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Blue Sky Innovation writes that i.c.stars among Blackstone Inclusive Entrepreneurship cohort

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 06/01/2017 - 11:00pm

June 2, 2017

i.c.stars was selected by Blackstone Charitable Foundation to receive grant to support programming for minority entrepreneurs across Chicago.

i.c.stars Partners with Chicago Ideas for Roundtable on Hiring Formerly Incarcerated Individuals

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 04/13/2017 - 3:28pm

February 22, 2017

i.c.stars partnered with Chicago Ideas on a roundtable discsussion on hiring formerly incarcerated individuals.

i.c.stars |* Alumni Launch Entrepreneurial Social and Technology Ventures

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/22/2017 - 11:00pm

i.c.stars Alumni Launch Entrepreneurial Social and Technology Ventures
Entrepreneurs and tech founders are latest in a long line of i.c.stars graduates driving innovation in Chicago

eshots' Founder Hosts "High Tea" with Chicago Tech Interns from i.c. stars

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/09/2017 - 12:00am

March 8, 2017

eshots’ CEO Craig Steensma gives presentation and Q&A with i.c. stars interns.

i.c.stars president and alumni among 10 Chicago Black folks in tech to be proud of

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/01/2017 - 12:00am

February 28, 2017

i.c.stars president Sandee Kastrul and alumni Dominic Liddell and Tiffany Mikell among ‘10 Chicago Black folks in tech to be proud of’, according to Medium.com

As Volunteer Tech Tutors, i.c.stars’ Interns Put Their Leadership Skills into Practice in North Lawndale

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/07/2016 - 12:00am

Chicago—November 7, 2016 For more than five years, the young adult participants of i.c.stars have served as volunteer technology tutors at New Age Services Corporation, a substance use and abuse re

ChicagoInno highlights i.c.stars graduate at Thoughtworks, Named Top Company for Women in Tech

Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 10/16/2016 - 11:00pm

October 16, 2016

ChicagoInno highlights i.c.stars graduate at Thoughtworks, recently named a Top Company for Women in Tech.

'Diverse talent is crucial to a company’s success' – i.c.stars leader

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/05/2016 - 11:00pm

October 5, 2016

New i.c.stars Columbus Executive Director featured by Columbus Business First

Crains op-ed, Closing the Opportunity Gap, cites i.c.stars

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/30/2016 - 11:00pm

September 30, 2016

Crains op-ed, Closing the Opportunity Gap one Business at a Time and authored by Impact Engine CEO, cites i.c.stars as a way to ‘invest in building talent pool’.

i.c.stars Gets $100K From Walmart to Expand its Youth Tech Program to More Cities

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/16/2016 - 11:00pm

September 9, 2016

ChicagoInno covers i.c.stars Walmart Foundation expansion grant.

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A Measurable Impact

Initial placement rate:
90%
Industry retention rate:
81%
College attendance rate:
55%
Alumni actively engaged in their communities:
72%
Average 12-month earnings before program:
$10,790
Average 12-month earnings after program:
$44,010