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Natural Foods Simple Mills is Riding a Wave

Katlin Smith went on a mission to raise the bar for food ingredients, starting from her very own kitchen. She has developed crackers, cakes and cookies that are completely natural.…
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How to Turn a Niche Idea into a Thriving Start-Up

“I love tax.” It is not a phrase you often hear, but Maria Scott, a former tax lawyer, found she had a penchant for the subject while studying law at…
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Ascent’s Founder Wants to Help Finance Leaders Sleep Better at Night

For small businesses in highly scrutinized industries like financial services, keeping up with regulatory requirements can be a full-time job — and then some. Ascent, a Chicago-based regulatory technology company…
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U. of C.’s Polsky Center Plans Big Expansion into New 20-Story Hyde Park Complex

The University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is planning to more than double its footprint, adding space in a proposed 20-story office and laboratory complex designed to…
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Polsky Center Funds Students Who Are “All In”

Scott Kitun holds an all hands on deck discussion about the UChicago Polsky Center. Entrepreneurship is now a top program at UChicago’s Booth School of Business. Associate Vice President for…
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Innovation Fund Invests $500,000 in Microbiome Research and Energy Companies

The University of Chicago Innovation Fund announced plans to invest up to $500,000 into three companies—AVNovum, ClostraBio, and SwitchedSource—that are working in the health and energy fields, respectively. These latest…
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AMOpportunities Wins First Place in the 2017 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago is pleased to announce the winners of the 21st annual Edward L. Kaplan, '71, New Venture Challenge (NVC),…
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BeeNana Wins First Place at the 2017 College New Venture Challenge

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business is pleased to announce the winners of the 2017 College New Venture Challenge. The…
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Americas Online Alternative Finance Market Grows to $35 Billion in 2016

CHICAGO (May 25, 2017) - The alternative finance market continued to grow across the United States (US), Canada and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) in 2016 to a total…
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2017 The Americas Alternative Finance Industry Report

Read the 2017 Americas Alternative Finance Industry Report here.
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Chicago Booth Announces Winners of the 2017 Social New Venture Challenge

The Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business is pleased to announce the winners of the John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture…

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