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August 2009
Aug
31
Busy Beaver Button Co. Celebrates New Home in Logan Square
Tags: green, opening, roundtables
Congratulations to the Busy Beaver Button crew on their new green storefront in Logan Square!
Aug
27
Who Is Your Favorite Hoosier at the Coleman Center? An Interview With Stephanie Furlan
Tags: entrepreneurship, interviewing, staff
Amy Bretz, Membership Services Coordinator at the Center, interviews Stephanie Furlan.
Aug
27
Grand Re-Opening of Allegro Dance Boutique
Tags: members, small business
Join Coleman Center member Victoria Lyman, Owner of Allegro Dance Boutique, for her Open House event this Thursday, August 27 for drinks, appetizers, raffles, and free goodies. Stop by and say hello if you haven't already!
Aug
25
Tales From the Entrepreneurial Trenches
Tags: entrepreneurship, events, raising capital, sales, staff
In this panel discussion, presented by The Executives Profit, hear first-hand from several entrepreneurs on how they successfully started and grew their businesses. Learn how they did it and come away with some new insights into running a business.
Aug
25
The Social Media Revolution
Tags: members, social media
Coleman Center member Chris Campbell (CMN '09) of Lakeshore Branding shares his latest blog, "The Social Media Revolution".
Aug
21
New & Small Business Owners: Please Take This Survey on Advertising Your Business
Tags: advertising, survey
Small business owners are invited to take the following short survey regarding the use of advertising for their businesses. Responses will be used for research purposes only.
Aug
19
Podcast Available of Radio Interview with Dr. Patrick J. Murphy on Entrepreneurship
Tags: DePaul, entrepreneurship, faculty, interviewing
The podcast of Dr. Patrick J. Murphy's August 22 radio interivew with Radio Islam on entrepreneurship is now available online. Listen here.
Aug
18
DePaul University's Center for Creativity and Innovation is Hosting Its Third Annual Creativity and Innovation Conference
Tags: conferences, DePaul, innovation
DePaul University's Third Annual Creativity and Innovation Conference is called Innovating the Upturn: Creating the Future. It will happen on September 17, 2009 from 9:00am-4:00pm in the DePaul University Conference Center at 1 E. Jackson, 8th Floor, Chicago, IL.
Aug
18
Finding Your Marbles in a Recession
Tags: economy, launch, members, retail
Stephanie Furlan, Marketing & Outreach Manager, talks with Lindsay Gaskins, President and CEO of Marbles: The Brain Store, to discuss the recent opening of their third retail location in less than a year.
Aug
18
The Value of Mentors
Amanda Hansen, Marketing Intern, shares take-aways from her recent meeting with her mentor, Coleman Center member, Susan Silver.
Aug
13
DePaul Graduate Appointed by Obama to Lead Small Business Administration's Midwest Region
Tags: government, Obama Administration, small business
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the appointment of Marianne O'Brien Markowitz (MBA ’93) as the regional administrator in Region V, overseeing the SBA's programs and services in Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota.
Aug
12
It Pays to Learn the Rules of the Road
Tags: challenges, Chicago, entrepreneurship, regulations, self-employment, small business
Executive Director, Raman Chadha, advises small business owners to do their homework when it comes to state and city business regulations. From Crains Chicago Business.
Aug
12
Food Startups Feel Heat of Regulations
Tags: Chicago, food entrepreneurship
Raman Chadha, Executive Director, is quoted in this Crain's Chicago Business article discussing the regulation challenges food entrepreneurs face when starting out.
Aug
12
Global Security Challenge Most Promising Security Idea 2009
Tags: competitions, entrepreneurship, innovation, security entrepreneurship
Have an idea to solve a security problem? The Global Security Challenge (GSC) Most Promising Security Idea award aims to encourage, support and promote researchers, innovators and infant companies who have an idea for a security solution.
Aug
06
Professor Patrick J. Murphy Interviewed about Entrepreneurship on Radio
Tags: entrepreneurship, faculty
Murphy recently spoke about entrepreneurship on the radio.
Aug
06
Interview with Students for Entrepreneurs (S4E) Scholarship Recipient, Ameet Mehta
Becca Berkenstadt, President of S4E and Marketing Intern at the Coleman Center, interviewed Ameet Mehta, the S4E scholarship recipient, about his entrepreneurship venture.
Aug
06
DePaul Professor, Patrick J. Murphy, Connects Students and Entrepreneurs Through Twitter
Tags: DePaul, faculty, students, twitter
Dr. Murphy is assistant professor and a member of DePaul University's entrepreneurship faculty. He recently integrated social media into his class.
Aug
05
Athletes Are Entrepreneurs, Too
Tags: branding, business ownership, entrepreneurship, marketing, sports
Stephanie Furlan, Marketing & Outreach Manager, shares some thoughts on athletes-turned-entrepreneurs.
Aug
05
Neighborhood Networking - Roscoe Village
Tags: business owners, Chicago, networking, small business
Meet nearby business owners and connect with professionals in Roscoe Village on Wednesday, August 19.
Aug
04
The Connection Between Mentors and Networking
Tags: Mentors, networking, students
Becca Berkenstadt, Marketing Intern at the Coleman Center, discusses her experience with mentors and how interacting with them both inside and outside of the DePaul community has expanded her circle of contacts, increased the number of clients for her company, and helped her find job opportunities.
Aug
03
Lessons from BrandSmart 2009 - Installment 3
Tags: branding, engaging customers, marketing, social media
Amanda Hansen, Marketing Intern at the Coleman Center, shares lessons from a recent panel discussion about how to effectively engage your customers using social networks.
