Local Food Spotlight: Gayle’s Best Ever Grilled Cheese

March 17, 2016 by J Blaszczykiewicz

One of the ways we have recently committed to growing entrepreneurship throughout the city while fostering diversity is through our purchasing power — specifically through the money we spend on food. We’re sitting down with local entrepreneurs we’ve worked with to find out more about their businesses and their journeys as small business owners. Here’s our interview with Gaylor Voss, Owner of Gayle’s Best Ever Grilled Cheese.

March 16, 2016 by J Blaszczykiewicz

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March 15, 2016 by J Blaszczykiewicz

There’s no question that there’s a power and many advantages to being the first mover in a new market, along with a like number of potential downsides that require careful navigation. I’ve written about both aspects of this “advantage” previously and it remains a complex area to figure out. See http://www.inc.com/howard-tullman/first-mover-advantage-maybe-but-be-smart-about-it.html. And I also appreciate that the conventional wisdom suggests, in almost every tech-based or tech-enabled business, that markets over time will tend to become “winner take all” or “winner take most” in which a single player dominates. See http://www.inc.com/howard-tullman/future-of-content-marketing-simplereach.html .

March 15, 2016 by J Blaszczykiewicz

1871 Says: Andy Crestodina, Founder of Orbit Media, will be featured as the keynote speaker on March 22, 2016 at 1871 as a part of the Chicago AMA series, where he will be covering the content of this post and much more! Learn more about this event by checking out Applied Analytics: Insights and Actions from 12 Reports.

March 14, 2016 by J Blaszczykiewicz

March 12, 2016 by J Blaszczykiewicz

1871 member BallotReady helps voters make informed decisions by providing free, non-partisan background information on every candidate and referendum on a voter’s ballot. Ahead of the Illinois primary elections, we sat down with them to find out more about how they’re increasing voter awareness and engagement:

March 10, 2016 by J Blaszczykiewicz

1871 member Yolobe visited the White House last week for the Summer Opportunity Workshop and Champions of Change event. We sat down with Yolobe to learn more about this great opportunity.

March 10, 2016 by J Blaszczykiewicz

1871 today announced the eighteen members (representing thirteen businesses) of the second class of WiSTEM, a first of its kind program designed to foster opportunities for women in technology. The new members will begin the WiSTEM curriculum next week and will join an initial network of thirteen women entrepreneurs from the first WiSTEM cohort, which completed programming earlier this year. WiSTEM is part of Google for Entrepreneurs’ #40Forward initiative, and is also supported by the Lefkofsky Family Foundation, the Motorola Mobility Foundation, Katrina Markoff, and AT&T.

March 8, 2016 by J Blaszczykiewicz

By 1871 CEO Howard A. Tullman. To view the original article, visit http://www.inc.com/howard-tullman/when-should-the-ceo-stop-selling.html

February 24, 2016 by J Blaszczykiewicz

By 1871 CEO Howard A. Tullman. To view the original post, visit http://www.inc.com/howard-tullman/four-critical-capabilities-an-incubator-can-teach-you.html.

February 22, 2016 by J Blaszczykiewicz

It’s been an amazing two years since Anyone Can Learn To Code was founded, right here at 1871. Since then, we’ve graduated dozens of new developers over five cohorts in Chicago, and even expanded to San Francisco in late 2015. This year holds even more great things in store, which we can’t wait to announce over the coming weeks. At our two-year anniversary, we want to take a look back at what we and our developer graduates have accomplished.

February 18, 2016 by J Blaszczykiewicz

First Of Its Kind Cybersecurity Training Academy Will Address Serious Talent Shortage Affecting Our Privacy, Business and National Critical Infrastructure.

February 17, 2016 by J Blaszczykiewicz

1871 Member Companies Now Able to Offer Student Loan Repayment as Benefit to Employees; Announcement Follows Launch of 1871 Health and Benefits Exchange

February 16, 2016 by J Blaszczykiewicz

Our “Mentoring @1871” interview series will feature 1871 community members who have made a valuable contribution to our network. The new interview initiative is a collection of stories, stories that highlight what Chicago leaders have gained by participating in the 1871 mentorship program.

February 11, 2016 by J Blaszczykiewicz

An interesting report from Gallup raises the stakes for innovation in customer engagement—just as an interesting new event from the Chicago American Marketing Association is about to present new perspectives on how to truly engage (Feb. 23 at 1871).

February 10, 2016 by J Blaszczykiewicz

By 1871 CEO Howard A. Tullman. To view the original article, visit http://www.inc.com/howard-tullman/4-lesssons-from-the-firing-line.html

February 5, 2016 by J Blaszczykiewicz

1871 says: From our partners at Gigster. To view the original post, visit https://gigster.com/blog/why-chat-will-replace-phone-calls-for-b2b/

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