IT consulting firm, SWC Technology Partners showcases another episode of Silicon City. Silicon City is a bi-weekly web show focusing on startups in Chicago. The show gives Chicago startups the unique ability to talk about their company, endeavors, experiences and pitch their product. Watch this week’s episode featuring Erica Bethe Levin, Editor and Chief and Jessica Zweig, Director of Sales and Marketing, of Cheeky Chicago.

Great development opportunity! Work closely with founders! Opportunity to transition into full-time position! Lots of responsibility! Flexible working hours and locations! Fun and collaborative team!

Don’t get lured by these gimmicks. Founders (like me), and especially MBA Founders (guilty.) are notorious for crafting AMAZING, MIND-BLOWING internship opportunities. With all the benefits being offered, you should be paying us for even giving you the opportunity to apply for this wonderful position.

But here’s what Founders are really thinking:

This morning I had the opportunity to be interviewed by Tom Sosnoff and Tony Battista from the tastytrade Financial Network for their Bootstrapping in America segment. It was a ton of fun meeting Tom, Tony, and the team, and being able to talk about our largely bootstrapped startup, Spare to Share (www.sparetoshare.com).

SWC Technology Partners announces our new web show, Silicon City. Silicon City focuses on the exciting startup scene in Chicago. Each show features a different local startup giving them the unique opportunity to talk about their company, endeavors and experiences, and pitch their product. Check out this week’s episode of Silicon City featuring Andrew Gluck, Founder and CEO of Ox&Pen.

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Startup tips for Chicago Businesses

Forming a startup in Chicago is pretty much the same thing as it’s going to when forming a startup anywhere else in the U.S. There are going to be some regulatory differences, cultural support might be a bit less robust than it would be in, say, Palo Alto, California, and possibly you’ll be aiming for different niche markets that more closely fit the kind of needs and possibilities in the Chicago Metro area or possibly the state of Illinois.

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