Your creativity and innovation soars when you are around like minded entrepreneurs. We created the West Loop Launch Pad to give fellow entrepreneurs a place to:work productively be part of a community have access to additional support be able to learn what you need to run your business even better The West Loop Launch Pad is a co-working site designed to help you launch your new business
grow the one you have. Our fellow entrepreneurs in the Launch Pad are typically creative, innova...
Phone:312-879-9636***
http://www.**3launchpad.com
Aipil ?
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Contact:Chloe Elkins
Email:aipil**[ta]**il.com
Http://www.**pil.com
Aipil
****IA ?
****IA is an accelerator dedicated to helping healthcare providers successfully implement emerging technology-enabled products and services. Our mission is to advance the innovation agenda of healthcare providers while saving them time, resources, and capital. We serve as an extender to our members’ executive teams, helping them to identify, evaluate, select, and implement the best emerging solutions that align with their innovation priorities.
Biopharmix Consulting ?
BIOPHARMIX assists biopharmaceutical companies augment their marketing, sales and commercialization worldwide. We support the sales and marketing teams of CROs, small pharma and biotech firms by increasing and improving their capacity. Large companies appreciate our ability to bring and implement current and new ideas strategies. With the goal of improved human health, a proven record in genomic research, and professional background in pre-clinical trial projects, we hope to support your -
yo...Phone:708-613-***
Contact:Rhonda Harrison
Email:rharrison**[ta]**pharmixconsulting.com
Http://www.**opharmixconsulting.com
Biopharmix Consulting
Boone Management Group ?
Founded in 2010, clients work with Boone Management Group Inc for the in-sourced approach that helps them tackle their most pressing change management challenges. Boone Management Group Inc. is committed to providing our clients with the standard of excellence in business strategy advising through business growth and people management solutions. Clients work with the combined expertise in business strategy, human capital management and talent search and acquisition giving a holistic solutio...
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http://www.**onemanagementgroup.com/
Breakthrough Results ?
Combining deep skills in executive coaching and management consulting with significant experience in entrepreneurship, Tom Caprel is a leading business advisor. Clients say Tom “makes a bottom line difference”, is “invaluable to our decision making” and acts as “the guide who clarifies our vision and priorities”. Tom Works with business leaders and entrepreneurs to help them strengthen their leadership skills and realize positive, lasting behavioral changes th...
Phone:630-918-***
Contact:Tom Caprel
Email:tom**[ta]**ak-through.us
Http://www.**eak-through.us
Breakthrough Results
Business Innovation Services ?
Helping thousands of organizations for 28 years, the group at U of I Business Innovation Services (BIS) provides customized training services and technical assistance, as well as public workshops and certificate programs. With a professional staff of experts, we specialize in organization-wide systemic improvement from top management strategy to hourly worker skills. Our most effective role is to help develop the potential within each organization to achieve a culture where innovation and consta...
Phone:630-505-***
Contact:Mary Rose Hennessy
Email:mrhenesy**[ta]**inois.edu
http://www.**s.illinois.edu/
Center for Nutrition Research ?
Illinois Institute of Technology
The promise of health promoting foods to improve nutrition and to reduce the onset of vascular disease, obesity, diabetes, and other major chronic illnesses linked to poor diet quality has consumers flocking to their local supermarkets in search of products that will help them to lead longer, healthier lives. At the same time, rising healthcare costs are leading governments to institute preventive health initiatives involving food.The
Phone:708-563-***
Contact:Armand Paradis
Email:aparadi2**[ta]**.edu
http://www.**t.edu/ifsh/research_centers/ncnr/
Center for Processing Innovation ?
Illinois Institute of Technology
The
Phone:708-563-***
Contact:Armand Paradis
Email:aparadi2**[ta]**.edu
http://www.**t.edu/ifsh/research_centers/ncpi/
U. S. Small Business Administration
Central Illinois SCORE provides free and confidential business advice and counseling tailored to meet the needs of your small business and your personal objectives. SCORE volunteers are real-world professionals with time-tested knowledge who donate thousands of hours to help small businesses succeed. Counselors are experts in such areas as accounting, finance, marketing, management and business plan preparation. We have assisted many clients in obtaining business loans.
Phone:309-664-***
http://www.**ntralillinois.score.org/
CEO Roundtable ?
