Future Founders is pleased to announce the names of the 13 collegiate entrepreneurial leaders selected to participate in the 2016 Circle, an initiative of Future Founders Startup.
The Circle is an exclusive invite-only group of students who embody the traits and skills necessary to excel in the entrepreneurial community. The group will receive goal-oriented coaching by Future Founders staff, priority access to Future Founders resources, connections and events, and the opportunity to participate in a vibrant and motivated community of entrepreneurial peers. Over the course of the year, Future Founders will work with these highly motivated individuals to help facilitate their growth as aspiring entrepreneurs, while connecting them to the entrepreneurial community.
The Circle is an initiative of Future Founders Startup, a dynamic platform to engage, equip and empower collegiate entrepreneurs. Through the program, Future Founders brings together dozens of universities, incubators, community organizations and businesses and curates resources to help young entrepreneurs succeed. The program promotes cross-school collaboration and increases the capacity of university programs by broadening their reach into the community. Future Founders Startup is generously supported by Capital One, The Coleman Foundation, The John E. and Jeanne T. Hughes Foundation, Keywell Foundation, Motorola Solutions Foundation and Accenture.
The members of the Circle represent seven different colleges and universities in the Chicagoland area and a wide variety of industries, including tech, food, nonprofits, pharmaceuticals and marketing.
The members of the 2016 Circle include (in alphabetical order by first name):
For more information on how to participate in Future Founders Startup activities, please contact Ethan Adams at ethan@futurefounders.com.
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