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Midwest Biotech Startup Showcase Brings Next Wave of Innovation to San Francisco
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Polsky Center Welcomes 2026 Cohort of the Small Business Growth Program
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Polsky Center Welcomes 2026 Cohort of the Small Business Growth Program
The Hiring Process is Now an AI Arms Race, but There's Still Room to Restore the Human Element
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The Hiring Process is Now an AI Arms Race, but There's Still Room to Restore the Human Element

Polsky Center Welcomes Newest Cohort of the Small Business Financial Fundamentals Program

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is welcoming a new cohort of entrepreneurs to the Polsky Exchange Small Business Financial Fundamentals program. The 10-week program is designed to…

Midwest Biotech Startup Showcase Spotlights 30+ Breakthrough Innovations from Leading Research Institutions

Bringing breakthrough science to the forefront of innovation, the Midwest Biotech Startup Showcase will highlight more than 30 emerging life sciences and biotech ventures from leading research institutions across…

How Local Stores Can Thrive this Holiday Season

The following article was written by Abigail Ingram, executive director of the Polsky Exchange, and originally published in Crain's Chicago Business on November 17, 2025. Read the original article.…

NVC@30 Fireside Chat with David Rabie Spotlights Tovala’s Journey from NVC to a Profitable, 9-Figure Revenue Business

The Polsky Center continued its NVC@30 Fireside Chat series with David Rabie, MBA ’15, founder and CEO of Tovala and winner of the 2015 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71 New Venture…

ETA’s Global Momentum Takes Center Stage at Record-Breaking 12th Annual Booth–Kellogg Conference

This week the Polsky Center, the ETA Group at Chicago Booth, and the Kellogg Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative hosted the 12th Annual Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition Conference, welcoming more than 1,100…

Polsky Center Announces Teams Selected for the 14th Annual College New Venture Challenge

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the teams selected for the 14th annual College New Venture Challenge (CNVC), an undergraduate student startup accelerator. This year’s…

Balancing Pre- and Post-Letter of Intent Diligence in ETA: Strategy, Tradeoffs, and Winning the Auction

Sponsored Content // Balancing diligence before and after signing a letter of intent (LOI) is one of the most important — and often overlooked — aspects of entrepreneurship through acquisition…

How Theta Neurotech is Making Seizure Prediction Possible

Every year, thousands of epilepsy patients lose their lives unexpectedly — often with no warning that a seizure is even coming. It’s a terrifying reality for the more than 3…

Fireside Chat with Perplexity AI’s Aravind Srinivas Offers Look into the Future of AI

Last week the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation welcomed Aravind Srinivas, CEO and cofounder of Perplexity AI, for a fireside chat on the future of artificial intelligence, the acceleration…
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