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Meet Healthfundr: Equity-Based Crowdfunding For Health Startups

When Marshall McLuhan said that the medium is the message in the 1960s, it’s amazing to think about how much that idea still applies in present culture.  What he meant is that new forms of media (technology) transform our experience and is ultimately more important than the content that is shared.  In other words, technology [...]... Read More

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    SEO Unplugged: Entrepreneurs Seek Advice From Experts

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    Search-engine optimization (SEO) experts shared tips and technicalities Tuesday evening with a diverse crowd of entrepreneurs at Entrepreneurs Unpluggd at the Chopin Theater in Chicago. Though there was a vast range of tips, there were a few points that resonated amongst the three speakers. (1) Google matters (2) Content matters (3) Socialization matters “Free traffic [...]

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    Startups: Get Legally Aware; Tips From Tricia Meyer

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    When you have a bright idea with a ton of promise, it’s hard to imagine all the things that could go wrong… legally.  Tricia Meyer has been an attorney and has been advising the start-up community in Chicago for more than a decade to help entrepreneurs cover their bases. The reason she understands an entrepreneur’s [...]

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  • Entrepeneurs showcase their products at Inspire Business Center.

    Start-ups secure solid 1-minute pitches at Inspire Showcase

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      An intimate crowd of approximately 50 people gathered Wednesday evening at the Inspire Business Center in Chicago’s West Loop for Inspire’s monthly start-up showcase. Amongst the crowd there were some returners and some new faces. Marina Dedes, vice president of venture capital firm Lightbank, was the keynote speaker and shared tips to entrepreneurs about [...]

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    Knight Foundation and Fisher Family fund Nonprofit Startup, Benevolent

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    The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and Fisher Family provided $285,000 in grant money to Benevolent, a crowdfunding site for low-income individuals, allowing it to move into three new areas: Charlotte, Silicon Valley and Detroit as announced Monday morning.   Benevolent was launched in Chicago in 2011 by Megan Kashner, a long-time member [...]

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  • Kevin Willer, CEO of Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center, celebrates with start-up leaders on the first anniversary of 1871.

    1871 anniversary spotlights Chicago startup growth

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      Leaders of the Chicago startup community released figures Friday regarding the city’s start-up growth coinciding with the first anniversary of 1871, one of the city’s start-up incubators. “Over the last year, the tech community has really come together through 1871,” said Lindsay Mosher, executive director of the Illinois Technology Partnership. “This has really been [...]

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  • The 2013 "Meet the Innovators Forum" for the Edison Awards was held at the Chicago Cultural Center, where industry leaders collaborated.

    Edison awards highlight innovation across American industry titans

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    Co-authored by: Lauryn Schroeder, Medill News Service It starts with something simple. For 12-year-old Quincy Lyons, it started with the first bite of an orange. An orange that he believed to be ripe, only to discover that it was rotten inside. This one experience led him and a team of middle-schoolers from Tuscon’s Sonoran Science [...]

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  • Bob Weisman, a team member of Diabetes Winners!, the team that won start-up weekend, pitches to an audience of start-up leaders, judges and attendees.

    Chicago start-up weekend stresses collaboration over competition

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          Instead of spending the weekend relaxing, 96 entrepreneurs gathered at 1871, Chicago’s start-up incubator, to build a company in less than 3 days and compete to win a series of prizes, and the approval of start-up community leaders. “It’s more than just networking and talking, it’s about building,” said Adam Haun, one [...]

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  • BTSocial: App for business travellers everywhere

    App creates network for traveling professionals

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        Don’t just be social, BTSocial. Chicago entrepreneur Tim Hines launched an app Tuesday for his two-year-old company, BTSocial, making it easier for business travelers everywhere to connect. The app allows users to check-in to specific venues or entire cities and locate events in the area. It helps traveling professionals connect to other travelers [...]

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    Nourish your network; Entice investors

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    An intimate crowd of entrepreneurs, developers and investors gathered in the basement of Chopin Theater in Wicker Park Tuesday night seeking direction from startup and investment experts. The Entrepreneurs Unpluggd event, entitled “When, Where, How to Get Investors for Your Startup,” was led by Chicago entrepreneurs Stella Fayman and Tim Jahn. Ninis Samuel and Mike [...]

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    Autumn Berry: Chicago’s Newest Startup Fruit

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    Autumn Berry Inspired won Inspire Business Center’s monthly start-up competition to obtain office space in Chicago’s West Loop – giving this new food trend a greater chance to make a debut in Chicago.   Just as goji berries and açaí berries have infiltrated food and health trends, the autumn berry is making a debut as [...]

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    SXSW Interview: Eduardo Tobon, President, Diners Club International

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    Eduardo Tobon recently took over the helm as President of Diners Club International. As he expands the brand of the world’s first credit card worldwide, he is also different than many chief executives. Tobon not only realized Diners Club needed to be on social media, he uses social media himself and leads by example. Rare [...]

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    Trakbill Makes It Easier And More Efficient To Track Legislation

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      As an individual who has personally tracked legislation, the process can be more than a little intimidating.  Where do you start?  How do you know when new legislation is introduced?  Even just figuring out what to “Google” is a long process of elimination.  Did you know that in 2011 alone, there were 32,243 bills [...]

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