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Crain is one of the largest privately-owned business media companies with more than 20 leading business, trade and consumer brands in North America, Europe and Asia. Crain’s uncompromising journalists, industry experts and business insiders share one vision: to produce stories, communities and platforms that empower our audiences’ success.
The Transaction Advisors Institute provides a suite of respected programs and information on all aspects of M&A strategy, deal structuring, and integration best practices. Some of the most active in-house M&A professionals look to the Institute for practical insights and independent perspective to improve their deal process and performance. The Transaction Advisors Institute serves corporate development leaders, in-house M&A counsel, board members, and private equity investors. Our programs include: M&A Academy - The M&A Academy helps corporate acquirers understand the breadth of strategic and practical considerations associated with acquisitions M&A Conferences - These cross-disciplinary conferences gather M&A leaders to discuss current challenges impacting complex transactions and consider innovative methods to improve deal performance M&A Library - The M&A Library features our renowned M&A Journal with practical insights and independent perspective M&A Master Classes - These in-depth classes are lead by renowned faculty members that provide practical guidance to help improve your M&A process and deal performance M&A Strategy Forum - This program explores a range of current challenges impacting complex transactions
There is transformative power in a shared vision. The founders of The Economic Club recognized that in 1927 when they established the nonpartisan organization to encourage dialogue among leaders dedicated to advancing society and the institutions that shape it. For over 90 years the Club has maintained that legacy and today we remain committed to connecting Chicago’s top business and civic leaders to the people and ideas impacting our city, the nation and the world.
Roamli helps organizations create interactive experiences through our easy-to-use platform, allowing participants to engage in immersive events through any mobile device. We offer fully customizable experiences, leaderboards and analytics, and thousands of unique Challenges to choose from all through our mobile app and web-based platform.
The PlayerFirst Club App Experience: Trusted Technology In Your Pocket! Putting sport in your pocket, the PlayerFirst Club allows players, parents, team managers, coaches and directors to communicate securely, update and view schedules, view team rosters and attendance, and more in an easy to access mobile app. This app is built around the promise of player safety, secure communication, and team interaction.
Kapow! is a fast-growing event platform that allows companies to find, book and manage memorable corporate meetings and events. Our technology connects planners + marketers with 1,000's venues and pre-packaged experiences to save them hours of time and boost success.
Hypelocal is a travel-guide app for Android that reveals the best places to eat, drink, and experience adventures in Chicago. We curate activities that are obscure, exciting, and genuinely beloved by our staff writers, but we also invite users and businesses to share suggestions and specials in real-time. The result is a top-notch travel guide that's used by tourists and locals alike, as well as a social network where businesses and users interact.
<p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Nimbus Sans L', sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; line-height: 16.666667938232422px; ">Mingle Around is an entertainment development company specializing in event planning, marketing and promotions for single professionals. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Nimbus Sans L', sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; line-height: 16.666667938232422px; "><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Nimbus Sans L', sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; line-height: 16.666667938232422px; "><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Nimbus Sans L', sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; line-height: 16.666667938232422px; ">In other words...</span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Nimbus Sans L', sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; line-height: 16.666667938232422px; "><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Nimbus Sans L', sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; line-height: 16.666667938232422px; "><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Nimbus Sans L', sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; line-height: 16.666667938232422px; ">Mingle Around hosts hot singles social events weekly in both Chicago and the suburbs. A typical week may include exclusive VIP singles parties, speed dating, cooking classes, movie night, whiskey tasting, singles dance lesson, networking events and more. </span><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Nimbus Sans L', sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; line-height: 16.666667938232422px; "><br style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Nimbus Sans L', sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; line-height: 16.666667938232422px; "><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Nimbus Sans L', sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; line-height: 16.666667938232422px; ">Mingle Around also offers personalized and discrete matchmaking for busy Chicago singles.</span></p>
<p>ffocal is the easiest way to track and share upcoming events with the world. We let people bookmark all of the cool events they find on the web and store them in one place with the click of a button. Friends can see what's going on this weekend without emailing back-and-forth a dozen times.</p>
<p> </p><p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18.0625px;">HappyFanTickets is an online secondary ticket exchange based out of Chicago, Illinois. </span></p><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18.0625px;">Started in June 2011, our goal is to provide a local community for fans to search for or sell tickets, connect to one another, and enjoy the best sporting and entertainment venues Chicago has to offer.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18.0625px;"> </div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18.0625px;">As fans ourselves, we found the process of ticket buying and selling to be tedious, uncertain, and expensive. We're solving that problem.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18.0625px;"> </div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18.0625px;">Join us by listing or searching for tickets today on <a href="http://happyfantickets.com/" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;">HappyFanTickets.com</a>!</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18.0625px;"> </div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18.0625px;">Follow our blog <a href="http://happyfanchat.wordpress.com/" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: initial;">Happy Fan Chat</a> for updates on Chicago concerts, games, and events.</div>
