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The New Ventures team is constantly staying current with the latest trending developments and recent issues impacting startups, founders and venture capital investors. In case you missed one of our monthly Startup Streamlined webinars, you can subscribe to our YouTube channel to catch up on a variety of issues impacting startups ranging from crypto, navigating the FDA, labor and employment, data privacy, and copyright and trademark issues. Most recently, we hosted Thompson Hine Senior Counsel Suzanne C. McNabb to discuss the intricacies of venture debt and potential advantages and impacts business may face when considering this option.
Watch our latest Startups Streamlined videos to see what’s trending.
- Need to Knows on Venture Debt
- Strengthening Your Business’ ESG and Sustainability Strategies
- Protecting Assets in a Digital World
- Doing Business with the FDA
- Crypto & the Regulatory Landscape: What You Need to Know
- Copyright & Trademark: What You Need to Know
The University of Chicago: Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program Deadlines
Small Business Growth Program
Applications are due at 11:59 p.m. CST on Friday, October 28
For entrepreneurs looking for a dedicated team of consultants (UChicago students, professional coaches, and Booth faculty) to solve a business issue, consider the Small Business Growth Program. Our goal is to help you grow your business from six figures to over $1M annual revenue.
- 30-week program creates a targeted business growth strategy (growth marketing and/or operations) for your business.
- Estimated six-hour time commitment per week for the first 10 weeks (beginning in January 2023), to including meetings with your consultant team, attending optional office hours, working on strategy and deliverables, and opt-in workshops.
Financial Fundamentals Program
Applications are due at 11:59 p.m. CST on Friday, October 28
For entrepreneurs looking to refine financial reporting, create financial projections, increase knowledge on access to capital, build business credit, and manage business finances to achieve profitability and improve cash flow.
- Estimated time commitment is two instructional hours per week and an average of two hours of outside work per week with dedicated MBA student team support for eight weeks, beginning in January 2023.
- By the close of the program, each business will create a package of financial and business information commonly required by lenders.
- Note: This program is targeted towards South and West Side business owners with approximately $250,000-500,000 who are seeking guidance on improving their financial reporting and using financial statements to make strategic decisions.
For questions, contact Isra Omar.
QuickLaunch: Experienced Guidance for Startups & Investors
Our QuickLaunch program is tailored to entrepreneurs, startups and investors, providing guidance on growth and funding cycles and offering cost-effective counsel on day-to-day legal matters from formation to funding to exits. Our seasoned team helps navigate the confusing waters of growth, funding, expansion and those tricky legal issues that can arise, often at fixed or budgeted pricing developed using our firmwide proprietary SmartPaTH™ tool. To learn more about our tailored, value-enhancing solutions, please visit our QuickLaunch site.