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SOUTH SIDE CHICAGOS INNOVATION CENTER

CIBOLA

1647 South Blue Island

Chicago, IL 60608

BuildCibola.com

emile@buildcibola.com

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SOUTH SIDE CHICAGOS INNOVATION CENTER

WHAT IS CIBOLA?South Side Chicagos Innovation Center!We are a hub for startups innovation, collaboration and creativity in Pilsen. Our mission is to helpChicagoans become everyday innovators, solve complex challenges, promote diversity and createa community of support for all of us to build our dreams.

WHY NOW?The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) reports that less than one percent of venturecapital dollars invested annually has been directed to the countrys 5.8 million minority businessowners, who represent 29 percent of all businesses in America. Between 2002 and 2007, theincreased less than one percent. The MBDA asserts that closing the funding gap between minority-and non-minority-owned startups, based on the share of the adult minority population, would add

ABOUT PILSENJust three miles from downtown, Pilsen has been a port-of-entry community for more than 130years. The eastern section of Pilsen has been home to artists and galleries for more than 20campus.

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THE EVENTS

The events seek to create an intimate, engaging environment for entrepreneurs to

learn actual lessons from actual experiences. Its hard to do that with 3,000 people spread

We keep the crowd to a manageable size, host our events in intimate theater

settings, and seat the speakers right next to you in the audience.

You can expect the following from your experience at Cibolas Events:

Valuable networking with fellow entrepreneurs and innovators;

Great speakers sharing actionable information in an intimate setting;

Exposure to resources and tools you can use to grow your business.

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SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND ACCELERATORSBusiness Accelerators are programs designed to support successful development of entrepreneurial companies throan array of business support resources and services, develoand orchestrated by incubator management and offered botthe incubator and through its network of contacts. Incubavary in the way they deliver their services, in their organizatiostructure, and in the types of clients they serve. Succes

completion of a business incubation program increases likelihood that a startup company will stay in business for the lterm: older studies found 87% of incubator graduates staye

MPRCL18-week accelerator program focused on early-stage teoriented companies that target underserved markets in hgrowth consumer sectors with compelling value propositio

sustainable competitive advantages and demonstrable maproof.

SOCIAL ENTERPRISE INNOVATION CENTERSocial Enterprise Innovation Center is a multi-month progr on creating social impact locally to low-income communitselects the most high-potential early stage social ventures, accelerates them through a four to six-month intensive progrfocused on sustainable business model design, building lo

term capacity and connection with potential investors.

ENTREPRENEUR FELLOWS PROGRAMThe Entrepreneur Fellows Program is an initiative entrepreneurship education that exposes selected participato entrepreneurial thinking and leadership. The EFP combia 12-week entrepreneurship work-study program that aimsteach the theory and practice of entrepreneurship, with blenmentorship, creating a unique and diverse learning experienThe Entrepreneur Fellows Program selects people acrosdiversity of industries, schools, and backgrounds. EFP seto expose participants to entrepreneurial thinking who might have that experience otherwise, and also those that aspirestart their own ventures. All Fellows will learn unique lessthat are applicable to virtually any career. The most importcriterion that we use in selecting Fellows is the potential leadership.

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SPONSORSHIP BENEFITSReach a diverse population of innovative developers and professionals in the Chicagoland aand beyond through Cibolas social media and web portal, which averages thousands of unihits every month and reaches a target audience of more than 40,000 online.

Promote corporate responsibility and diversity to attendees at our event that is targeted to atta distinct interest from the creative class, extensive press, and everyone interested in the futurfood from Chicago and neighboring suburbs, with a marketing and digital web presence nationw

Access a unique population of over culturally and economically diverse executives, professionand recent graduates through our Newsletter, Meetup, Facebook, LinkedIn, AngelList, and Twpresences; as well as promotion through tech sources (blogs, Built in Chicago, podcasts, etc) open a new direct marketing channel of enthusiastic consumers.

Target a local audience of consumers in the Pilsen community through our print newsletters distribution through the local chambers and community newsletters (in excess of 50,000+).

Annual Sponsorship Levels:

$25,000 Board of Trustees

$10,000 Events Space Naming Rights (Limited$5,000 Classroom Naming Rights (Limited to 2$1,000 Board of Advisors$500 Workshop Sponsor