Event SBDC QuickBooks Workshop III June 29, 2024 Attend this no-cost in-person workshop on QuickBooks, an accounting software for small businesses. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to improve your bookkeeping skills, this workshop is for you....
News Polsky Center Welcomes 5 Fellows and Associates Taking on Roles Across Two New Programs The Polsky Center is welcoming five new faces this summer taking on roles across two new fellowship programs. The Polsky Innovation Fellowship features three 4+1 students with technical backgrounds to...
News Inclusive Innovation Funding Supports New Programming for Community Entrepreneurs The Inclusive Innovation Fund has awarded the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign $50,000 to launch a new program supporting technology commercialization in the...
Event SBDC: On Deck Pitch September 25, 2024 On Deck Pitch is an SBDC initiative designed to help entrepreneurs develop and refine their pitching skills and prepare to effectively present their businesses to potential investors. Join as an...
Event SBDC: On Deck Pitch October 30, 2024 On Deck Pitch is an SBDC initiative designed to help entrepreneurs develop and refine their pitching skills and prepare to effectively present their businesses to potential investors. Join as an...
Event SBDC: On Deck Pitch November 20, 2024 On Deck Pitch is an SBDC initiative designed to help entrepreneurs develop and refine their pitching skills and prepare to effectively present their businesses to potential investors. Join as an...
News Do You Really Need an Accelerator to Launch Your Startup? The following article was written by Shyama Majumdar, interim executive director of Deep Tech Ventures at the Polsky Center, and originally published in Crain’s Chicago Business on September 17, 2024....
News Polsky Center Receives Outstanding Contributions to Venture Creation Award at the 2024 Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers Conference The award recognizes centers that creatively support the process of launching and accelerating university-affiliated startups through competitions, incubators, accelerators, and other programs. At its annual conference over the weekend, the...
News Air Energy: Transforming Energy Storage with Solid-State Lithium-Air Batteries Air Energy is a participant in cohort 2 of Resurgence, a cleantech accelerator led by the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in partnership with the UChicago...
Event Polsky Exchange Capital Access: Huntington Bank February 18, 2025 Speaker: Kwasi K Appiah Jr, Branch Manager, The Huntington National Bank. Huntington Bancshares Incorporated is a $189 billion asset regional bank holding company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Founded in 1866, The...
Event Polsky Exchange Capital Access: Founders First Capital Partners March 11, 2025 Speaker: Song Chae, Regional Development Manager, Founders First Capital Partners. Founders First Capital Partners provides revenue-based funding, term loans and advisory services to service-based small businesses located outside of major capital...
Program Polsky Commercialization Fellowship Learn how to apply and commercialize your research, while gaining access to venture creation resources and networking opportunities.
