Small Business Growth Program

Small Business Growth Program

The Polsky Small Business Growth Program helps South and West side businesses grow and scale to the next level of success. With funding from JPMorgan Chase, and in partnership with the Office of Civic Engagement, this program is part of the nationwide Ascend program, which partners with top universities and institutions to  provide business assistance and opportunities for minority-owned, women-owned, and veteran-owned businesses in major metropolitan areas, including Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, D.C.

Through this program, teams of highly-skilled University of Chicago students provide hands-on consulting experience to these companies, helping them address key business challenges and determine new strategies for business growth. Teams are supervised under the direction of a senior-level executive and Chicago Booth faculty member, associate adjunct professor of marketing Craig Terrill, and local business leaders who serve as coaches. The Polsky Center works with outside partner organizations including Chartwells, Cleveland Avenue, Corporate Coalition of Chicago, Somercor and LISC to find ways to provide additional opportunities, financing, coaching, and other wrap-around services for these consulting engagements.

 

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