Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies

CONTACT INFORMATION

Institute for Entrepreneurial
Studies (MC 244)
College of Business
Administration
815 W. Van Buren
Suite 400
Chicago, IL 60607-7107
Phone: (312) 996-2670
Fax: (312) 413-1265
E-mail: ies@uic.edu

IES Staff

     

Nominations

The entrepreneurial spirit in the Chicago region is alive and well. For the 27th year we are on a quest for the best entrepreneurs in the Chicago area. A panel of distinguished judges will make the selections. The UIC Chicago Area Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame is sponsored by Allscripts, American Chartered Bank, Crain's Chicago Business, Market M, Grant Thornton and the University of Illinois at Chicago.

We are now accepting nominations for the 27th annual UIC Chicago Area Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame Awards. Please download the UIC Chicago Area Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame Nomination Form. Applications must be submitted by November 15, 2011.

For Information about the Nomination Process please Click Here.

Induction into the Hall of Fame may be for past or present entrepreneurial achievements by a founder or founders, through acquisitions or in a family business. The company (or companies) may be privately held or have been taken public by the nominee. Special consideration will be given to founding a business, coping with past and/or present growth in sales, employment generation, innovation, customer and employee relations and/or contributions to an industry, the community and society. It is expected that a nominee`s business is profitable, and while not a formal requirement, it is rare that a successful nominee has revenues of under $5 million.

Please mail, email, or fax your completed Nominee Packet by the Tuesday, November 15 deadline.