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Resources available to Kellogg Entrepreneurs
Organization / Description / Opportunities/Activities / Contact InfoUniversity-affiliatedResources
Larry and Carol Levy Institute for Entrepreneurial Practice / The Larry and Carol Levy Institute for Entrepreneurial Practice is home to Kellogg’s Entrepreneurship & Innovation program. The Levy Institute is the source of vision and leadership for applied entrepreneurial education, research and practice at the Kellogg School of Management. /
- New Venture Formulation student teams
- Independent studies projects for entrepreneurs
- Job and project postings for entrepreneurs
- Alumni Entrepreneur Conference
- Case studies on Kellogg entrepreneurs
- Entrepreneur-in-Residence Program
- Executive education courses
Other:
Phone 847-491-3255
Fax: 847-491-5632
Email:
Kellogg Student Projects Database / Many Kellogg courses and labs require student teams to apply their skills to help a business or non-profit with a specific need. If your company has a specific need and would like the assistance of a Kellogg student team, by completing an online form your project information will be included on the Student Project Opportunity Web site, which serves as a clearinghouse and resource to both faculty and students /
- Get project assistance from Kellogg students
Other:
Amy Gogolin
847-491-3823.
Heizer Center for Private Equity and Venture Capital / The Heizer Center supports research projects on the basics of entrepreneurship and private equity. /
- Access academic research on entrepreneurship and private equity
Levy Social Entrepreneurship Lab / The mission of the Levy Social Entrepreneurship Lab at the Kellogg School is to inspire students to leverage best business practices in the service of positive, sustainable social impact across all sectors of leadership including the non-profit, public and for-profit sectors. /
- Facilitates opportunities in the area of social entrepreneurship
- Creates an environment in which students’ ideas and initiatives can take shape and flourish.
Other:
Taurean Egan-Henderson
Center for Family Enterprises / The center is involved in research, case writing and teaching about family business strategies, family business governance, entrepreneurship in the family business, family foundation, strategy effectiveness and family business culture. /
- Kellogg Family Enterprises Alumni Network
- Family Enterprise Conference
- Executive education courses
Other:
Lloyd E. Shefsky –
Kellogg Innovation Network (KIN) / The Kellogg Innovation Network (KIN) is a platform for on-going collaboration between Kellogg faculty, corporate innovation leaders, nonprofits and government. Founded in 2003, the KIN facilitates strategy and management dialogue to promote innovation led growth and build long-term value. /
- The KIN hosts two dialogue events per year, limited to no more than 50 people per event, and for the first time in 2009, one global summit limited to 200 participants.
- KIN events facilitate dialogues between executive partners, allowing for the flow of information and best practices to pollinate across a wide range of industries and contexts.
- KIN members are the driving force behind research initiatives at Kellogg. It is through KIN dialogues that critical areas of research are determined and set to action.
Other:
Center for Research in Technology and Innovation
Kellogg School of Management
Donald P. Jacobs Center
5255 North Wing
2001 Sheridan Road
Evanston, IL 60208-2001
Farley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (FCEI) – Northwestern’s McCormick School of Engineering / The Farley Center’s mission is to help engineering students understand what is involved in starting a business based on an innovation they have developed. It intends to serve as a facilitator of the different academic disciplines to create environments where innovation and entrepreneurship can flourish within McCormick and Northwestern. /
- Interface with engineering students, faculty, and alumni about entrepreneurship
Other:
Ford Motor Company Engineering Center
2133 Sheridan Rd
Room 2-331
Evanston, IL 60208
Fax: (847) 467-4727
Northwestern Law School
Small Business Opportunity Clinic (SBOC) / The SBOC is a nonprofit, student-based clinical program affiliated with the Bluhm Legal Clinic. Through the commitment of the Northwestern University School of Law, top attorneys and law students, the SBOC provides affordable legal services to entrepreneurs and nonprofit organizations focusing on job creation and economic development in the Chicago area. / Sample discounted or free services for entrepreneurs include:
- Incorporation,
- Trademark Registration,
- Franchise Agreement,
- Business License,
- Copyright Protection,
- Zoning Requirements,
- Commercial Lease, and
- Not-For-Profit Corporation.
