101 Best Illinois Events Startups – The Future of Events

October 11, 2021
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This article showcases our top picks for the best Illinois based Events companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Events industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.

We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.

We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:

  • Innovation
    • Innovative ideas
    • Innovative route to market
    • Innovative product
  • Growth
    • Exceptional growth
    • Exceptional growth strategy
  • Management
  • Societal impact
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Top Illinois Events Startups

Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.

Cambium Networks

Cambium Networks

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Cambium Networks is a global provider of wireless broadband solutions that connect the unconnected.

Gamerjibe

Gamerjibe

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Immersive spaces for the Metaverse

Gotstubs

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GotStubs is a Chicago founded ticket marketplace that covers millions of live and digital concerts, theatre, and sports across the nation. They ensure that your tickets are delivered safely and on time. If an event is canceled due to some unexpected circumstances, your funds will be reimbursed immediately.

Gamerjibe

PartySlate

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PartySlate is the first digital platform designed specifically for event professionals for a better way to showcase their work.

Gamerjibe

Crafty

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Crafty is a food and drink company that helps offices craft better workplaces with food, beverage, events, and alcohol management.

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Eved

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Eved is an event commerce company built by event experts for event experts.

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Kapow

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Kapow connects companies with venues to book unique client events online in real-time

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EVENTup

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EVENTup is the #1 destination to find and book venues.

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PechaKucha

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PechaKucha is a communication platform that connects people through concise, visual storytelling.

Gamerjibe

Vivid Seats

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Vivid Seats operates as an online ticket marketplace that connects fans with event ticket sellers.

Gamerjibe

Gesture

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Gesture works to organize events that maximize revenue in silent auctions, direct donations, and live auctions.

Gamerjibe

Tagkast

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Tagkast is a photo marketing platform to help event marketers increase social reach and capture consumer data

Gamerjibe

Technori

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Technori is a media platform for startups.

Gamerjibe

PushCoin

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PushCoin is a digital wallet for students and payments hub for K-12 public and private schools.

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TicketsNow

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TicketsNow is an event ticket resale marketplace where fans of live entertainment buy and sell tickets.

Gamerjibe

BigMarker

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Full-stack webinar hosting, marketing & automation platform

Gamerjibe

M0VE Mobile Application

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M0VE Mobile Application partners with night life businesses in selected cities and provides its users with event updates.

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Gaggle

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Gaggle offers cloud-based learning management system for the K-12 market.

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Storymix Media

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Storymix Media is a crowdsourced automated video creation platform for digital agencies and content marketers.

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Expo, Inc.

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At Expo, we make all kinds of events all kinds of easy with the Expo Pass event technology platform.

Gamerjibe

BCD Meetings & Events

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BCD Meetings & Events energize and streamline the business of meetings and events.

Gamerjibe

Smith, Bucklin & Associates

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SmithBucklin Culture is the foundation upon which we strive to create value for our client organizations.

Gamerjibe

Xtreme Xperience

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Xtreme Xperience makes the world’s best exotic cars accessible for everyone to enjoy on real racetracks.

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Vintage Confections

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Vintage Confections specializes in custom lollipops, corporate branding, and gifts.

Gamerjibe

Tailgreeter

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Tailgreeter provides individuals with the unique opportunity of joining an existing tailgate while making new friends in the process.

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Eshow

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Eshow is an event management solutions

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RSVPify

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RSVPify is a leading event management and ticketing platform, powering millions of events around the globe.

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Bump Club and Beyond

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Bump Club and Beyond is community connecting parents and parents-to-be with the best resources, products and each other BOTH online.

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Elite Personal Chefs

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Elite Personal Chefs is a personal chef, diet consulting, and private events company.

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OnPeak

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OnPeak provides hotel accommodations solutions for conferencing, trade show housing and event management sectors.

Gamerjibe

Flowers for Dreams

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Flowers for Dreams designs and sells locally crafted flower bouquets online. Every bouquets benefits charity.

