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Published on April 08, 2025

How Do You Develop and Maintain Employee Loyalty? 3 Chicago Leaders Weigh In.

Built In Chicago connected with Denise Dunlap, chief people officer at PEAK6, Taylor Katzman, chief executive officer at Provi, and Taylor Somach, vice president of merchant relationships at PerkSpot, to learn their secrets for developing — and maintaining — employee loyalty. They shared how creating open lines of communication, developing personal relationships and encouraging idea development has led to high employee retention rates. 

Built In Staff Built In Staff
Updated on April 08, 2025

Should Your Startup Apply for a Patent?

Essentials to consider when you’re trying to determine if your idea or technology is patentable.

Kelly O'Halloran Kelly O'Halloran
Updated on April 08, 2025

The QA Best Practices These Teams Swear By

Quality assurance plays a pivotal part in the software development process, but it doesn't come without its challenges. The QA teams from six Chicago tech companies share their best practices.

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Avery Komlofske Avery Komlofske
Updated on April 08, 2025

Growth, Support and Family Feud — What Makes Company Culture Great?

Employees are humans, so the social element of work is just as important to a company’s success as the work itself.

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Updated on April 08, 2025

SeedCon Fast-Pitch Entry: College CATs

Ashley Bowden Ashley Bowden
Updated on April 08, 2025

Chicago’s 5 Largest Tech Funding Rounds Totaled $168.5M in August

Read on to see how these local tech companies are investing their fresh capital.

Updated on April 08, 2025

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