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About Trades, Industries and Professions

tipWith the largest, most diverse network of Jewish professionals, entrepreneurs, and business owners in Chicago, JUF's Trades, Industries, & Professionals Division is the central address for your networking and philanthropic needs, and is positioned to provide access to both high level business leaders and Jewish thinkers through quality and relevant professional programming.

For more information email TIP@juf.org.

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Chicago Jewish Entrepreneurs Forum

CJEF is Chicago’s premier Jewish business entrepreneurial organization.

  • Are you looking to grow your business?
  • Would you benefit from the input of a peer advisory board of business owners in non-competing industries?
  • Are you interested in learning from well-known local and national business leaders?
  • Groups for emerging, established and next generation of family business available.

Members are in one of two categories:

  • Members have owned their own business for at least one year and either have $500,000 in minimum revenue or 5+ employees; or
  • Members are poised to take a major leadership role in their family business in the near future.
  • For more information or to find out if you qualify, please contact Jed Silberg or Robyn Gottlieb at entrepreneur@juf.org or 312-444-2835 / 312-357-4961.

What's Happening

Dinner and Discussion with Michael Polsky

$12 per person and $24 per couple in advance, $18 per person and $36 per couple at the door.

Monday, November 09, 2009
06:00 PM

Jewish Federation/Jewish United Fund
30 S. Wells
Chicago, IL

Register Online

Lawyer - Law Student Reception

Being a Jewish Lawyer: How Career & Religion Intersect. Following a networking reception we will hear from a panel of Chicago attorneys who will discuss how their religion has affected their decision-making in their career and vice versa. Cocktails and Hors d’oeuvres will be served. Dietary laws observed.

Thursday, November 12, 2009
06:00 PM - 08:00 PM

Greenberg Traurig
77 W. Wacker Dr., 31st Floor
Chicago

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Networking Face-to-Face in a Digital World

In this seminar, best-selling author and keynote speaker Susan RoAne will offer commonsense advice and practical suggestions for anyone who wants to improve his or her ability to network. While emphasizing the continuing importance of in-person communication, she will use her practical “how to” style to show you how to interact, how to behave, and how to connect with others with comfort and confidence. Cost: $15 in advance ($20 at the door).

Tuesday, December 01, 2009
07:30 AM - 10:00 AM

GCG Financial Training Center
3000 Lakeside Drive
Bannockburn, IL

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