Helping founders find community and connections
Our weekly gatherings are a safe space for mentors, entrepreneurs, and guest speakers to come together and share experiences and help solve that challenges of starting a business. Anyone who is interested in entrepreneurship is welcome to join.
Through our quarterly AgTech Connect Sessions, we facilitate purposeful collisions, bringing together diverse expertise to generate greater yields for people, products, and crop production. We invite all stakeholders to connect with us today to plan for the yields of tomorrow, and together, we can shape a more sustainable and prosperous future for agriculture.
Learn more →Community-building group powered by the Evanston Chamber of Commerce. We create intentional spaces for Black professionals to connect, collaborate, and grow.
Learn more →Disruptive, industry-focused experiences, designed to connect innovators and maximize chances of high-impact collisions. Members accelerate growth and sharpen their competitive edge with solutions and partnerships discovered at 1871.
Learn more →Community of makers, hackers, tinkerers, and creators who share a physical space, tools, and thoughts. Our members pay monthly dues that go towards paying rent and maintaining the machines, in return they get access to the makerspace, its tools, and its resources whenever they need it. Tool availability is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Members also get access to our very active, private chat community, where the majority of our ideation and discussions take place. We also host several events throughout the year, our biggest being Midwest Makerfest, part of Ignite Peoria.
Learn more →Each TEAM meets twice a month, creating an opportunity to pass along leads, share business struggles, offer solutions, and engage with other Members. It is comprised of non-competing businesses, therefore creating a community where you can help build your reputation and expand your business in a unique way -while helping fellow Members do the same.
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