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Techweek

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A technology conference and festival with a mission to celebrate and enable innovation ecosystems throughout North America.

Gamerjibe

PromoShare

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PromoShare is a platform that empowers event producers and sports teams to transform their biggest fans into ticket selling ambassadors.

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Czarnowski

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Czarnowski full-service exhibit and event marketing company .

Gamerjibe

CTI MEETING TECHNOLOGY

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CTI MEETING TECHNOLOGY is an abstract management and presentation management software for the World leading associations.

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3D Exhibits

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3D Exhibits is an event management company located in Schaumburg.

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Entertainment Cruises

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Entertainment Cruises is the nation’s leading harbor cruise company.

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CLUBTIX.COM

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Clubtix.com is an online community that provide the easiest ways to sell tickets or handle venue guest-list for venue

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Five-Star AudioVisual

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Five-Star AudioVisual offers hotel event production and technology services.

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Naperville Park District

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Naperville Park District is a municipal agency that specializes in recreation, sports, arts, sports complexes, events and senior services.

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Trytn

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The most reliable activity reservation system for tour operators.

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Proxfinity

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Inspire Conversations. Measure Results.

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Campus Consortium

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Campus Consortium is a leading education association with more than 37,000 higher education institutions and K-12 school district members.

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InProduction

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InProduction are the industry leader in the design and execution of scalable event seating, staging, and scenic solutions.

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Conference Solutions

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Conference Solutions is a provider of a platform for managing trade shows and exhibition

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Event Source

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Event Source provides a collection of linen, furniture, and accessory rentals.

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Clarity Group

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Clarity Group specializes in healthcare incident reporting / adverse event software, patient safety, PSO, risk-quality-safety

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CIOsynergy

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CIOsynergy provides a unique platform to bring together the true visionaries of enterprise IT leadership.

Gamerjibe

Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity

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Sigma Alpha Epsilon is a college fraternity that offers related events and resources.

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Blue Plate Catering

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Blue Plate Catering provides food services for events and weddings.

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Chicago Venture Summit

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Chicago Venture Summit is an event that showcases the best early-stage tech companies in the Midwest.

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MTG Media Group

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MTG Media Group is a publishing company specializing in food articles and recipes.

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Hall-Erickson

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Hall-Erickson has worked with its clients in creating a professional business environment.

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Certified Knowledge

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Certified Knowledge is a PPC Tools, Training, and Community system dedicated to profitably managing AdWords in just an hour a day.

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BBJ Linen

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BBJ Linen is a special event linen rental industry.

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Allured Business Media

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Allured Business Media is a family-owned B to B media company that serves the beauty industry through magazines.

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Kerasotes Theatres

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Founded in 1909 with a single storefront nickelodeon, Chicago-based Kerasotes ShowPlace Theatres.

Gamerjibe

PRA Business Events

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PRA Business Events operates as an event management firm.

Gamerjibe

Marquee Event Group

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Marquee Event Rentals is a premier provider of event services for weddings, corporate, festivals and themed events.

Gamerjibe

KemperLesnik

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KemperLesnik a public relations, event marketing, esports marketing and content marketing agency based in Chicago.

Gamerjibe

Venue One

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Venue One is a completely customizable space for occasions from small business meetings to large-scale events.

Gamerjibe

Gavel International

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Gavel International is an events services company specializing in corporate meetings, events, and performance improvement services.

Gamerjibe

UMI (Urban Ministries, Inc.)

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UMI is a publishing company providing Biblical resources to African American churches.

Gamerjibe

SpeedNetworking.com

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Professional Networking, Targeted Networking, SaaS, Events, Software, Video Conferencing, Virtual Networking, Social Network

Gamerjibe

Catering by Michaels

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Catering by Michaels is an events services company providing weddings and corporate event management services.

Gamerjibe

Grayslake Area Public Library

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Grayslake Area Public Library provides book club, notary services and access to ebooks, movies, music and digital magazines.

