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WeDeliver founder Jimmy Odom named adviser at state business agency

May 20, 2019 at 10:18 p.m.

Jimmy Odom?, founder of on-demand delivery service WeDeliver, has become senior policy adviser at the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Odom said he began his new job Sept....

Companies reject retreats for outings with real returns

May 20, 2019 at 10:16 p.m.

Businesses still believe in getting their employees out of the office to refuel, but they are increasingly trading pricey, time-consuming retreats at resorts for shorter social trips, experts and companies...

In ‘lonely’ business, entrepreneurs need other founders, Odom says

May 20, 2019 at 10:17 p.m.

Entrepreneurs should consider it essential to build and maintain a network of fellow entrepreneurs, says Jimmy Odom ?, founder of Chicago-based WeDeliver. "It should be with other founders, where you...

The ‘frog call’ and other alternatives to long meetings

May 20, 2019 at 10:15 p.m.

In lieu of a traditional officewide morning meeting, Chicago-based Supernova Lending does a "frog call." Employees meet each day at 10:30 a.m. and stand in a huddle. Workers from other...

Shyp bringing package-pickup, packing service to Chicago

May 20, 2019 at 10:15 p.m.

Shyp wants to help get you avoid lines at post offices and packing stores. Beginning in late September, the San Francisco-based startup says it will pick up, pack, addresses and...

Revell gets a piece of the ‘Star Wars’ action with 4 model kits

May 20, 2019 at 10:13 p.m.

A new toy force awakens. Revell, an Elk Grove Village-based maker of model kits, on Friday unveils — after much licensing-related secrecy — four products tied to Lucasfilm's upcoming "Star...

<a href="http://chicago.blueskyinnovation.com/vault/network/darragh-linda/" target="_blank">Linda Darragh ?</a>, executive director of the <a href="http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/faculty/academics/kiei.aspx" target="_blank">Kellogg Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative</a> at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, said the program beefed up its tactical and experiential adjunct faculty three years ago, adding 19 new courses and clinical and adjunct practitioners to teach them.

MBA focus: So who’s teaching those courses on entrepreneurship?

May 22, 2019 at 2:52 a.m.

Chicago's colleges and universities reflect the city's thriving startup community. Centers and institutes for entrepreneurship abound, as do courses and MBA concentrations in entrepreneurship. Leaders of Chicago business schools say...

June says it will charge employers $60 and up to connect via phone with tech professionals.

Startup will pay you to listen to job offers

May 20, 2019 at 10:06 p.m.

A new startup wants to pay you — if you're an in-demand tech professional — to listen to job offers. Engineers, software developers and the like need only hear out...

Saturday’s Bit Bash showcases Chicago’s independent game developers

May 20, 2019 at 10:08 p.m.

Chicago's indie video-game scene will be on display Saturday at Bit Bash, an alternative-games festival taking place at Threadless, 1260 W. Madison St. The festival highlights unique and diverse games...

Entrepreneur professor tries to create ‘atmosphere for all voices’

May 20, 2019 at 10:08 p.m.

Chicago entrepreneur Dima Elissa ?, who teaches entrepreneurship as an adjunct faculty member at Associated Colleges of the Midwest in Chicago, says educators should go beyond encouraging diversity. "Don't just...

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