Chicago Entrepreneur Mentoring Program
Marilyn Jones, who started her own green printing business in Chicago, is getting marketing and business management advice from her mentor, veteran entrepreneur Jay Goltz.
The Chicago Entrepreneur Mentoring Program (EMP) launched its first cycle in April 2009. In Chicago the EMP is working to spur economic growth by enlisting highly successful Chicago-based entrepreneurs to mentor local small businesses. The EMP in Chicago was developed in collaboration with Mayor Richard M. Daley’s Office, the Chicago Urban League, and the Women’s Business Development Center. The Chicago Urban League seeks to provide African Americans in need with the tools, the programs, and the experiences to help them reach their full economic potential. The Women’s Business Development Center delivers business services and financial assistance to empower women toward entrepreneurship and economic self-sufficiency.
EMP Entrepreneurs
- Queta Bauer, President, Cultural Communications, LLC
- Richard Gengler, Co-founder & CEO, Prevail Health Solutions
- Lisa Elkins, President & Principal Architect, 2 Point Perspective
- Stephanie Hickman, President & CEO, Trice Construction
- Amy Hilliard, Founder & CEO, The ComfortCake Company
- Maribeth Vander Weele, President, The Vander Weele Group
Mentor Companies
- Asset Systems, Inc.
- Gaming Capital Group
- GENTRY Private Capital, LLC
- JNA Partners, LLC
- KeyRoad Enterprises
- The Goltz Group
- Vosges Haut-Chocolat
