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Setting a Standard Spotlight: Beal Properties Gives Back to Chicago

The Startup Magazine

Beal Properties, a Chicago-based property management company, is one of the companies determined to set a new standard for how businesses function in a community. By the time the Giving Team’s creation was announced, the team had already given donations to 20 charities in the Chicago area, and had outlined its goals for the team.

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12 Terrific Coworking Spaces in Chicago

crowdSPRING Blog

If the number of coworking spaces in a city is is any indication of its entrepreneurial health, Chicago is firing on all cylinders. Based on a recent survey by Newmark Grubb Knight Frank and Chicago Creative Space there are 41 coworking spaces in the city, covering a staggering 868,124 square feet of space. 20 N Upper Wacker Dr #1200.

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Venture Capital Access Program launches to aid women and diverse entrepreneurs

David Teten

I am very happy to announce today a new program I’ve been working on designed to support women and diverse entrepreneurs, particularly those in the technology sector. VCAP© finalists will also be invited to present at Marathon’s 7th Annual DealMakers’ Summit July 23rd and 24th at the Ritz Carlton in Chicago.

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

Both Sides of the Table

I know that most people who are close to them tend to deny their existence, as we saw in the great housing bubble of 2002-2007 and the dot com bubble of 1997-2000. I learned long ago at the University of Chicago where I got my MBA that investors tend to want to invest when markets become over-valued and sell when they become undervalued.

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March 11: SXSW Innovation Awards

Austin Startup

SXSW audiences were among the first to witness the emergence of Twitter when they won the Best New App in 2007. Joining the already strong “AI & Machine Learning” and “Health Med & BioTech” categories this year are “Robotics & Hardware,” “Social & Cultural Impact,” and “Speculative Design.”

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Visit to Case Foundation and Startup America

David Teten

It’s designed to provide capacity to nonprofits in the areas that they’re weakest. In 2007, launched “America’s Giving” challenge with Facebook and Parade magazine. Some people in Chicago were starting a company that rhymes with “coupon” at the time. We’ve moved >$1b in resources from the corporate sector to nonprofits.

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Labor Day! Let’s Celebrate the Workers

crowdSPRING Blog

Chris first came aboard as a consultant back when we were building the site in 2007 and became employee #2 in January 2008, 3 months before we launched. I might also mention that she is a budding stand-up comic working the mic at clubs in Chicago and San Francisco. Chris is focused, loyal, flexible, and kind to everyone around him.

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