Other:
Esther Barron
Northwestern Nanotechnology Institute and Kellogg School Small Business Evaluation and Enterprise Program / The purpose of the Small Business Evaluation and Entrepreneurs (SBEE) Program is to facilitate
the commercialization of new technological developments, by providing scientists with the tools to successfully launch new businesses. Through this program scientists propose ideas for starting businesses to a team of Kellogg students. Students select proposals and provide research and write business plans for presentation to investors. /
- Mentoring and partnership opportunities with existing businesses
- Idea development with student teams
Other:
International Institute for Nanotechnology
Northwestern University
2145 Sheridan Rd., K-111
Evanston, IL 60208
TEL: (847) 467-2530
FAX: (847) 491-3721
INVO / INVO is organized around three efforts: Intellectual Property and Licensing, New Ventures and Innovation, and Community Outreach.
The Intellectual Property and Licensing group is responsible for evaluating new ideas, patenting selected new inventions, marketing them to potential investors and licensees, and negotiating licensee agreements.
The New Ventures group provides coaching and networking to create start-up companies (for profit or non-profit) based on University innovations that benefit the society.
And the Community Outreach group will help coordinate with those within Northwestern who practice, study, and teach innovation, entrepreneurship, and the development of commercial ventures. /
- For NU inventors, INVO manages the process of invention disclosure, assessment/patenting and marketing
- Connect industry and government with Northwestern technologies
- Establishes partnerships with the goal of bringing innovations to the market.
- Encourages the formation of new ventures.
- Aggressively look for funding sources to move these innovations to the public
- Undergraduates and graduate students gain important entrepreneurial experience, network and learn how to collaborate with a broad range of constituencies
- A lifelong engagement with an elite and innovative community with opportunities for networking to all Alumni
Other:
Innovation and New Ventures Office (INVO)
1800 Sherman Ave. Suite 504
Evanston, IL 60201
TEL: (847) 467-2097
Alumni Resources
Kellogg Alumni Club of Chicago (KACC) / KACC was established to facilitate lifelong learning, connections, and business and social relationships among fellow alumni in the Chicago-land area. All Chicago-land Kellogg alumni are automatically members of KACC. /
- Social and networking outings
- Community service opportunities
- Professional development events
Other:
Patrick Thompson ,
Co-President KACC
Kellogg Alumni Club of Chicago - Entrepreneurship Committee / Entrepreneurship sub-committee of Kellogg Alumni Club of Chicago. /
- Central resource and contact point for alumni entrepreneurs in the Chicago-area
Other:
Brad Morehead
Chair, KACC Entrepreneurship Committee
Kellogg Venture Community (KVC) / KVC is the first ever group dedicated to fostering an incubator network designed to facilitate the development of entrepreneurial ventures for Kellogg Executive MBA students and alumni by connecting ideas with expertise, and ultimately, seed funding. /
- Provides a forum for current Kellogg EMP students and Alumni to present business ideas
- Facilitates the formation of project teams (formed from the pool of community members) willing to invest time (and perhaps money) in the development of a formal business plan.
- Forms a multi-functional review committee consisting of objective community members to review KVC developed business plans
Other:
Ken Jones
Kellogg Alumni Council (KAC) / The Kellogg Alumni Council (formerly the Kellogg Alumni Advisory Board) consists of members of Kellogg’s alumni community.
