How’s Business? is the product of our listening tour with small businesses throughout the City of Chicago. Through interviews with company founders, How’s Business? documents what’s going well – and what could be going better – for small businesses in Chicago. From licensing to maintaining work/life balance, we get candid with entrepreneurs and capture what it’s really like to do business in The Windy City.
Leah says she feels "conflicted" about doing business in the city of Chicago. What started as a vision for one retail shop has grown into a go-to hub ...
Previously, Alex described doing business in Chicago as "frustrating". Running the sign company his father started has been a challenge, to say the le...
Sylvia and Augie's business grew out of a personal need for an effective laundry detergent that wouldn't irritate their family's sensitive skin. From ...
Liz says doing business in Chicago is "uncertain" because she's trying something outside of the box in the grocery market. Forty Acres Fresh Market is...
Shelby describes doing business in Chicago as a "microcosm." Learn more about his journey through Chicago's food world on this week's episode! *** How...
Robbie says doing business in Chicago is "full circle" because of how far she's come, from college professor to learning how to grow and manage her Ch...
Eva says doing business in Chicago is "challenging." That's putting it lightly! This founder of Catalyst Ranch, a creative meeting and event space in ...
Eric describes doing business in Chicago as "exhilarating." Despite being a natural entrepreneur who loves his city and his community, it isn't always...
Juana describes doing business in Chicago as "frustrating." She spent much of her life savings outfitting a truck for mobile retail, but how's it goin...
Maria describes doing business in Chicago as "amazing." Her business was recently formalized with the passing a street vending ordinance. Learn more a...