InnovateHER 2016: Innovating for Women Business Challenge and Summit Seeks Innovative Products and Services That Impact and Empower Women’s Lives; Applications Available Through October 26, 2015
1871 And SBA To Host Innovative Competition To Empower Women Through Use Of Technology
Entrepreneurs Jessica Tenuta, Co-Founder and Head of Design at our portfolio company, Packback, and her co-founders Mike Shannon and Kasey Gandham, are some of the best pitchers in the startup ecosystem. That’s something any person who watched their episode of Shark Tank might know. But a lot of the skill, poise, and confidence that helped them received funding from Mark Cuban for their e-textbook rental company, they developed and refined while applying to Shark Tank.
[Read more…] about Pitching Lessons from Applying to Shark Tank
Donation Will Fund 1871’s WiSTEM Program And Connect Women Entrepreneurs to Capital, Technology, And Community; 1871 Additionally Announces Jessica Williams Named Co-Facilitator of WiSTEM
Program To Create Opportunities For Hispanic Technology Entrepreneurs a Critical Component in 1871’s Ongoing Mission to Foster Diversity in Technology; IHCC To Move Headquarters To 1871 Expansion Space
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Q: Tell us about what your company does.
[Read more…] about Meet the 2015 Merrick Momentum Award Finalists: Sprout Social
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[Read more…] about Meet the 2015 Merrick Momentum Award Finalists: Raise
Q: Tell us about what your company does.
[Read more…] about Meet the 2015 Merrick Momentum Award Finalists: ThinkCERCA
Q: Tell us about what your company does.
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Healthcare Entrepreneur and Visionary Jeff Aronin Will Be Honored at the Eighth Annual Momentum Awards Dinner to Benefit 1871 and Chicago’s Entrepreneurial Community
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A few months back one of our members at 1871, Tamara Habib from Firelily (a crowdfunding platform for donors who want to help with disasters), recommended I have one of her colleagues from Field Innovation Team do a workshop on disaster response.
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1871 is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of the first round of partnerships between global consulting firm A.T. Kearney and 1871 member companies Unbranded Designs, Heirlume, Savvo, and Let’s Play Please. The member companies were able to receive valuable feedback and strategic recommendations from the AT Kearney team, and the AT Kearney consultants were exposed to young, innovative, and disruptive companies that operate in spaces with enormous potential for growth. A second round of partnerships will begin in mid-August and will enable additional companies to benefit from access to A.T. Kearney’s extensive resources.
[Read more…] about A.T. Kearney Providing Strategic Consulting Services to 1871 Companies