On Wednesday October 20th, World Business Chicago along with our partners the Calumet Area Industrial Commission hosted a Manufacturing Town Hall with 40 Chicago manufacturers to discuss the challenges and…
Chicago’s newest venture capital fund seeks to invest $10M in Black & Latinx Founders Only 2.6% of venture capital funding goes to Black and Latinx founders. Only 3.6% of angel…
New virtual series to focus on Chicago’s role as an emerging leader in the future of energy. From startups to Fortune 500 companies, the city and region’s business community is…
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…
Illinois Science & Technology Coalition and World Business Chicago launch Venture Engine Connecting Promising Startups with Leading Corporations to Drive Innovative Growth September 22, 2021 – (CHICAGO, IL) –…
Chicago has always been an economic powerhouse for food + ag innovation. It’s why Chicago is named the Food Innovation Capital of the World! Chicago is where great ideas can…
Happy August from the ChiBizHub Team! Hopefully you’ve caught a glance at our social and digital over the month, we’ve concentrated our efforts on spotlighting both Black businesses and resources for…
World Business Chicago – creating extraordinary impact through equitable and inclusive economic development – unveils new logo and visual identity Reimagined visual identity adopts a more inclusive and sustainable use,…
Seven startups achieved unicorn status in 2021, twice as many compared to 2020 CHICAGO – June 24, 2021 – In 2021 alone, seven companies in Chicago have become unicorns (startup…
WBC’s first-ever flagship event for grad students and PhD talent feature serial entrepreneur Brian Coe, CEO and CoFounder of Talis Biomedical World Business Chicago recently hosted ThinkChicago Advanced Degree Exchange,…
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