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Volume 7, Issue 6
Wednesday, September 08, 2010 | Volume 7, Issue 6  
 

FEATURED EVENTS

Attend the CEC's 2010 Momentum Awards Dinner on September 23
Register Today for the Entrepreneurial Event of the Year

Thursday, September 23

Volume 7, Issue 6 Entrepreneurship is at the heart of a healthy economy. As we all work to recover from the recent recession, the efforts of the Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center (CEC) take on even greater significance.

Supporting the Momentum Awards Dinner ensures that the CEC can continue to provide high caliber services to entrepreneurs free of charge. Did you know that:
  • the CEC helped our client entrepreneurs secure $229 million in revenue, access $130.5 million in capital, and create or retain nearly 6,000 jobs from 2003-09?
  • the average CEC client receives approximately $3,000 of free, face-to-face advisory, coaching and mentoring assistance each year?
  • the CEC is a charitable 501(c)(3) organization that depends on private donations in order to both match and unlock eligible government grant dollars?
  • the proceeds from every CEC Momentum Dinner table funds a full year of free services for two CEC client entrepreneurs?
  • the proceeds from every CEC Momentum Dinner ticket funds about 12 hours of free face-to-face assistance for CEC client entrepreneurs?
Watch & Listen to what our clients, volunteers and Board members have to say...

Get More Details & Register

Date: Thursday, September 23
Time: Reception - 5:30 pm; Dinner - 7:00 pm
Cost: Tables of 10: $5,000 and up; Individual Reservations: $500 each
Location: Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park, 200 North Columbus Drive
Dinner Co-Chairs: John Aiello, Co-Founder & CEO, The SAVO Group, and J.B. Pritzker, Managing Partner, The Pritzker Group
CEC Co-Chairs: Bryant Keil, Chairman of the Board, Potbelly Sandwich Works, and Jim O'Connor, Jr., Managing Director, MVC Capital, Inc.
Contact: Scott Issen, 312-494-6734
RSVP to: Christy Sherding, PJH & Associates, 312-553-2000 or csherding@pjhchicago.com

2010 Momentum Awards Reply Form
2010 Momentum Awards Invitation

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Last Week to Apply for Innovate Illinois, Compete for $80,000 in Cash

Register by Friday, September 10

Volume 7, Issue 6 Want to be named the most innovative company in Illinois and access $80,000 of prize money? Apply for the 2010 Innovate Illinois competition, a statewide entrepreneurial and innovation competition recognizing high-growth entrepreneurs. Businesses compete on the merits of their innovations in a fast pitch format. Applications are due on Friday, September 10. Take this opportunity to complete the quick and easy application before the deadline. To learn more and apply, visit InnovateIllinois.org.

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Support Future Founders & Register for Smart Bet Charity's 5th Annual Poker Tournament

Thursday, September 16

Volume 7, Issue 6 Come out and let the chips fly in a tournament of No Limit, Texas Hold Em while giving back to the community at the same time. Whether you are a card shark or have never played poker before, the Smart Bet Charity Poker Tournament is an exciting evening for everyone. It is about supporting the education of local kids in entrepreneurship and technology and connecting with Chicago’s business executives. The Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center’s Future Founders youth entrepreneurship program is one of the three beneficiaries of this event.

Get More Details & Register

Date: Thursday, September 16
Time: Registration - 6:00 pm; First Card Drops - 6:30 pm
Cost: Premium Table - $2,500 (9 players); Individual Players - $250; Spectators - $100
Location: Chicago Cultural Center - Preston Bradley Hall
Contact: Smart Bet Charities, 312-327-8400

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