The Women in Entrepreneurship Institute has been featured in major media outlets, such as ABC and Forbes. Below, browse WEI's latest initiatives and announcements through DePaul news stories, articles and media hits.
In the News
WEI Executive Director Abigail Ingram and Mission Propelle founder Annie Warshaw provided tips for people who have kids at home while working remotely, plus advice for parents whose employers may not understand their situation.
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Business Accelerator Cohort alumni Afenya Montgomery and Nika Vaughan benefitted from DePaul's business law clinic, which pairs women entrepreneurs with law and business students.
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WEI Director Abigail Ingram and Aisha Ceballos-Crump, a Business Accelerator Program alumna, joined FOX 32 Chicago to discuss Ceballos-Crump's businesses Honey Baby Naturals and Botanika Beauty.
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WEI Director Abigail Ingram discusses partnership with YWCA Metropolitan Chicago, plus a spotlight on cohort member and DePaul alumna Nichole Jackson (MEd ‘00), owner of Chicago-based Bronzeville-Wingz.
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Abigail Ingram, director of the Women in Entrepreneurship Institute at DePaul University, gives tips and advice to women who are looking to grow their small businesses.
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Abigail Ingram discusses the barriers women of color face as they launch and scale their businesses, plus WEI's new partnership with YWCA Metropolitan Chicago.
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In this article with Streetwise, learn about how business woman pioneer Madam C.J. Walker inspired the Women in Entrepreneurship Institute's partnership with the YWCA, a nonprofit organization in Chicago dedicated to eliminating racism and empowering women.
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Women in Entrepreneurship
Board Members
- Patricia Aluisi
- Donna van Eekeren
- Colleen Egan
- Dima Elissa
- Kate Kimmerle
- Valarie King-Bailey
- Raquel Graham Crayton
- Kristi Piehl
- Minneapolis/St.Paul Business Journal, “Cool Offices: Media Minefield’s latest expansion includes library and kitchen”
- Radio.com, “11 AM: Cousins/Trump Call, No New Friends, Branding and Politics”
- Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, “2019 Women in Business Awards: Kristi Piehl, Media Minefield”
- Bizwomen - The Business Journals, “Media Minefield founder Kristi Piehl on pitching the news”
- Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, “Media Minefield founder Kristi Piehl has created a niche: Flacks who know news”
- Cision PR Newswire, “Media Minefield Debuts on Inc.5000 list”
- Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, “2019 Women in Business” Profiles of our third round of honorees, including executives at Sunrise Banks, Best Buy, Ryan Cos. and more”
- CBS Minnesota, “What Are the Benefits of Having A Mentor?"
- American Inno, “A list of 100+ Women Who Can Speak at Your Next Twin Cities Startup Event”
- Inc.com, “How to Reach Hundreds of Millions of People with a Promotion”
- Forbes, “A Letter To The Laid Off”
- Business New Daily, “7 Challenges Women Entrepreneurs Face (and How to Overcome Them)”
- NBC News, “Three-Day Weekends and Free Vacation Money? CEOs Take Job Perks to the Max”
- Diana Rodriguez Zaba
- Robin Ross
- Genevieve Thiers
- Forbes, “11 Questions For Tech Guru And Sittercity Founder Genevieve Thiers”
- Inc. Magazine, “Why This Midwestern City Has the Highest Concentration of Women Entrepreneurs in America”
- Crain’s Chicago Business, “Tech 50 2018”
- Chicago Tribune, “Genevieve Thiers launches investment fund for women entrepreneurs”
- Crain’s Chicago Business, “Genevieve Thiers' political startup, version 2.0”
- Ms., “Three Tech-Centered Political Projects Built by the Feminists at NewFounders”
- Politico, “PAWAR’s next act — POLICING pivot — ‘QUEER EYE’ meets “VEEP’ — GAMBLING ADDICTS”
- Chicago Tribune, “Can a startup mentality help artists succeed? Sittercity’s founder thinks so”
- Chicago Tribune, “Women business leaders use tech to take on Trump”
- Chicago Tribune, “Genevieve Thiers: entrepreneur turned opera singer”
- Jill Hebert White
- Tracey Wik
DePaul University Media
Listen to the latest episode of the DePaul Download podcast, featuring WEI Executive Director Abigail Ingram and WEI board chair Joan Hannant. Ingram and Hannant discuss WEI's success and navigating the current economic climate.
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This spring, WEI joined forces with the nonprofit YWCA Metropolitan Chicago to offer WEI’s business accelerator program to a cohort of Chicago-area women of color entrepreneurs.
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Five women founders who completed the Women in Entrepreneurship Institute’s program share how they pivoted their businesses during the COVID-19 crisis.
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Eleven women business founders participated in the Business Accelerator Program’s inaugural cohort to launch or grow their businesses. Their teachers and mentors are successful Chicago women entrepreneurs—including DePaul alumni—who support WEI.
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Abigail Ingram has been named the director of the Women in Entrepreneurship Institute. In her new role, Ingram will oversee the institute's programming, events and fundraising efforts.
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The Women in Entrepreneurship Institute is the nation’s first comprehensive institute for women founders that integrates academic learning, research, incubation, funding and public policy.
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