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Chicago’s Grubhub buys up Eat24 for $287.5 million

As Yelp’s solid second quarter earnings were reported the company announced they were selling food delivery service Eat24 to Grubhub for $287.5 million.

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What Chicago’s tech employees like about their jobs

As Renault’s CEO, Carlos Ghosn, once said, “Employees are your most valuable assets.

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When should a marketplace startup expand to a new city? Interview

Marketplace startups are often associated with incredible growth, but how do you know if your company is ready to expand to additional cities?

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ThinkCERCA: How to Get Ed-Tech Startup Traction

Here’s a challenge: How do you create a startup to teach critical thinking skills to kids?  Now, an even deeper challenge:  How do you convince investors to back you ? .

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LearnCore Named Most Promising Midwest Startup At Startup Voodoo

What makes a startup the most promising in the Midwest?  According to an esteemed panel of judges, it’s a startup like LearnCore from Chicago.  They took home the first ever.

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Need A Little Breathing Room? Breather Has $6M Reasons Why You Do

Breathe in. Breathe out. There.  Don’t you feel better?  Sometimes you just need a minute (or two) to get everything together.  But, where do you go if you’re in a.

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Chicago Startup Review Trackers Announces $2 Million Investment Round

By now, you know how important it is to monitor social media for your business.  You’re likely using tools to help you manage it, like Hootsuite or TweetDeck.  (And if.

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Corporate Philanthropy: A First Pitch Worth Seeing

While corporate philanthropy is not new to the business world, it’s always fun to see it in action.  IT consulting firm Daugherty Business Solutions has quite a track record in.

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College Students Turn Need To Save Money Into Startup

In addition to the pressure of exams, extracurricular activities, and selecting a “valuable” major to ensure career prospects, college students today face enormous stress without considering money.  With tuition costs.

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Chicago Startup All For Schools Looks To Tackle School Fundraising

With school funding continuing to be a challenge for Illinois schools, as well as in area states, a Chicago-based startup is looking to affiliate marketing to help with that.  Essentially,.

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