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How a ‘Mammoth’ product helps growing businesses tackle time-management

May 20, 2019 at 6:57 p.m.

Time and resource constraints lead some small- to medium-size business owners to neglect human resources tasks. Craig Bryant, cofounder of the Web-development company We Are Mammoth, says that can prevent...

Desiree Vargas Wrigley, co-founder and CEO, GiveForward

May 20, 2019 at 6:56 p.m.

For 10 months, Desiree Vargas Wrigley obsessed over the idea of a crowd fundraising site for people in need. This was 2007, before crowdfunding became a part of the popular...

Desiree Vargas Wrigley, co-founder and CEO, GiveForward

May 8, 2019 at 4:04 p.m.

For 10 months, Desiree Vargas Wrigley obsessed over the idea of a crowd fundraising site for people in need. This was 2007, before crowdfunding became a part of the popular...

Shaq teams with Chicago company to change the way we don’t answer phone calls

May 20, 2019 at 6:53 p.m.

Chicago-based TIP Solutions has partnered with tech investor and former NBA superstar Shaquille O'Neal to spread the word about the new ways it lets customers respond to phone calls. TIP...

Series intro: What founders and innovators know about growth

May 8, 2019 at 4:05 p.m.

Entrepreneurship and innovation begin with an idea, a spark that turns to compulsion for the founder. Hard work and unfailing commitment are at the heart of transforming any notion into...

Logan LaHive, founder and CEO, Belly

May 8, 2019 at 4:04 p.m.

When Logan LaHive found himself covered in plastic bags for shelter, toting iPads and other tech equipment all over town on a Vespa in the pouring rain, he knew things...

Mike McGee, co-founder, The Starter League

May 8, 2019 at 4:04 p.m.

When Mike McGee and his friend Neal Sales-Griffin came up with the idea for a developer school, McGee went all in on the pursuit after just a few months. In...

Azeeza Khan, founder and creative director, Atelier Azza

May 8, 2019 at 4:04 p.m.

It took fashion designer Azeeza Khan, creative director at Atelier Azza, a year of running her young label on the side to feel secure enough to quit her day job...

Liz Strause, a long time customer and friend of Ted Frankel, hugs the Uncle Fun owner on Jan. 8, 2014. Frankel is closing the novelty store later this month

5 lessons on loyalty from dearly departed Chicago businesses

May 20, 2019 at 6:48 p.m.

Would your store closing bring people to tears? On New Year's Eve, Chicagoans bid adieu to beloved breakfast spot Ina's Restaurant. Now, others are saying farewell to Uncle Fun, the...

Gabe Vehovsky, executive vice president, digital strategy & emerging businesses at Discovery Communications, is the founder of Curiosity.com.

Curiosity.com: A Chicago-produced Pandora for the knowledge-hungry

May 20, 2019 at 6:48 p.m.

Curiosity.com, a platform for discovering web-based education content, on Tuesday launched a public beta site that aggregates courses, classes and tutorials from online learning sources such as Coursera, Khan Academy...

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