Patents Not Required to be an Innovation Powerhouse

Letter to the Editor: Too often we see entrepreneurs invest too many resources in pursuing patents, when what they should be doing is investing their time and money on identifying and solving customers’ unmet needs, write Tom Kuczmarski and Luke Tanen of Chicago Innovation.

Chicago Innovation Awards spotlight internet of things and AI

Twenty companies, from startups to Fortune 500 giants, won Chicago Innovation Awards for new products and services that bring the “internet of things” to health care, vehicles and foods, as well as holograms that bring museum exhibits to life.

The Best and Brightest at the Chicago Innovation Awards

Tom Kuczmarski Interviewed on WBBM

Tom Kuczmarski featured on WGN Radio’s Wintrust Business Lunch

Wintrust Business Lunch 10/30/18: Mandy Antoniacci on Mental Health, Maine’s Student Debt Management, & Chicago Innovation Awards

NBC Coverage of the 2018 Chicago Innovation Awards

Here Are the 2018 Chicago Innovation Award Winners

The 17th annual Chicago Innovation Awards took place Monday night, and more than two dozen local companies and organizations across Chicagoland were recognized for their innovative spirit. After reviewing more than 500 nominations, 100 finalists were announced in September and a panel of judges picked this year’s winners. Notable honorees this year include Chicago startups like Cameo,

Chicago Innovation Awards Announces its 2018 Winners

Chicago Innovation Awards Announces its 2018 Winners 25 organizations that embody the innovative spirit honored at 17th annual awards ceremony   CHICAGO – October 29, 2018 – The Chicago region’s most innovative organizations — those with new products and services that generate novel solutions to unmet needs — were honored at the 17th annual Chicago

Women Mentoring Co-op & Marketing Manager Allison Jean Dillon Receives 2018 Athena Emerging Leader Award

2018 Chicagoland ATHENA Awards Announced   The ATHENA award is given to an exemplary leader who has achieved excellence in their business or profession, served the community in a meaningful way and, most importantly, actively assisted women to achieve their full leadership potential. ATHENA International is a women’s leadership organization that supports, develops and honors

Tom Kuczmarski and Luke Tanen interviewed on tastytrade’s Bootstrapping in America