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PRESS RELEASE: Relish Works, Gordon Food Service, and 1871 Announce Second...
The Food Foundry Accelerator seeks startups innovating the food value chain -- second cohort to begin in January 2020. Applications for The Food Foundry Cohort 2 are open now through October 16th.
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PRESS RELEASE: 1871 and The Chicago Entrepreneurial Center Name BMO Harris...
1871 and The Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center to Recognize BMO Harris Bank as The 2019 Corporate Champion at the 12th Annual Momentum Awards.
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The Advantages of Hyper Local Food
There are many problems with the American diet. According to the AMA, almost 40% of Americans are considered obese. Although the reasons for that are numerous and complex, one way to begin to address...
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PRESS RELEASE: 1871 and The CEC Announce 14 New Appointments To Its Board of...
The CEC and 1871 is pleased to announce that it has added 14 new members to its Board of Directors. These new board members bring decades of industry and executive experience that will help support...
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PRESS RELEASE: Don Thompson to Receive Chicagoness Award at 12th Annual...
Don Thompson, Cleveland Avenue Founder, to be Honored at The 12th Annual Momentum Awards for Exemplifying the Spirit of the Chicago Founder Community
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PRESS RELEASE: 1871 Announces 10 Companies Joining 10th WiSTEM Cohort
10 Women-Led Startups to Participate in 10th Cohort; 12-Week Curriculum-Based Course Has Now Graduated 120 Companies and Created 715 jobs.
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An Extraordinary Thank You!
Thank you to our generous attendees and sponsors who helped us make this year’s Momentum Awards an evening to remember, and congratulations again to all of our nominees and awardees. The 12th annual...
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Top 5 Tips for Maximizing your Time in a Start-up Accelerator
From those who went through one. The Food Foundry is a Chicago-based accelerator program by Relish Works designed to support, connect, and propel innovative startups who are rethinking the food...
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PRESS RELEASE: BMO HARRIS / 1871 Innovation Program Announce Winners for...
BMO Harris Bank and 1871 announced the three winners from the BMO Harris/1871 Innovation Program.
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The Unanticipated Upside of Meeting Widely and Giving Unconditionally
The Food Foundry is a Chicago-based accelerator program by Relish Works designed to support, connect, and propel innovative startups who are rethinking the food industry. 86 Repairs was a member of...
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1871 Becomes #1 Private Business Incubator In the World
The Best Programs in the World have Been Announced at the World Incubation Summit in Doha, Qatar; 1871 takes home two distinct awards: World #1 Private Business Incubator and Most Promising - Women...
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1871 LAUNCHES NEW FOUNDER-FOCUSED INITIATIVE, “PYROS”
1871’s latest initiative - entitled “PYROS” - provides member companies and founders with multi-stage, tailored resources, tools, mentors, workshops, curriculum, and peer groups based on their...
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Beyond The Rhetoric | Kauffman Policy Forum Recap
On Wednesday, November 20th, 1871 hosted its fourth in a series of six policy forums supported by a grant from the Kauffman Foundation. The topic of this particular forum, broadly speaking, was...
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Relish Works’ “Food Foundry” Accelerator Program for Innovative Foodservice...
Relish Works, in partnership with Gordon Food Service and 1871, commences their second cohort of The Food Foundry with seven finalists who will begin an accelerator program unique to the foodservice...
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1871 and mHUB Announce Official Partnership
1871, the world’s #1 private business incubator, and mHUB, the nation’s largest and fastest growing physical product innovation center make partnership official, offer members of both entrepreneurial...
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Black History Month: Chicago Organizations Doing the Work Every Day
1871 is dedicated to helping provide pathways to innovation for disinvested communities and any entities doing so on a day-to-day basis are inspirations to us. This Black History Month, we would like...
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A Profile on Our IWD Keynote Speaker: Desiree Rogers
It's hard to know where to start when it comes to Desiree Rogers, the keynote speaker for International Women's Day at 1871. A total leadership powerhouse, Desiree has over 25 years’ experience...
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Entrepreneurship Beyond the Loop
We’re invested in Chicago, beyond the walls of 1871. It’s in our community’s best interest and our own to keep seeking out ways to support and enable innovation from the outskirts to the epicenter and...
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