The Polsky Center offers several hands-on learning opportunities aimed at helping students, researchers, faculty, and community members pursue their own entrepreneurial endeavors or careers in private equity, venture, capital, entrepreneurship through acquisition, or social entrepreneurship. Don't miss out on a wide variety of experiential learning-based programs, events, workshops, speakers, panels, conferences, challenges, and more.
Additionally, to help facilitate team formation, the Polsky Center maintains a team-building gallery, and encourages those looking to participate in our programs to check it regularly for updates.
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Programs & Events: Polsky Exchange
E-Commerce Learning Lab
In collaboration with 37 Oaks, E-Commerce Learning Lab is for businesses seeking to add or increase e-commerce capabilities as a strategy for growth.
Innovate2Market
Supported by joint funding from the University of Chicago and UIUC through the Inclusive Innovation initiative, the Innovate2Market program is designed to empower community inventors and innovators to...
Market Navigator
The Market Navigator is a customer discovery and market insight program designed to help Business-to-Consumer (B2C) businesses that have achieved product-market fit and initial traction to better unde...
On Deck Pitch
Designed to develop and refine pitching skills to effectively present to potential investors or lenders.
Polsky Exchange Capital Series
This Polsky Exchange Capital Series features presentations by capital providers and information about how to access different forms of capital. The series will commence with presentations from traditi...
Small Business Financial Fundamentals
The Polsky Small Business Financial Fundamentals focuses on supporting small businesses owners and help gain better financial management knowledge and skills.
Small Business Growth Program
The Polsky Small Business Growth Program focuses on supporting small businesses owners and helping them grow and scale their businesses to the next level of success.
Small Business Market Research Clinic
The Small Business Market Research Clinic pairs Booth students with businesses that are part of the Women's Business Development Center to carry out market research
The Idea Lab
The Idea Lab is an eight-week program designed to help community members who have a business idea and want to proceed to move from idea to launch.
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