Published October 13th, 2011 by

How are you feeling? You look entrepreneurial. Might want to consult a great network for that.

It’s not safe out there for the complacent. Too many passions and ideas and movements in the air.

Knee deep in Chicago Ideas Week, we are in the thick of a season ripe with opportunities for invigorating and engaging discourse on social innovation and entrepreneurship. It’s infectious. Symptoms of acute inspiration include:

  • Sudden motivation to create and complete lists of projects and tasks
  • Increased collaboration and open lines of dialog
  • Feverish belief in social causes
  • Wild gesticulation
  • Loss of fear of the word “No.”
  • Compulsive learning
  • In some cases, an evangelical enthusiasm for starting and supporting locally sustainable business models may cause individuals to restructure their priorities and daily lives in accordance with their values and wildest dreams
If you believe that you may be experiencing innovative and/or entrepreneurial impulses, please visit the ACCION Chicago website to register for the upcoming annual event, Taste of ACCION. 
November 14, 2011
6:00 – 9:00 PM
Cocktail Reception, Silent Auction, and Refreshments
Union League Club

This year’s event will feature keynote speakers, Michael Schlein, CEO of ACCION International, and Jake Nickell, Founder of local favorite Threadless. Both speakers, long afflicted with tremendous passion and extraordinary work ethics, will offer attendees their insights and anecdotes about their own experiences with acute entrepreneurship. I had a chance to speak with Jenny from ACCION Chicago, whose thoughts on the event paint a promising picture:

Mr. Nickell is a neat example of a local entrepreneur who, like many of our clients, has had to rely on limited resources in building his business and and in continuing to lead Threadless in the face of our current economic reality. He started the business as a hobby while working as a pizza delivery man, and he’s spent the last ten years leading Threadless’s organic growth into a multimillion dollar business and internationally recognized company that represents a mix old school entrepreneurship and new media and technology. We really encourage anyone interested in microfinance or local business to attend.
The 2011 Taste of ACCION – decorated, catered, and loaded with terrific silent auction prizes by ACCION’s own local clients – will provide all the music, dancing, inspiration, and community attendees need to rest assured they live in the best city to nurture their social and entrepreneurial impulses to their fullest potentials. Last year’s event treated attendees to some of Chicago’s finest bites from the likes of Rowdydow BBQ, Red Pandora Cafe, The Banana Leaf, Fritz Pastry, Cologlobal Foods Inc, That’s Wassup Bakery, and Catering Out the Box. This year the event will feature bakeries with scrumptious goods like those of renowned ACCION clients Bleeding Heart Bakery and Krazy Kake House, along with the musical stylings of local duo Tree and the Squid, for all nutritional needs.

In addition to providing a fun, interactive atmosphere powered entirely by ACCION clients and a tremendous networking opportunity for anyone interested in ACCION’s clients, staff, community and corporate partners, local entrepreneurs and business owners, and socially-conscious supporters, the Taste of ACCION is offering half-price tickets for all employees of nonprofit organizations and students.  

Be sure to mark your appointment with ACCION for November 14, take comfort that your fervent desire to invest in yourself and your community will not be in vain, and as always, hydrate well.

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