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1871 is a nonprofit digital startup incubator in the Merchandise Mart, Chicago, Illinois. [1] It was founded in 2012 by J. B. Pritzker and is the flagship project of The Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center (CEC), a nonprofit organization that helps entrepreneurs build high-growth, sustainable businesses that serve as platforms for economic development and civic leadership.
The Startup Ladies is an Indiana-based membership organization focused on supporting women entrepreneurs and investors. Founded in 2014 by Kristen Cooper, the organization works to increase the number of women starting scalable businesses and to address investment disparities faced by women entrepreneurs.
Supporting women-owned businesses just got a lot easier. Take a look at this list to find whatever you need—from beauty must-haves to home decor. The post 100 Women-Owned Businesses to Support ...
The Chicago metropolitan area – also known as "Chicagoland" – is the metropolitan area associated with the city of Chicago, Illinois, and its suburbs. [2] With an estimated population of 9.4 million people, [ 3 ] it is the third largest metropolitan area in the United States [ 4 ] and the region most connected to the city through geographic ...
Women Employed's first major public event, attended by over 200 women, was a meeting of 26 of Chicago's leading corporations to discuss fair employment policies for women. [3] In its first year, WE published Working Women in the Loop – Underpaid, Undervalued , an investigation that used 1970 U.S. Census data on wages and employment patterns ...
Chicago is known for lots of things, and the food is definitely at the top of the list. With iconic restaurants such as Gibson's Bar & Steakhouse and The Signature Room at the 95th to local ...
The mayor’s office says it would be the first major U.S. city to enact such a plan.
As part of its focus on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I), SDI projects spending $100M with its minority, women and veteran-owned business partners by the end of 2026. [ 23 ] The firm secured a minority investment from Abry Partners, a Boston -based sector-focused private equity firm, in 2021.