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10 Small Businesses Graduate from Polsky Center’s Small Business Growth Program

Last month at the Polsky Exchange, mentors, sponsors, and participants gathered to celebrate the graduation of the latest cohort of the Polsky Center’s Small Business Growth Program (SBG). Over…

The Polsky Center Welcomes the 2025 Market Navigator Cohort

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is welcoming the newest cohort of the Market Navigator program, a 10-week customer discovery and market insight initiative designed to help growth-stage…

Polsky Exchange and Huntington Bank Help Secure Funding for South Side Entrepreneurs

An initiative led by the Polsky Exchange helped South Side entrepreneurs secure critical funding by preparing them to meet the specific criteria banks use to evaluate small business loan applications.…

Polsky Exchange and Women’s Business Development Center Partner to Empower Minority-Owned Businesses in Chicago

The Polsky Exchange will provide a number of resources for a Women’s Business Development Center-led program, including workshops led by Polsky Center staff, space to work, market research carried…

10 Startups Graduate from Polsky Center’s Small Business Growth Program

In a ceremony at the Polsky Exchange, mentors, sponsors, and participants gathered to celebrate the completion of the program, which expanded from 10 weeks to nine months this year.…

Polsky Exchange’s Small Business Development Center Welcomes 2 New Advisors

Dima Elissa and Major Purnell join the Polsky Exchange's Small Business Development Center (SBDC) as advisors to further support economic growth on Chicago’s South Side. Launched last year, the SBDC…

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…

9 Local Entrepreneurs Form Legal Businesses at Incorporation/Organization Day

Earlier this month the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation hosted its second annual Incorporation/Organization Day, a unique event that connects West and South Side entrepreneurs with attorneys from local…

How to know if your business is ready for franchising

The following article was written by Abigail Ingram, executive director of the Polsky Exchange. Many business owners express interest in franchising their businesses,…

Entrepreneurs Need to Start Paying Themselves Correctly. Here’s How

The following article was written by Abigail Ingram, executive director of the Polsky Exchange. Entrepreneurs and those who work with entrepreneurs know that…

Veteran, Teacher, Business Owner: Meet the New Leader of the Polsky Exchange’s Small Business Development Center

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation recently welcomed Vince Beachum as senior program manager and director of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at the Polsky Exchange. …

Startups to Receive Additional Support through ‘Opportunity Zones’ Programming

The Polsky Center, on behalf of the Duality quantum startup accelerator and the Polsky Exchange, has been approved for the Chicagoland Opportunity Zones Consortium’s (COZC) technical assistance initiative. Opportunity Zones…
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