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  • Business Acumen: From Solo to Team – Hiring, HR, and Managing People

    Polsky Exchange North, 1452 E 53rd St, Chicago, Illinois 60615 1452 E 53rd St, Chicago, Illinois, United States

    This session covers the full arc from identifying when you’re ready to hire to recruiting, onboarding, and managing people effectively on a small business budget, including the strategic use of interns. Speakers will address how AI is reshaping hiring: from AI-assisted job description writing and candidate screening to onboarding tools that help small businesses deliver...

    • Local Business Owners
    • Members of the Public
    • Polsky Exchange Members
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  • Application Deadline: Private Equity and Venture Capital (PE/VC) Lab

    The Private Equity and Venture Capital Lab (PE/VC Lab) was created for Chicago Booth MBA students to learn firsthand about the PE and VC industries. Through the combination of an intensive internship at a PE or VC firm and an academic course, students become active participants in the analysis of real-world investment decisions made by...

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  • Investing Essentials: Private Equity (PE) Landscape for Career Changers

    Chicago Booth Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship and Faculty Advisor to the Svider Private Equity Program, Chris McGowan, will present on and discuss the changing PE landscape and the necessary skills for career changers focused on a transition into PE. Chris McGowan is the general partner of CJM Ventures (CJMV), a Chicago growth equity and private...

    • Booth MBA Students
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  • Info Session: Booth Investment Thesis Challenge (BITC)

    The Booth Investment Thesis Challenge (BITC) encourages students to form teams to conceive and propose an original investment thesis they wish to work on. Selected teams work with mentors at private equity firms over a span of three months to develop an investment thesis based on proprietary research and recommend an execution strategy. At the...

    • Booth MBA Students
    • Booth MiM/MiF Students
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  • Info Session: Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC)

    The Chicago Booth Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC) is a VC simulation that allows students to think and act as venture capitalists and helps the school identify top student representatives for regional and national intercollegiate competitions.

    • Booth MBA Students
    • Booth MiM/MiF Students
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  • Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): AI Prototyping 101 with Cathy Kiriakos

    Charles M. Harper Center, C08 5807 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60637 5807 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, Illinois, United States

    Join the Polsky Center and Cathy Kiriakos, director of the Center for Applied AI at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, for an informative workshop on prototyping your MVP with AI tools and making the most of your credits. Whether you're pre-idea, mid-build, or preparing to pitch, you'll leave with concrete next steps...

    • Alumni
    • Booth MBA Students
    • Booth MiM/MiF Students
    • College Students
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  • Info Session and Kickoff (Harper): New Venture Challenge (NVC)

    Charles M. Harper Center, 5807 S Woodlawn Ave, C-25, Chicago, Illinois 60637 5807 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, Illinois, United States

    Please join us for a kickoff for the 31st annual Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge. This session will introduce students to one of UChicago’s premier startup accelerator programs. Attendees will learn more about the application process, program structure, and resources available throughout the competition. 5:00 – 5:30 pm CT – Faculty Presentation 5:30...

    • Booth MBA Students
    • College Students
    • Faculty, Postdocs & Researchers
    • PhD & Other Graduate Students
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  • Clean Energy Transition: Is it Inevitable?

    Gleacher Center, Classroom 208 450 Cityfront Plaza Dr, Chicago, Illinois 60611 450 Cityfront Plaza Dr, Chicago, Illinois, United States

    The clean energy transition is often described as unstoppable — driven by falling costs, improving technology, and market momentum that no policy shift can reverse. But is that confidence warranted? Or does the pace and shape of the transition still hinge on decisions being made right now? Join us for a conversation with two leaders...

    • Booth MBA Students
    • Booth MiM/MiF Students
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  • Business Acumen: Show Up and Stand Out – Networking, Referrals, and Community

    Polsky Exchange North, 1452 E 53rd St, Chicago, Illinois 60615 1452 E 53rd St, Chicago, Illinois, United States

    Relationships drive revenue, but most small business owners network reactively, showing up when they need something rather than building the kind of consistent visibility that generates referrals and opens doors over time. This session helps members develop an intentional networking strategy and build referral pipelines that work without feeling transactional. The speakers will address how...

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  • EIR/IIR In-Person Advising

    Polsky Center @ Chicago Booth 5807 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60637 5807 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, Illinois, United States

    Join the Polsky Center’s entrepreneurs-in-residence (EIR) and investors-in-residence (IIR) for in-person advising. Fresh coffee and pastries will be provided. The EIRs and IIRs below will be available. Cass Ziegel and Dipa Mehta will be hosting "Ask Me Anything" group discussions and Mus Chagal will facilitate a group discussion on "From Prototype to Product." Everyone else...

    • Booth MBA Students
    • Booth MiM/MiF Students
    • College Students
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  • Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Workshop: Exploring ETA Paths

    Join Chicago Booth adjunct faculty member and partner at Futaleufu Partners, Jason Jackson, for a workshop on exploring the various types of entrepreneurship through acquisition (ETA) search paths. Learn the risks, rewards, and challenges of the different paths, and discover the new journeys emerging in the ETA community.

    • Booth MBA Students
    • PhD & Other Graduate Students
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  • Application Deadline: Innovation Fund Associates (IFA) Program

    The Innovation Fund Associates (IFA) program is structured as a science-focused venture capital apprenticeship, where associates learn-by-doing as part of an interdisciplinary team performing due diligence on innovative ventures coming out of the UChicago ecosystem. IFAs deep dive in one investment opportunity per cycle through the George Shultz Innovation Fund and get a close-up look...

    • Booth MBA Students
    • Booth MiM/MiF Students
    • College Students
    • PhD & Other Graduate Students
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