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The CEO Roundtable is chaired by Brian Jurczyk, CEO of Starfire, and provides a small group interaction for CEO's of technology businesses in Champaign-Urbana to address business operations and best practices. The event is typically attended by 25-30 executives from local tech companies per dinner. We begin with a networking cocktail reception, following by dinner, introductions of each of the participants, the featured speaker's presentation, followed by discussion among the group. This group...
60 Hazelwood Drive
Champaign, IL 6***
Phone:217-333-***
Contact:Laura Frerichs
Email:lfrerich**[ta]**inois.edu
http://www.**searchpark.illinois.edu/events/ceo-roundtable
Champaign County Economic Development Corporation ?
The Champaign County Economic Development Corporation (CCEDC) is a public-private partnership dedicated to fostering a cooperative, county-wide approach to economic development. We coordinate with a number of other key organizations in the area to promote an environment in which business thrives.
1817 South Neil Street
Suite***
Champaign, IL 6***
Phone:217-359-***
http://www.**ampaigncountyedc.org
Chicago Innovation Mentors ?
Chicago Innovation Mentors (CIM) is a consortium of the University of Chicago, University of Illinois, Northwestern University, PROPEL, and Argonne National Laboratory. CIM's mission is to support university-based and local new technology innovation ventures through the use of mentor teams. CIM Works with each science-based mentee venture to encourage innovation, catalyze tech commercialization, strengthen the ecosystem necessary to support entrepreneurs, enhance local economic development, and...
10 South Riverside Plaza
Suite ***
Chicago, IL 6***
Phone:773-456-***
Contact:Martha Wade
Email:m-wade**[ta]**cagoinnovationmentors.org
http://www.**icagoinnovationmentors.org
Chicago SCORE ?
U. S. Small Business Administration
SCORE Chicago provides free business counseling, management consulting, and low cost workshops. We advise on how to get a business loan and offer other resources like templates for a business plan. SCORE counselors can help the entrepreneur start a business
a small business owner grow and prosper. The organization has more than 25 locations in the Chicago area. We also counsel by email nationwi***
500 W. Madison Street
Suite ***
Chicago, IL 6***
Phone:312-353-***
http://www.**orechicago.org/
Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce Small Business Development Center ?
Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce
The SBDC at the Chicagoland Chamber offers free consulting to small businesses to help them grow. We have the backing of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, but we are not a membership
fee-based group. By offering access to mentors, capital, business plan iteration, marketing plan iteration,custom support (and much more), we help companies grow and eventually create jobs to boost the economy here in Chicagoland.
200 East Randolph Street
Suite ***
Chicago, IL 6***
Phone:312-494-***
Contact:John Roberson
Email:jroberson**[ta]**cagolandchamber.org
http://www.**icagolandchamber.org/wdk_cc/programs_and_advocacy/small_business_.jsp
ColorJar ?
ColorJar is a digital agency that specializes in positioning strategy and creating custom websites and apps.
435 N Lasalle
Suite***
Chicago, IL 6***
Contact:David Gardner
Email:david**[ta]**orjar.com
Http://www.**lorjar.com
ColorJar
cuDBug ?
UIUC Research Park
cuDBug was formed in February of 2012 to provide a forum for those in the Champaign-Urbana region interested in the practice of database management. The group facilitates both professional networking and provides opportunities to hear from speakers on database management system topics of interest. cuDBug aims to meet every other month in the University of Illinois Research Parknearby.
60 Hazelwood drive
Champaign, IL 6***
Contact:Charles Linville
Email:linville**[ta]**ughman-analytics.com
http://www.**dbug.org/
Deaf Communication ?
Deaf Communication by Innovation
DCI is a Chicago-based, Deaf owned and operated business created to improve communication between Deaf and hearing people through advanced technology and interpreting services. Highly regarded by clients for quality and customer service, we pride ourselves on maintaining a personal relationship with customers, interpreters and the Deaf individuals we serve. We provide a wide range of interpreting and captioning services, as well as ASL instruction and multimedia services.
3711 N Ravenswood Ave
Suite***
Chicago, IL 6***
Contact:Raymond Rodgers
Email:rrodgers**[ta]**fcomm.net
http://www.**afcomm.net