Author: Greg Smith

The 2021 Chicago Venture Summit enjoyed record attendance by 600+ Chicago founders, innovators, entrepreneurs, investors, business and civic leaders – all of whom are collectively driving Chicago’s status as a…

Leading Chicago-London Venture Capitalists Convene for Virtual Summit On Wednesday, July 29, World Business Chicago, ChicagoNEXT and London & Partners hosted a virtual exchange with five leading venture capitalists to…

Chicago Sister Cities International Hosts 2020 Virtual Summit The Fifth Annual Global Youth Ambassadors Leadership Summit took place virtually from July 11 – 18, 2020. A joint program of Chicago…

Rheaply Partners with the City of Chicago and WBC to Create Chicago PPE Market When the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic first hit Chicago, many businesses, large and small…

Save the Date for Friday, November 6, 2020 The unprecedented challenges of 2020 have made it clear we are all connected, across our city, country, and the world. For this…

On April 23, The City of Chicago launched a COVID-19 Recovery Task Force (RTF) to advise city government as economic recovery planning efforts get underway in the wake of the…

Discover Chicago’s Sister Cities Digitally While summer is often peak vacation season, this year undoubtedly looks a little different. However, you can still safely enjoy the excitement of traveling to…

Flagship Summer Program Evolves Into All-Virtual Event ChicagoNEXT’s annual ThinkChicago summer event is back – virtually! ThinkChicago-From-Home 2020 is a free, all-virtual event for college students from across the country…

A Look at What’s Next for the Chicago Startup WBC is dedicated to driving inclusive economic growth in Chicago. As part of this, our team assists entrepreneurs, startups and small…

ChiBizHub Convenes Small Business Experts & Entrepreneurs for Bi-Weekly Panel Discussions At the end of March, when the economic implications of the COVID-19 pandemic first began to threaten Chicago’s small…