Chicago has become a hub of activity over the past year, reviving itself from the city that “Oprah is leaving†to the city that “birthed Groupon”, the fastest growing company on the planet whose founders turned down a…
IN THE EYES OF AN ENTREPRENEUR, no matter how comfy a job may be, it's still a job. It can be quite a shock to family, coworkers, and friends to hear someone throw caution to the wind and say, "I'm outta here!"
Bernhard…
Interview with BookYap Founder, Hallie SteubeWe had an opportunity to catch up with Hallie Steube and talk about her company, BookYap, an online search engine that provides users with personalized book recommendations. BookYap officially…
It’s when we least expect opportunity to find us that it typically shows up. Most businesses will have at least one chance encounter in their lifetime that leads to a big opportunity. These are the opportunities no one can plan, whether…
Spring is right around the corner and with it the annual college loan application season. Around this time high school seniors, college students and their parents look at their options for school loans in an attempt to find one with a decent…
PICKING YOUR FOUNDERS is one of the most critical aspects of starting a new business. Typically most founders pick anywhere from one to two additional people to partner with. Imagine for a second having seven additional co-founders to start off…
The blogosphere is on fire lately regarding the lack of women who launch and/or lead tech companies. So what’s going on? That’s the million dollar question people are trying to answer, especially after the Center for…
THINKING OF THE WORST MOMENT to enter the Chicago technology scene, one would probably pick the end of the year 2000. The tech bubble was in full collapse, many large companies were already vanishing, and jobs were certainly not easy to find…
Ask any entrepreneur to name their single biggest challenge, and most will reply, almost instinctively, with the same answer: Hiring. Hiring new employees for your business can be an overwhelming and frustrating journey. In addition to…
IT’S RARE that anyone gets the chance to inspire a declining industry with a new product that shows true potential to bring in new revenues. That’s what Corey Blake, CEO of Writers of the Roundtable, experienced when he began to…