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Polsky Exchange Breakfast: Educational Services

Calling all Polsky Exchange Members. Start your day right with coffee and treats at the Polsky Exchange. You don't want to miss it! This month's Exchange member breakfast aims to…

Polsky Exchange: Choosing the Right Entity for your Business

Join us for a workshop that explores options and the process of incorporation for startups. Facilitator: Beth Kregor, IJ Clinic Director This workshop will cover: The types of business…

Learn from Failure, Build for Success: 1871 x Polsky Center ‘Founder Failures’

Join us March 12th to hear authentic entrepreneurial stories that rarely make the spotlight In the startup world, we celebrate successes loudly but whisper about failures quietly—yet it's those…

Corporate Collision

Corporate Collision provides a unique opportunity for companies to discover, connect, and collaborate with some of the nation’s top quantum, data science and AI, and cleantech startups. A panel of…

Small Business Development Center – Starting your Business in Illinois

Attend this no-cost in-person workshop to learn the things you need to consider and the prequirements to start and own a business in Illinois. Learn the basic elements of starting…

Small Business Development Center On-Deck Pitch

The Polsky Exchange “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…

Polsky Exchange Capital Access Series: CIBC Bank

Speakers: Miguel Gomez, Managing Director - Sales Manager, CIBC Bank. Alberto Moreno, Associate Managing Director, CIBC Bank. CIBC Bank offers simplified products, transparent terms and a dedicated team…

Polsky Exchange Capital Access Series: JPMorgan Chase

Speaker: Roy Nunez, Senior Business Consultant, JPMorgan Chase - Coaching For Impact. JPMorgan Chase's Minority Entrepreneur Initiative supports business owners in growing their businesses through accessible education, coaching, and banking…

Polsky Exchange Capital Access Series: First Women’s Bank

Speaker: Jonathan Thrasher, Senior Vice President, Government Guaranteed Lending and Commercial Lending, First Women's Bank. First Women’s Bank is the only women-founded, women-owned and women-led commercial bank in the country…

Polsky Exchange Capital Access Series: BMO Bank

Speaker: Marco Garcia, VP Business Relationship Manager, BMO Harris Bank. BMO is the 8th largest bank in North America by assets. They provide personal and commercial banking, global markets, and…

Polsky Exchange Capital Access Series: Hyde Park Bank/Beverly Bank (Wintrust)

Speaker: Mike McCracken, Senior Vice President, Hyde Park Bank/Beverly Bank (Wintrust). Beverly Bank & Trust provides Illinois with the resources of a big bank while maintaining the personalized service of…

Polsky Exchange Capital Access Series: Booth Angels Network of New York and Chicago

The Chicago Booth Angels Network of Chicago and New York (CBAN Chicago & New York ) is a nonprofit, affinity organization founded and run by alumni of the University of…

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