Members serve a three-year term on an invitation-only basis, during which they lend resources and expertise, working closely with students, senior staff and other volunteers to develop and implement programs which fulfill the strategic needs of the school. / Activities include:
- Attracting, admitting, and enrolling the best and brightest students,
- Supporting students’ co-curricular learning opportunities,
- Expanding career opportunities for students and alumni,
- Recruiting, retaining and equipping faculty to be thought leaders in their fields,
- Strengthening ties among Kellogg’s alumni and friends, and
- Developing a culture of philanthropy among students, alumni and other supporters
Other:
Deb Morrin
Kellogg Alumni Entrepreneurs Linked In Group / Over 1,400 members globally. Kellogg School Alumni pursuing entrepreneurial high growth ventures or funding entrepreneurial ventures as venture capitalists, angel investors, turnaround fund managers and operating hedge fund managers. Kellogg or Northwestern alumni only please. / Facilitate information exchange across the following sub-groups:
- Fundraising
- Entrepreneurs looking for talent on a project (paid or unpaid)
- Venture Capital
- Startup Tips & Tricks
- Startup & VC Jobs
- CEO & Co-Founders
Other:
Group Owner: Dave Peak
Group Manager: Scott T Whitaker
Student Clubs
Entrepreneurship Club (Full-Time) / The Kellogg‘s Entrepreneurship Club supplements Kellogg’s curriculum by organizing a series of activities which foster a vibrant community of student entrepreneurs. /
- Key contact point for full-time students interested in entrepreneurship
- Facilitates an entrepreneurship Boot Camp and Silicon Valley Trek for current students
Other:
Kelsey Peterson
Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Club (Part-Time) / We exist to nurture interest and education in entrepreneurship, venture capital, and private equity. /
- Key contact point for part-time students interested in entrepreneurship
Other:
Brenden Mulligan
Kellogg Entrepreneur’s Organization(KEO) / A student support organization facilitated by the Levy Institute and Kellogg entrepreneurship faculty for students who are present or former entrepreneurs. /
- Mentoring and partnership opportunities with existing student businesses
Lauren Bass
Kellogg Entrepreneurship Forum (KEF) / The Kellogg Entrepreneurship Forum is a group of students that meets bi-monthly to pitch business ideas and get feedback from other students. Students take turns sharing their ideas, whether just in the idea stage, or already in business plan development stage, and the group brainstorms solutions and improvements to the idea. All Kellogg students are welcome to attend. /
- Mentoring and partnership opportunities with existing student businesses
Jennifer Beall
Private Equity and Venture Capital Club (Full-Time) / The Private Equity and Venture Capital Club is Kellogg's club for students interested in private equity and venture capital. The PEVC Club supports the educational needs and career aspirations of over 600 student members. Our members’ interests range from angel investing and venture capital to buyouts and other alternative asset classes. /
- Key contact point for full-time students interested in private equity and venture capital
- Manages the PE and VC Conference
- Hosts speakers and other events around PE and VC
Patrick Nally
Co-Chair
Family Enterprises Club / The Family Enterprise Club aims to develop the awareness of and interest in the "Family Enterprise" dimension of business within and beyond the Kellogg Community. /
- Consulting
- Support
- Social events
- Keynote speakers
- Networking
- Access to relevant articles and materials
Other:
Jonathan Russell
InNUvation / Northwestern University's only interdisciplinary entrepreneurship and innovation forum. InNUvation aspires to kindle the entrepreneurial spirit by providing opportunities for education and idea-exchange, thus fostering commercialization and new venture formation. /
- Entrepreneur Idol - an idea pitch competition for undergraduates emphasizing fun, vision, and delivery with competing schools across the Midwest.
- Applied Research Day - a university-wide research poster forum showcasing some of the research being performed at Northwestern and enhancing exchange of ideas across the different departments and schools at Northwestern.
