https://www.chamacapital.com/learn daily 0.75 2024-11-08 https://www.chamacapital.com/learn/tatiana-freeman-noshposh monthly 0.5 2024-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdab79304058d4ab76dec7c/fa28cc79-d05c-49cb-a6ce-26c051c974a7/Nosh+Posh+by+Mycah+Bain+Photography-103+%281%29.jpg Learning Center - Tatiana Freeman of Nosh Posh - Tatiana Freeman is the founder of Nosh Posh, an innovative company on a mission to reimagine healthy convenience through curated snack options. Nosh Posh offers customizable snack and wellness options for companies, including a tailored Workplace Snack Program, fresh food vending machines, and snack boxes. https://www.chamacapital.com/learn/akilah-barrett-akilahs-essentials monthly 0.5 2024-11-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdab79304058d4ab76dec7c/079d7c43-28e8-4200-a6e7-d3650faf3ab2/head+shot.jpg Learning Center - Akilah Barrett of Akilah’s Essentials - Akilah Barrett is the founder of Akilah’s Essentials, an organic and herbal body care business. Akilah's Essentials offers body care products made with organic and fair-trade ingredients and has a commitment to be completely plastic free by the year 2025. https://www.chamacapital.com/learn/sbdc-day-2024 monthly 0.5 2024-06-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdab79304058d4ab76dec7c/eb0f35ba-dac0-4459-be7b-40bb87937441/20240322_141905000_iOS.jpg Learning Center - Chama Capital partners for first annual SBDC Day Pitch Competition - This year’s SBDC Day theme was “Nurturing Dreams, Growing Futures.” This was the first year that the Illinois SBDC at Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce’s celebration of SBDC Day included a pitch competition. Five Chicago businesses from various industries pitched to a room full of fellow entrepreneurs, investors, and industry experts. Framewrks, an emerging eyewear brand for underrepresented facial features, took home the winning prize (two round-trip Southwest plane tickets). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdab79304058d4ab76dec7c/274b3099-b0af-423a-a3dc-9882d365daca/20240322_190717000_iOS.jpg Learning Center - Chama Capital partners for first annual SBDC Day Pitch Competition - Now in its eighth year, SBDC Day is an annual, national proclamation of the impact of Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) on the success of small business owners around the nation. Alongside Chama Capital, the judging panel included representatives from the Gray Matter Experience, Minority Business Circle, Verizon, and Wintrust Bank. https://www.chamacapital.com/learn/arika-clark-alejo-thriveepic monthly 0.5 2024-06-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdab79304058d4ab76dec7c/1710815931534-250OA43EVBV81NNJAOPT/IMG_3826.JPG Learning Center - Arika Clark Alejo, Founder of Thrive Epic - Arika Clark Alejo is a Chicago resident and the founder of ThriveEpic, a full-service firm that helps small businesses, entrepreneurs, and coaches develop transformative multi-dimensional learning experiences. Arika has a background of over 20 years in training, coaching, and mentoring across industries and is a Certified Corporate Leadership Coach, Associate Credentialed Coach (ACC) Certified Professional Coach (CPC), with a Master’s degree in Adult Education and a Master American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreter license. She was inspired to start ThriveEpic “from witnessing countless talented individuals whose expertise could reach and benefit a broader audience if only they had the right platform and tools. I wanted to bridge this gap, turning valuable knowledge into accessible online courses.” https://www.chamacapital.com/learn/2023chicagoprocurementsymposium2023 monthly 0.5 2023-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdab79304058d4ab76dec7c/9759959f-0016-4871-a1c0-853f59e17e45/Symposium+1.JPEG Learning Center - Chama Capital featured at City of Chicago Procurement Symposium - Make it stand out Christine with fellow Access to Capital panelists https://www.chamacapital.com/learn/2023ffchicagochallengepitch monthly 0.5 2023-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdab79304058d4ab76dec7c/90ddacce-2841-4098-bcca-7288b7659bb8/IMG_0931.JPG Learning Center - Chama Capital partner Founders First hosts Chicago Challenge Pitch Competition - Make it stand out Christine with the judges panel & members of the Founders First team https://www.chamacapital.com/learn/empower-series-recap monthly 0.5 2024-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdab79304058d4ab76dec7c/35e1aae9-cd40-4cdb-82ee-c67912033832/SSWC8923.jpg Learning Center - Chama Capital Founder featured at World Business Chicago Empower Series Launch - Christine spoke on the “How to Navigate Capital” panel alongside business leaders from Allies for Community Business, BMO Harris Bank, and the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce. The panelists shared valuable information with small business owners regarding preparing to access capital for their businesses, what “scalability” really means, and what different types of funders (including banks, CDFIs and other alternative lenders, venture capitalists, angel investors, etc.) look for in the companies that they fund. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdab79304058d4ab76dec7c/830f2894-b022-4773-93ee-2723357b985a/SSVC5850.jpg Learning Center - Chama Capital Founder featured at World Business Chicago Empower Series Launch - According to World Business Chicago: “The Empower Series is fostering a new collaborative approach to uplifting all, so businesses from all corners of the city have the opportunity to proposer.” “I look forward to seeing World Business Chicago’s work supporting South and West side businesses expand,” Christine said. https://www.chamacapital.com/learn/learninglab-loans monthly 0.5 2023-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdab79304058d4ab76dec7c/9be6b1ea-0b24-4a2e-a966-92e045db6e0e/Anatomy+of+a+Business+Loan+Infographic.jpg Learning Center - Learning Lab: Is a Business Loan Right for Me? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.chamacapital.com/learn/women-ceo-pioneers-emma-chappell monthly 0.5 2023-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdab79304058d4ab76dec7c/e2d736e0-6570-4f20-a701-d01366e204b0/Emma-Chappell.jpg Learning Center - Women CEO Pioneers: Emma Chappell - “My dream was always to create a bank in Philadelphia,” Chappell said. Emma Chappell Founder United Bank of Philadelphia https://www.chamacapital.com/learn/2023-chicagojobcreators-announcement monthly 0.5 2023-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdab79304058d4ab76dec7c/6a23d70a-715d-4817-8bc0-51f4fad69ed7/Job+Creators+Quest+Grant+Finalists+Announcement.jpeg Learning Center - Chama Capital partners with Founders First to award $100,000 to Chicago businesses - Congratulations to all of the finalists! Founders First provides accelerator programs, grant funding, and coaching to help small businesses grow, create jobs, and build wealth. Founders First focuses on small, service-based, B2B companies run by women, people of color, military Veterans, members of the LGBTQ+ community and those located in urban communities. 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Instead of seeking the amount you need for the next 12 months, figure out what you need for the next 18-24 months. https://www.chamacapital.com/learn/vanessa-hobson-founder-of-yin-society monthly 0.5 2024-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fdab79304058d4ab76dec7c/5813425f-82e8-4ddf-8b9c-3616a6fd615e/Vanessa2.png Learning Center - Vanessa Hobson, Founder of YIN Society - Vanessa Hobson is a Chicago native and the founder of YIN Society, a wellness company on a mission to establish a sustainable lifestyle of wellness. Vanessa is a Licensed Esthetician, trained at The University of Aesthetics and Cosmetology, as well as an experienced Advertising Account Director. She started YIN Society “to help myself and the women around me recognize our power, learn to follow our intuition, and be celebrated for all that we bring to the world. 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