Innovation DuPage

That’s a wrap on the 7th annual Big Idea Pitch Competition! Last week, seven finalists presented their innovative business ideas, live in front of a panel of esteemed contest judges and a full-house audience at College of DuPage. Special thanks goes out to our esteemed panel of judges for their time and expertise in evaluating these pitches: Nick Howard, Lynn Hunnicutt, Shian Jno-Lewis, MBA, MBE, WBE, WOSB, DBE,T-CNACC, RESE, John Frank, Paul LeFort Congratulations this year’s contest winners: - $1st Place, $5,000: Stall-Secure, from Naperville North High School - 2nd Place, $4,000: Junk Armor, from @Wheaton-Warrenville South High School - 3rd Place, $3,000:  SignAll, from Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy All presenting finalists receive a 6-month complimentary membership to Innovation DuPage to help grow their business ideas. Thank you again to our program sponsors, DuPage Foundation, AT&T, and College of DuPage making this program such a great success.

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Innovation DuPage is proud to sponsor the 2024 State of the City Address. Join us as Mayor Scott Wehrli recaps his first year in office with the community he calls #teamnaperville. From our City’s health, economy, and public safety to our local government, you'll have the chance to learn about the bridges crossed in 2023 and new opportunities being built in 2024. Join in “The Big Lift” on May 8 and be inspired to move the community forward - together.

Tomorrow, eight student entrepreneurs will pitch their innovative product ideas for a chance to win the top prize of $5,000 at the seventh annual Big Idea Pitch Competition! Join us! The Big Idea will be held at College of DuPage at 5pm. RSVP to come on out and watch the contest. Thank you to the following sponsors who support the Youth Initiatives of Innovation DuPage, and help make the Big Idea Pitch Competition possible: AT&T, DuPage Foundation and College of DuPage. Last Chance to Reserve Your Spot Today: https://lnkd.in/gHRJijtd

Congratulations to @Elizabeth Carey of @Neurodivergent Galaxy and Scott Filer of ProMedix Inc - Precision Patient Monitoring for being selected for the second cohort of the Neurodivergent Entrepreneurship Program at Innovation DuPage. Read more at: https://lnkd.in/gYe__qG6

Thank you, Jon Hansen and WGN Radio AM 720, for another hosting another fascinating segment with Managing Director of Innovation DuPage, Dan Facchini, MS, CFRE, featuring an insightful discussion about trends in the labor markets, courtesy of Jason Krantz of Labor Titan. Click here for the full segment: https://lnkd.in/gH7C9WrS

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With thanks to the more than 40 students from 13 academic institutions across DuPage County and beyond, Innovation DuPage is proud to announce the finalists for the Big Idea Pitch Competition 2024. Careisma – Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Compost Teacher – Downers Grove North High Schl Junk Armor – @wheaton warrenville South High School Legasy LLC – College of DuPage SignAll – Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Stall-Secure – Naperville North High School Tactile Tech – Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Tune Up AI – Elmhurst University Please register to attend the big event at College of DuPage on Wednesday May 1, where one of these student companies will win the top prize of $5,000! Special thanks goes out to DuPage Foundation, AT&T and College of DuPage for the support of Innovation DuPage’s Youth Initiatives. You can register here: https://lnkd.in/gBXPv5vP

Joe Cassidy, MBA, EdD, Assistant Provost for Economic and Workforce Development for College of DuPage, and President and Founder of Innovation DuPage, recently facilitated a fireside chat with Austan Goolsbee, PhD., President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, for the Multi-chamber Economic Briefing and Expo held on April 4 in Oak Brook, Illinois. Read all about it and catch the Fireside Chat at: https://lnkd.in/djenVtKA #JosephCassidy #CollegeofDuPage #InnovationDuPage #AustanDGoolsbee #FederalReserveBank #MultiChamberEconomicBriefingandExpo #OakBrook #Illinois

Tune in on April 17th, 2024 at 6:30pm, for the upcoming WGN Radio AM 720 Your Money Matters segment with Jon Hansen! Join the conversation with Innovation DuPage's Managing Director Dan Facchini, MS, CFRE and Jason Krantz from Labor Titan as they unveil insights to the local labor markets.  #idmember #innovationdupage #entrepreneurship