We’re incredibly honored and excited to host a panel of entrepreneurs at the upcoming Neighborhood Economics Conference in Chicago. We would love to see you there!
Neighborhood Economics will be in Chicago Sept. 29–Oct. 1! Join us at Venue SIX10 in the South Loop to meet other innovators, investors, faith leaders, policy shapers, and neighborhood champions rewriting the rules of prosperity in Chicago and other local economies across the country. Hear from Allison Clark of the MacArthur Foundation, Stephanie Swepson Twitty of Eagle Market Streets, Lyneir Richardson of Chicago TREND, and more.
Because LBI is part of the program, we have a special offer for you. When you register at neighborhoodeconomics.org, use code SPKRFRND for $250 off the ticket price!
We all talk about having a seat at the table for small local business. This conference is an important table for local business. Claim your seat and join the discussion.
Because LBI is part of the program, we have a special offer for you. When you register at neighborhoodeconomics.org, use code SPKRFRND for $250 off the ticket price!
What’s Featured:
Entrepreneurship as an Ecosystem
Move beyond the startup pitch and explore how entrepreneurs are embedded in local systems of housing, food, health, and faith. Learn from founders building businesses that solve community-level problems.
Catalytic Capital That Closes Gaps
Dive into catalytic funding models: recoverable grants, revenue-based finance, layered capital stacks, that move money in ways traditional finance won’t. Meet funders aligning capital with values and long-term community outcomes.
Church Assets in Transition
Discover how faith communities are leveraging their values, land, and trust capital to support economic justice, anchor development, and steward new ownership models.
Real Estate with a Mission
Explore how real estate is being reimagined, from commercial co-ops to community land trusts, to build wealth without displacement. Learn how policy, financing, and partnership models are shifting ownership at the block level.
Health Is Wealth
See how health equity is being woven into economic development, from housing design to workforce strategies. Hear from leaders using cross-sector funding to address root causes of poor health and generational poverty.
