Chicago Women-Led Organizations Uplift Women Year-Round By Anna Busalacchi, Staff Reporter March 26, 2021   For women’s organizations and women-owned businesses, Women’s History Month is every month. So, the Chronicle has compiled a list of four Chicago organizations...

Happy April! With some doses of warmer weather and stretches with real sunshine, I hope you are feeling positive as we move into the second quarter of 2021. Our theme for April is "Minding the Rules" relative to compliance, which tackles a lot of the areas that as...

For many companies, our most important asset is our people. What advice do you have for other members to recruit the best employees and develop them as leaders in their company?   Terri EvansRylon's Smokehouse, LLP The most powerful role we have as leaders is the...

Happy March! We are so excited (and relieved) that Spring is finally upon us! The theme this month is “People Matters” and we’re focusing in on HR-related companies and topics such as staffing, recruiting, training, leadership development and more! It goes without...

We are excited to announce the new leaders of the North Connects and North Mastermind!   JENNIFER BUCHHOLZ Owner, Excel & Flourish Jennifer Buchholz is the owner of Excel & Flourish, a Microsoft Office Training company specializing in helping organizations, teams and...

SomerCor Expands Leadership Team: Hires SBA veteran lender Margaret Griffin as Chief Lending Officer    February 8, 2021   CHICAGO - SomerCor, a Small Business Administration (SBA) Certified Development Company (CDC), is proud to announce the hire of veteran SBA...

The theme for February is "Think Inclusive." How are you fostering diversity and inclusion in 2021? Growing KDM into the uniquely diverse and inclusive company it is today wasn’t necessarily a distinct part of my business plan at the start. But with a very small...

If January wasn’t the “Fresh Start” to 2021 you were expecting, that’s okay! The beauty of fresh starts is that we get to make them whenever we want, even if it’s a month after January. Any time is the right time, so find your “Fresh Start” and get started! And here’s...

Planning from a Woman’s Perspective I’ve attended my share of wealth management conferences and it’s not uncommon to have a respected speaker deliver a message on establishing a niche market, including financial planning for women. According to the U.S. Census Bureau,...

ASHLEY LOGAN Founder & CEO, Yakkety Yak   When Ashley Logan started in content marketing in 2012, content strategies were more focused on SEO-stuffing and obsessing over long-tail keywords than creating good content.   But Ashley knew there was a better way—through...

Happy New Year! We can’t believe it’s already 2021, but we’re so glad to leave 2020 behind. Our theme for January is “Fresh Starts” – a fresh start for you, for your relationships, and especially for your business! No matter what kind of year 2020 was for you, it’s...