Chicago Area Business Owner Opportunities from DePaul University

Winning Workplaces has ties with a number of local (Chicago area) academic resources for aspiring and current entrepreneurs. One of these is the Coleman Entrepreneurship Center at DePaul University.

This week the Coleman Center shared with us two opportunities for business owners that can help them in building employee engagement for a more productive workplace. In turn I'm passing them along to you:

Naperville GROW Peer Roundtable
The Coleman Center’s Peer Roundtables are a place where business owners can look to their peers - other business owners - for objective points of view that are experience-based, and receive support from others who have "been there and done that".

The Roundtable meets the fourth Friday of every month, from 8-11am at DePaul’s Naperville campus, beginning January 22. To be eligible, members must be an Owner/Founder of a business that generates $500,000 - $5 million in annual revenue.

Membership dues are $188/month for the year-long program. More information can be found at: http://cec.depaul.edu/what/peer-roundtables.php.

Business Owner Academy
The Coleman Center presents Business Owner Academy, a curriculum of courses that are designed exclusively for business owners, and taught by current/former entrepreneurs who have "been there, done that". Courses integrate hands-on activities and homework that immediately apply to your business, and incorporate peer-to-peer learning for students to share experiences, challenges, and accountability.

Courses starting in April include:

Modern Marketing: Engaging New Customers with New Media & New Technologies
Finance for the Non-Financial Business Owner: Becoming as Smart as Your Banker & CFO
Advisory Boards: Build Accountability, Leverage Connections, and Benefit from Experience
Harvesting, Transitioning, and Moving On: The Five Steps to Life After Your Business

If you're in the area, think about participating in either or both of these events. And while you're at it, contact us to schdule a visit to our Evanston offices. We'd love to speak with you in person about your workplace culture challenges.