<p class="no-styles">Say goodbye to paper certificates and awards! BadgeCert moves professional recognition into the 21st century with our software platform for issuing, storing and sharing BadgeCerts™ —portable digital badges that certify an earner’s accomplishments, skills, credentials, contributions and experiences.</p><p class="no-styles">BadgeCerts are unique in that they are embedded with qualifying information (i.e. who issued it, when, where, why and for what it was issued, expiration date, artifacts, etc.) that helps earners maintain a digital record of their achievements and professional activities. Moreover, BadgeCerts are stored in a universal cloud-based portfolio so they can be easily accessed and shared with others-namely their employers, peers, or certification associations- on resumes, websites, workplace webportals, or social networking sites. </p><p class="no-styles">BadgeCert is marketed to corporations, event coordinators, professional associations, and continuing education providers so that they can formally recognize and reward the effort, skills and knowledge developed by those participating in their programs. BadgeCert also serves as a convenience platform for earners to maintain a digital record of their career development.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, freesans, 'liberation sans', 'numbus sans l', sans-serif; line-height: 20.99993896484375px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">MVP: <br>-We will aggregate and organize all events in major metropolitan areas by collating event listings from city specific resources with citation then tagging them with interest tags to organize when browsing. <br>-Visitors to Strayte will be able to browse broad interest categories such as Food and Drink with results filtered by modifiers such as radius from user location and date occurring. <br>-Users will have the opportunity to edit their preferences to influence events displayed. <br>-Business Profiles will proviMVP: </p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, freesans, 'liberation sans', 'numbus sans l', sans-serif; line-height: 20.99993896484375px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">-We will aggregate and organize all events in major metropolitan areas by collating event listings from city specific resources with citation then tagging them with interest tags to organize when browsing. <br>-Visitors to Strayte will be able to browse broad interest categories such as Food and Drink with results filtered by modifiers such as radius from user location and date occurring. <br>-Users will have the opportunity to edit their preferences to influence events displayed. <br>-Business Profiles will provide local companies, artists, and venues the capacity to list events seen by their target market and share them on other social media sites. <br>-Users will be able to follow other users or businesses to see what events they join or list.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, freesans, 'liberation sans', 'numbus sans l', sans-serif; line-height: 20.99993896484375px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">To come shortly after are Interest pages that act as “tag” community bulletin boards, and a ticketing solution will provide a well rounded platform for event organizers to fully promote events on Strayte.de local companies, artists, and venues the capacity to list events seen by their target market and share them on other social media sites. <br>-Users will be able to follow other users or businesses to see what events they join or list.</p><p style="margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, freesans, 'liberation sans', 'numbus sans l', sans-serif; line-height: 20.99993896484375px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">To come shortly after are Interest pages that act as “tag” community bulletin boards, and a ticketing solution will provide a well rounded platform for event organizers to fully promote events on Strayte.</p>
TRYTN is an online booking and central reservation management system for tour and activity companies. Businesses increase their direct sales while reducing costs by utilizing TRYTN's state of the art booking system, subsidized web development and customized marketing services.
With powerful, web-based automation, Evention solves the challenges long-associated with cash operations and gratuity management for the hospitality, restaurant, and retail industries. Say goodbye to spreadsheets, say hello to automation, and say hello to Evention.
Agency EA (www.agencyea.com) is an award-winning, full-service brand experience agency, known for its strategic vision, inspired creative and seamless execution. EA connects brands with their target audiences through live, hybrid and virtual events, strategic marketing campaigns, digital engagements, and experiential activations. Named as Adweek’s “Fastest Growing Agency” in 2019, one of Ad Age’s “Best Places to Work,” and a “Top 10 Best Places to Work for Women” by Crain’s, EA is also a certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE). Founded in 1999, EA has worked with a broad spectrum of esteemed clients across industries, including Google, Hilton, Intuit, Samsung, Molson Coors, Zoom, McDonald’s and the Obama Administration. Located in the heart of Chicago, Agency EA is a division of EA Collective, a group of connection experts who create brand identities (Storyhorse), content (Studio Sage) and experiences (Agency EA).
The FLIG Music App is a platform for an industry-curated community, where talented people work together to create memorable events.
EA Collective is a portfolio of unique divisions, each specializing in connecting brands with their audiences — from developing identities (Storyhorse) to content (Studio Sage) to experiences (Agency EA). We believe in pushing creative boundaries, delivering the highest quality work, and serving as true partners for our clients at any stage of their brand journey.
Since 1998, i.c.stars has been running an intensive 16-week technology and leadership bootcamp to break the cycle of oppression for inner-city adults. Our project based learning approach - rooted in systems thinking and problem solving - is core to how we develop Technology and Community Leaders. Our programs transform lives and strengthen communities. Our graduates’ earnings increase average is 300%, with an 83% placement rate and 90% industry retention rate after one year. Furthermore, many of our graduates go on to become homeowners and advocates for change. One of our 1,000+ alumni summed up the impact in this quote: “i.c.stars allows space for CREATORS to architect their career, their lifestyle, and even more deeply consider generational wealth…”
