Upcoming Events
February 28, 2012
Announcement: $50,000 in prizes for Dartmouth Start-ups – Apply by March 15!
Dear DEN Chicago Members:
Coming this April 2012, Dartmouth and Tuck are reviving an entrepreneurial contest that was last held in 2006, called Greener Ventures. It is called “Greener” because it is Dartmouth. It is not about green businesses, per se. All types of companies are welcome to participate. Greener Ventures is both a conference and a contest. You can participate in one or the other, or both. The Conference, as well as the semi-finals and finals of the Entrepreneurship Contest will be April 13-14, 2012, in Hanover.
Entrepreneurship Contest: Submit Application by March 15
This contest is open to any start-up which has raised less than $100,000 since its founding. Teams must have at least one member with a Dartmouth affiliation. DEN-Chicago gets to submit one team to compete for a space in the semi-finals, who then could go on to win!
Cash prizes will be awarded: First prize $25,000; Second prize $10,000; Third prize $5,000; Honorable Mentions (6) $1,500 each.
to enter on behalf of DEN Chicago. Please send us an email by March 5 to let us know you will apply – we will hold a spot for you. Submit your Entry Package to us no later than March 15. Limit 20 companies to compete for the DEN-Chicago spot; first-come, first served.
Entry Package
Both for-profit and not-for-profit companies are encouraged to apply. To submit an entry, email the following items to DEN Chicago at khsackman@comcast.net no later than March 15, with DEN Chicago Contest in the subject line. Please identify a Primary Contact Person for your company. Entry package components:
For more information on the Contest and the Conference, go to the Greener Ventures website at: www.greenerventures.com. Also see:
The company whose proposal Chicago DEN selects for submission the Greener Ventures Competition will be announced by email on March 26, 201!! You are in the company of fellow entrepreneurs! We will support you and cheer for your success! This is a great opportunity to learn and possibly win cash and bragging rights!
On behalf of DEN-Chicago,
Kate Sackman, President
The Dartmouth Entrepreneurial Network-Chicago is Co-Hosting the 2011 the
2011 Great Lakes Entrepreneurial Bash, a featured event of the Kauffman Foundation’s Global Entrepreneurship Week.
We hope that you can join us in a celebration by and for company leaders where four amazing founders will share how they started and grew companies to $100 million+ success.
Date: Thursday, November 17, 2011
Location: UIC Forum
725 W Roosevelt Rd.
(MC 126)
Chicago‚ IL 60608
Phone (312) 413-9875
Fax (312) 996-2196
uicforum@uic.edu
Time: 4:30pm Registration
5:00-7:00pm Panel & Reception
Registration: www.entrepbash.com
$55 ($15 off with discount code sent to you in email)
Speakers: Mike Domek, Founder, TicketsNow
Ron Galowich, Founder, Initiate Systems & First Health Group Corp.
Jim Gray, Founder, optionsXpress
Dane Miller, Founder, Biomet
Moderator: Robert Jordan, Author, How They Did It: Billion Dollar Insights from the Heart of America
Hope to see you there!
Kate Sackman
President, Dartmouth Entrepreneurial Network - Chicago
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The Dartmouth Entrepreneurial Network-Chicago
and the
The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship at Chicago Booth
Invite You to a Speakers Panel
Tuesday, November 8th
6:00 - 8:00 pm
Harper Center at University of Chicago
5807 South Woodlawn Avenue (room C-09)
Hyde Park
6:00 - 6:30pm
Cocktails, appetizers, and networking with the speakers and other attendees
6:30 - 7:45 pm
Speaker presentations and Q & A
7:45 - 8:00 pm
Short cocktail reception following presentation
R e g i s t r a t i o n
To help us plan, please register in advance for this event.
General registration $25 / Students $10 / Walk-ins welcome
[If you have trouble connecting to the registration page, try Internet Explorer)
O u r D y n a m i c S p e a k e r s:
Jessica Kim, Founder and CEO of BabbaCo
www.babbaco.com
BabbaCo makes products for kids ages 3-6. Their main product is the BabbaBox, a monthly subscription box full of theme-based activities. The company just received its first outside investment: $1.2 million led by Lightbank, in collaboration with SV Angel of Silicon Valley. BabbaCo has recently received a lot of buzz in the press, including on the Today Show, and The Rachel Ray Show, in People magazine, and Jessica being named one of the top 50 Mompreneurs
for 2011 by babble.com.
Jennifer Conner, Mustard Girl
www.mustardgirl.com
Jennifer founded Mustard Girl in 2007 and already her mustards are found in over 750 grocery stores in the Midwest and parts of the Southeast U.S., including Whole Foods, PeaPod, Byerly's and is also distributed to restaurants by US Foodservice. Jennifer and her Mustard Girl products have recently been featured widely in the press including on NPR-Dick Gordon's The Story, NBC-Milwaukee, ABC-Minneapolis, NBC-Madison, and AOL SPOTLIGHT.
Rob Schultz, Illinois Ventures
www.illinoisventures.com
Rob Schultz is a Senior Director of IllinoisVENTURES and a Partner of the Illinois Emerging Technologies Fund. Rob's previous experiences include serving as Founder and former CEO of DigitalWork, Inc., a small business services company, which he built and led through an IPO. In 2000, Rob was a Year 2000 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalist. He was named as one of the "100 most important executives, decision-makers, financiers and idea people in the Chicago Internet community" and is a frequent guest lecturer at Chicago Booth.
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P l e a s e j o i n u s i n C h i c a g o f o r
a F a l l n e t w o r k i n g m i x e r
Tuesday Sept. 20th 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Fulton's on the River
315 N. LaSalle Street
Register now >
Due to the success of or May networking event
we are returning to Fulton's next week! We hope you can join us!
Tuesday, September 20th (note date change)
6:00 - 8:00 pm
Fulton's on the River
315 N. LaSalle Street, Chicago, IL 60654
Register Now >
Upcoming DEN Chicago Speaker's Panel
October 2011
"Stories from the Trenches"
Date and details TBA at the 9/20
networking event at Fulton's
DEN Chicago Networking Events (tentative dates)
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 5:30 - 7:30 P.M.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012 5:30 - 7:30 P.M.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 5:30 - 7:30 P.M.
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DEN Chicago Venture Speaker Series (tentative dates)
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 6:00 - 8:00 P.M.
"Stories from the Trenches: What we have learned from our entrepreneurial experiences"
A speakers panel featuring three mid-career entrepreneurs
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Another venture speaker series will be held in April 2012
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Spring Networking Mixer
Tues, 5/10 5:30-7:30 pm
The Bar at Fulton's on the River
Please join us to mix and mingle with fellow entrepreneurs and those who love talking new ideas. Learn about exciting upcoming DEN events!
Date: Tuesday, May 10th
Time: 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Place: The Bar at Fulton's on the River
315 N. LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 6065
Cash bar
Questions? Kate Sackman D'82 at 847.858.5525
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PAST EVENTS
Venture Speaker Series Continued
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