, 2023 Learn to safely use the Fab Lab’s wood shop support tools: the table saw, bandsaw, chop saw, spindle sander, and drill press. This session will cover the basics of using...
Event Fab Lab Workshop: Vinyl Cutter Authorization April 17, 2023 Create intricate designs in adhesive-backed vinyl for custom graphics and branding on the Fab Lab’s vinyl cutter! This class introduces the software and basic operations of the machine. Prerequisite: Polsky Exchange...
