11/06/2020 - JPMorgan Chase/Kellogg School of Management Opportunity - Logan Square Development Approved - NorthBranch Virtual Tour Fundraiser

Are you a minority or women small business leader, or do you own a small business in the Chicagoland area? Are you interested in gaining additional skills and learning more about how Northwestern University makes procurement decisions? These free webinars below provide information on doing business with Northwestern University and sessions on legal and business issues that companies face.

See sessions below, Click for flyer of presenters.

Strategies for BIPOC & Women Entrepreneurs - Register here

Northwestern University - Register here

for Small & Medium Businesses - Register here

The Kellogg School of Management and JPMorgan Chase have partnered to offer ASCEND - Business Growth VI, a live virtual management education program. The partnership seeks minority-owned and other businesses located in Chicago's under-resourced neighborhoods on the South and West Sides, or those who hire a significant percentage of employees from those areas.

Businesses with revenue from $500,000 to $20,000,000, and employing five or more persons are the best fit. However, companies with lower incomes but with high growth potential will also be considered.

The partnership aligns management education, market access, and capital access to grow businesses and jobs in low and moderate-income (LMI) communities in Chicago.  It also develops a network that links business schools, market access organizations, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI), and Chase Small Business Banking.

Learn more and apply here: Kellogg Ascend Business Growth  

Applications are reviewed in the order received with a one-week response time.  

Questions: Michele Rogers, Program Director/Clinical Assistant Professor

To view/download .pdf of currently available space, click here.

North Branch Works Virtual* Autumn Event

Metropolitan Brewing, mHub Chicago and Guild Row

Chicago Minority Supplier Development Council.

*Click here for flyer with Zoom link and contact information for questions.

Learn more about NorthBranch Works here.

After a nearly two-year delay, the Chicago City Council recently approved a planned development by Blue Star Properties for a boutique hotel at 2616-18 N. Milwaukee Avenue - the Grace Furniture building.

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