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The Huffington Post: High Tech Networking: Bullseye Smart Badge

by | Nov 17, 2016

Five years ago, I moved to New York City to pursue a dream deferred – becoming a writer. While in NYC, I discovered my inner entrepreneur via my snack food mix, Auntie Ronda’s. An entrepreneurial spirit is the life blood of NYC. It is the pulse and rhythm of the city that never sleeps. Although my background was in law, I did not know how to run a business. Fortunately, I found food incubators and resources for entrepreneurial startups located throughout all of the boroughs. These entrepreneurial centers provide free legal, tax, accounting, and marketing advice from professionals.

Chicago Innovation’s 2025 Hall of Fame Inductees

Chicago Innovation’s 2025 Hall of Fame Inductees

“Chicago’s unique strength is its ability to collaborate.  As a city, we know the value of relationship building,” Luke Tanen, President and CEO of Chicago Innovation. And no organization has driven this collaboration more than Chicago Innovation which recently...

Opinion: Relationships are powering our next wave of innovation

Opinion: Relationships are powering our next wave of innovation

Published in Crain’s on July 17, 2025 Opinion: Relationships are powering our next wave of innovation By Thomas D. Kuczmarski Twenty-five years ago, when students went to business schools like Kellogg and Booth for their MBA, it was usually to pursue a career in...