Blog by Nihal Advani, Founder & CEO of Georama
1871 – Our Startup Community Connector
The CEC continued its partnership on Monday night, with the Chicago American Marketing Association (CAMA), to bring another great “Evening with Experts” program. This unique event offers keynote presentations on a specific topic, from two different perspectives – startups and well-known brands.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Community Decides Top 10 Finalists for First Annual Coolest Startup Award
CHICAGO – September 09, 2013 – The Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center (CEC) announced today the Top 10 finalists in the first annual Coolest Startup award in conjunction with the 6th Annual Momentum Awards to be held on October 2nd at Millennium Park.
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14 days and over 200 nominations later, Chicago has spoken and the 50 “Coolest” Startups were published today! If you have not already heard; the CEC, in conjunction with the Sixth Annual Momentum Awards Dinner, has launched a city-wide contest to identify Chicago’s Coolest Startup.
I felt a buzz in my ear lobe – a BigMarker message popped into GMail right before my (right) eye:
“Calling all baseball, whiffle ball and die hard Cubs fans at 1871!! Want to play on Wrigley Field?”
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1871 was honored to participate in the ThinkChicago: Lollapalooza 2013 a few weeks ago, and the energy of the event is really evident in the Mayor’s office video recap below. As part of the program, 100 students from top universities were selected to gain exposure to Chicago’s tech community and then receive tickets to Lollapalooza. They visited Google, Threadless, and other tech companies, and we host an ideas contest and startup career fair at 1871.
Chicago startup community…get excited!!!
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By Gerhard Boiciuc, Faspark
“I congratulate Caremerge on its latest round of funding. 1871 is a hotbed of innovation, producing great companies around Chicago, and I look forward to continued great accomplishments,” – Chicago’s Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
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1871 Members Caremerge, MarkITx, RocketTravel, SimpleRelevance, Tempesta Media and Whittl raise Combined $8+ Million in Capital Investments in Past 3 Months Alone; New 1871 Alumni Committee to be Created
Interview conducted by Audrey Cheng (1871 intern)
[Read more…] about Entrepreneur Stories: Jin Hwang from EveningFlow
Interview conducted by Audrey Cheng (1871 intern)
[Read more…] about Entrepreneur Stories: George Page from Portapure
Interview conducted by Audrey Cheng (1871 intern)
[Read more…] about Entrepreneur Stories: Josh Sutcher from Train Heroic
With networking season in full swing and the American Chamber of Commerce annual conference (ACCE) only weeks away, it’s time for a primer on this timeless and irreplaceable human activity.
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No one can deny that GIS property search platforms have revolutionized the commercial site selection process. But just because GIS property search is essential doesn’t mean it’s easy.
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It’s impossible to do anything these days without being reminded of how digital marketing and the large social media (SM) channels are critical for your business success. So you’ve dutifully created your accounts… LinkedIn: check. Facebook: check. Twitter: check.
[Read more…] about Promote your Commercial Real Estate Listings through…Pinterest?
Have you ever noticed when you browse the web for news, commentary or entertainment, you keep seeing ads for the same sponsor on almost every new page?
[Read more…] about Why Chamber of Commerce Executives Should Get Stuck on Sticky Ads
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