- NU Venture Challenge – Northwestern’s only university-wide entrepreneurship competition; student-run
Other:
Bo Zhao (McCormick, PhD)
Marc Lim (Feinberg, MD)
Events
Kellogg Alumni Entrepreneurship Conference / Hosted by the Levy Center, the annual alumni entrepreneurship conference is each year focused on a different topic facing alumni entrepreneurs and regularly brings together over 250 people for the Kellogg, Chicago, and international entrepreneurship communities /
- Volunteer opportunities for alumni
- Alumni entrepreneurial marketplace
- Conference gifts and giveaways feature Kellogg entrepreneurs
Other:
Scott Whitaker
Kellogg Innovation Network (KIN) Global Summit / KIN Global 2009 brought together delegates from academia, government, non profits and a wide range of industries: healthcare, technology, defense, utilities and communications to workshop on ideas related to building global prosperity. /
- Prior to, during and after the summit, opportunities were created for delegates to generate meaningful perspectives, research projects and avenues for collaboration.
Other:
Center for Research in Technology and Innovation
Kellogg School of Management
Donald P. Jacobs Center
5255 North Wing
2001 Sheridan Road
Evanston, IL 60208-2001
InNUvationVenture Challenge / Northwestern’s only university-wide entrepreneurship competition; student-run. Teams of up to 6 members are allowed to enter the competition. At least half of the team must be full-time or part-time students at Northwestern University during the 2008-2009 school year. Teams can (and are encouraged to) have members from the university's different schools. /
- Networking opportunities with the greater Northwestern entrepreneurship community
Farley Center Entrepreneurship Summit / Join faculty, alumni and current students for a series of panel discussions that promise some new insights on the intersections of entrepreneurship, innovation, and design. The event will lead into the final round of the Northwestern University Venture Challenge, the only NU-wide student business idea competition. /
- Networking opportunities with the greater Northwestern entrepreneurship community
Other:
Motor Company Engineering Center
2133 Sheridan Rd
Room 2-331
Evanston, IL 60208
Fax: (847) 467-4727
Kellogg Cup Business Plan Competition / Business plan competition for Kellogg students. /
- Judged by prominent financiers and entrepreneurs
- Teams have the ability to work on projects with outside companies, but majority of team must be from Kellogg
Other:
Scott Whitaker
Private Equity and Venture Capital Conference / Each year the Kellogg Private Equity and Venture Capital Conference brings together some of the biggest names and brightest minds involved in venture capital and buyouts. /
- Networking opportunity with potential funding sources
Pacific Rim Entrepreneurship Summit / The Levy Entrepreneur Institute co-produced the inaugural Pacific Rim Entrepreneur Summit at the Grand Hyatt Shanghai in 2008. It is the premiere gathering of alumni, friends, and affiliates of 16 top entrepreneur programs in the Asia Pacific Region. /
- Conference attendance
Other Resources
Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center(CEC) / CEC is a nonprofit affiliate of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce that seeks to make a perceptible and lasting economic impact on the Chicago region by helping entrepreneurs and high-growth businesses build viable, sustainable, and profitable enterprises. The CEC works with entrepreneurs to create and sustain opportunities for business success, job growth, and profitability. /
- Entrepreneurship resources in Chicago-area
Other:
The Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center (CEC) is located at the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce.
Aon Center
200 E. Randolph Street,
Suite 2200
Chicago, IL 60601-6436
Telephone: (312) 494-6777
•Fax: (312) 861-0635
•E-mail:
Technology Innovation Center (TIC) - Evanston / The Technology Innovation Center (TIC) is a not-for-profit business incubator dedicated to supporting the growth of very early stage technology-based businesses. It has been dedicated to early stage business growth in technology sectors for more than 17 years, and has served more than 250 startup companies. Established in 1986 by Northwestern University and the City of Evanston, the TIC is one of the oldest, largest and best-known technology incubators in the United States. /
- Business support services
- Internal and external consultants
- Attorney consultation
- Kellogg Incubator Support Team(KIST) – Kellogg alumni business professionals
- Office space and facilities
- Shared resources
- Community networking
Other:
Technology Innovation Center
820 Davis Street
Evanston, IL 60201
800.523.5883
Chicago Urban League Entrepreneurship Center / The Chicago Urban League’s Entrepreneurship Center (EC) was founded in partnership with the Kellogg School of Management to develop a premiere source of intellectual and economical capital for African American entrepreneurs. The EC provides customized services and resources to help businesses increase capacity and facilitate growth. We also work with the public and private sector to expand their pools of suppliers. /
- Networking and training opportunities for minority entrepreneurs
Other:
Chicago Urban League
Entrepreneurship Center
4510 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60653
773.285.5800
National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship(NFTE) - Chicago / Through entrepreneurship education, the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE), helps young people from low-income communities build skills and unlock their entrepreneurial creativity.
