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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


The evening’s YouTube livestream played the six finalists’ pitches. Gearflow won big at the first-ever virtual VentureCat.

Pitch competition VentureCat awards over $300,000 to student startups

May 20, 2020

Two Zoom pitches and one YouTube livestream later, student startup Gearflow is $160,000 richer. The construction marketplace company won Wednesday’s online VentureCat pitch competition, beating out...

Huang: Competitive clubs do not mean success

Huang: Competitive clubs do not mean success

January 22, 2019

There is a culture of joining competitive extracurricular clubs at elite colleges throughout the United States. Business clubs are particularly popular at Northwestern because many students are interested...

City hosts weeklong local entrepreneurship celebration

November 17, 2014

A slew of events in Evanston this week will showcase and celebrate entrepreneurial activity in the city. The inaugural Evanston Entrepreneurship Week is being held through a collaborative effort...

Evanston partners with public library to launch program assisting startups

February 26, 2014

Evanston and the Evanston Public Library will launch a free program Tuesday aimed to help people take the next step in developing their startup businesses. The program, NextChapter, is meant to assist...

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