Polsky Center Accelerator Program

<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, freesans, 'liberation sans', 'numbus sans l', sans-serif; line-height: 20px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Launched in June 2012, the Polsky Center Accelerator Program gives student teams the opportunity to work on their businesses and social enterprises in a collaborative and dynamic environment.</p><p style="margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, freesans, 'liberation sans', 'numbus sans l', sans-serif; line-height: 20px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">The Accelerator Program accepts 10 teams to particpate through a competitive selection process. These teams received funding, office space, access to Polsky Center staff, coaching from faculty, mentorship from alumni entrepreneurs and Chicago-area investors, and weekly programming designed to help them overcome many of the hurdles to launching a business.&nbsp;<br>By talking with consumers, investors, and mentors, building prototypes, and continually refining their business models, these start-ups made notable progress over the 10 weeks of the program and in many cases moved from business plan to launch.</p><div>&nbsp;</div>