NFTE and the Levy Institute are partners in serving NFTE students and teachers. NFTE Chicago and the Levy Institute piloted a mentoring program in which Kellogg School students visit NFTE classrooms on a weekly basis and mentor students on their business plans. /
- Volunteer opportunities
Other:
NFTE Chicago is located at:
3717 N. Ravenswood, Suite 209
Chicago, IL 60613
Network of Women Entrepreneurs – Chicago (NWE) / NWE is an organization that encourages community among women entrepreneurs. Our network promotes the exchange of business within the group. In our programs, we educate, facilitate, and support women's growth in all aspects of their lives /
- Networking and training opportunities for women entrepreneurs
Other:
Network of Women Entrepreneurs
216 West Jackson, Suite 625
Chicago, IL 60606
tel (312) 263-1707
fax (312)750-1203
email:
Hyde Park Angels / Hyde Park Angels is an organization that provides a forum for entrepreneurial-minded members to invest in seed and early stage businesses, primarily located in the Midwest. HPA is a group of current and former executives, entrepreneurs, and venture capitalists who are interested in investing their time and money into outstanding startups. HPA also provides domain expertise, strategic advice and coaching to its companies. /
- Possible funding source
Other:
Tina Quealy, Assistant Director
Cornerstone Angels / Cornerstone Angels seeks to provide financial capital and mentorship to early-stage companies in the greater Midwest. Our group is a private investment organization composed of highly successful executives, entrepreneurs, and investors. We provide a disciplined approach to angel investing. /
- Possible funding source
Other:
Michael Gruber
Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship - Chicago Booth GSB / The entrepreneurship center at the University of Chicago. /
- Other entrepreneurial resources
Coleman Entrepreneurship Center – DePaul University / The entrepreneurship center at DePaul University /
- Other entrepreneurial resources
MIT Enterprise Forum of Chicago / The people who join MIT Enterprise Forum-Chicago are those who are interested in entrepreneurship, innovation, and meeting other people. You do not need to be an alumnus of MIT to become a member or attend our events /
- Networking events, speakers, and contest for technology entrepreneurs in Chicago
Other:
The May Report / Email “gossip rag” on Chicago-area technology startups /
- News and gossip on Chicago area technology startups
Joe Levy Entrepreneurship Networking Group / Entrepreneurial networking group affiliated with Joe Levy ’47. By invitation only. /
- Meets most Saturdays at Joe’s offices in Skokie, where startup companies often present their business ideas
Jack Heyden
Angel Capital Association / The Angel Capital Association is North America's professional alliance of angel groups. This fast-growing association brings together many of the 330 angel organizations in the United States and Canada to share best practices, network, and help develop data about the field of angel investing. /
- Member list provides a database of possible funding sources
Other:
Angel Capital Association
8527 Bluejacket St
Lenexa, KS 66214
913-894-4700
E.W. Marion Kauffman Foundation / The Foundation was established in the mid-1960s by the late entrepreneur and philanthropist Ewing Marion Kauffman. Based in Kansas City, Missouri, the Kauffman Foundation is among the thirty largest foundations in the United States with an asset base of approximately $2 billion. Its mission is across four programmatic areas: Entrepreneurship, Advancing Innovation, Education, and Research and Policy. /
- Grants, articles, training, and research for entrepreneurial activities
Other:
E.W. Marion Kauffman Foundation
4801 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, MO 64110
(816) 932-1000