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Entrepreneur Magazine's College Entrepreneur of 2012

May 10

Whether your business idea is a revolutionary game-changer or a stunningly simple but creative solution to an everyday problem, we want to hear about it. Tell us what your plan is for the business--your inspiration for it, what makes it viable, and how it's different from the millions of other ideas out there now. In return, we'll show the winner $5,000 in seed money, and more importantly, thousands of dollars in publicity money can't buy.

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Internship Opportunity: Entrepreneurial Intern, ClaimWorks

May 10

ClaimWorks is seeking a DePaul Entrepreneurship student interested in pursuing an internship. The ideal candidate is an energetic self-starter with a passion for new business and technology. It's an early stage startup out of DePaul that is working to create an intuitive, all-inclusive centralized web-based location for users to manage current possessions and discover potential future purchases.

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Built in Chicago Job Board for Students

May 10

Built in Chicago recently launched a job board for digital technology companies in Chicago offering internships and jobs. It currently have 200+ openings listed by a wide range of companies, from 3-person startups to digital technology leaders such as Groupon and GrubHub. This is a great resource for students interested in working in the digital technology sector, across a wide spectrum of backgrounds--engineering, accounting, marketing, design, business development, etc.

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Should you start a company?

May 07

eMerge Council Member Jennifer Moran was recently featured in Re: Work,  DePaul's quarterly magazine. Journalist Carol Sadtler digs deep into the world of entrepreneurship, meeting a few of DePaul's success stories and gaining insight into what it's like to start a business and if it's right for every one. Access the article here.

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Entrepreneurship at DePaul: Uniting CEOs and Students

May 07

By Daniel Manriquez

Being an entrepreneur requires knowing the “right” people. Chicago has those people.

DePaul University chapter of the Collegiate Entrepreneur’s Organization (CEO) hosted its annual Spring Conference, “The Rise of Business” in the Chicago Loop campus last Thursday on May 3, 2012 with keynote speakers presenting and allowing Q&A with aspiring student entrepreneurs and DePaul faculty including, the Chairman of the DePaul Entrepreneurship program Dr. Harold Welsch and CEO adviser Javier Monllor.

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Unpaid Internships at Startups vs. Big Companies

May 07

By Raman Chadha

One of the most disappointing outcomes of the recession was the rapid growth of unpaid internships for college students. Disappointing not only because there was a lack of true value exchange in a democratic, capitalist society but more so because of the careless disregard, bordering on exploitation, demonstrated by some employers.

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Nominate a Student Startup for the First Annual Moxie Awards

May 07

Built In Chicago and New World Ventures are proud to announce The First Annual Moxie Awards to celebrate the best in digital in Chicago. On June 21st, they will welcome 800 of Chicago's most innovative digital tech entrepreneurs to the Park West to honor the most outstanding digital companies, and individuals, across 20 categories, including Student Startup of The Year!

Nominate today! (Nominations end May 21st)

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TechWeek 2012: Upcoming Events

May 07

Techweek is the largest technology conference in the Midwest. It takes place from June 22 to June 26 at the Chicago Merchandise Mart and this year will feature more than 200 speakers and 70 sessions focused on a range of technology and entrepreneurship topics. Here are some upcoming events to take note of for students.

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