Gamerjibe

Mevato

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Mevato is a marketing platform that offers internet marketing, events marketing, and social marketing display services.

Gamerjibe

Fuse Technical Group

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Fuse Technical Group is a multimedia design and development technology as a solutions provider for live event and installation markets.

Gamerjibe

React Presents

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React Presents is a producer and promoter of 250+ electronic dance music (“EDM”) events, festivals, clubs, concerts.

Gamerjibe

FLIG, LLC

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FLIG, LLC is a platform for an industry-curated community, where talented people come together to create memorable experiences..

Gamerjibe

SinLabel

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Sin Label is a Chicago-based company that empowers the electronic dance music industry through social interactions.

Gamerjibe

Metro Chicago

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Metro Chicago aims to bring a cross-platform of the best local, regional and national emerging artists.

Gamerjibe

Event 360 Inc

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Event 360 Inc is an event management firm mainly offers Event Production & event marketing services.

Gamerjibe

EvolveHer

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EvolveHer is a centralized hub that aggregates resources, tools & best in class events to advance women personally & professionally.

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The Signature Room

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The Signature Room is a restaurant that renders dining, lunch, brunch, food & beverage & hospitality services.

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Ravinia

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Ravinia is a not-for-profit & outdoor music festival just north of Chicago.

Gamerjibe

22nd Century Media LLC

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22nd Century Media is a newspapers company that offers local news and event updates.

Gamerjibe

Clustur

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Clustur offers an application that enables college students to search and find events happening on their campus.

Gamerjibe

Bonfire Live

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Bonfire Live is an artist-centric platform that sparks connections between artists and fans to create the magic of a live show, virtually.

Gamerjibe

Kehoe Designs

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Kehoe Designs is an events services company that offers event décor and design services.

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Tribune Publishing Company

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Tribune Publishing Company is a printing company that provides cold-web offset printing services.

Gamerjibe

CEP

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CEP offers exhibition needs for trades shows and management, point of sale, corporate showrooms and retail interiors.

Gamerjibe

Tablescapes Event Rentals

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Tablescapes is a provider of party equipment rental services.

Gamerjibe

Selenium Conference

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The Selenium Conference is a volunteer-run, non-profit event presented by members of the Selenium Community.

Gamerjibe

Hyperlocal

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Event Intelligence Platform

Gamerjibe

Dibit

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Dibit is a developer of a technology platform for reserving seats of sporting events

Gamerjibe

BarPass

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BarPass is a digital bar promotion platform that allows after-work professionals to receive exclusive deals at the bars and restaurants.

Gamerjibe

Social Q&A

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Social Q&A is a mobile, audience response tool that allows participants to submit and vote for the most important questions.

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The Alinea Group

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The Alinea Group offers a wide range of Event and Catering services with one thing in common the event must be uncommon.

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CXOsync

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CXOsync executes host live and virtual events to gather from the world’s largest corporations and brands.

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Crowd Control Warehouse

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The complete collection of crowd control, traffic control, public guidance and safety products – factory direct at wholesale prices

Gamerjibe

Chicago Creative Space

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Chicago Creative Space showcases creative office spaces located in Chicago.

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Ethnic Events

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Ethnic Events offers event management services.

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Loop

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Loop is a social networking group, helping young professionals expand their networks through casual small-group coffee meetings and events.

Gamerjibe

Crepes a Latte

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Crepes a Latte is a marketing agency that provides food and beverage services to the events and hospitality industry.

Gamerjibe

Ticket Lodge

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The Ticket Lodge is ticket marketplace that specializes in obtaining exclusive VIP tickets to events throughout the world.

Gamerjibe

Bound To Stay Bound Books

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Bound To Stay Bound Books is a family owned business producing the bound books for libraries.

Gamerjibe

Traube Tents & Structures

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Traube Tents & Structures operates as a tent and fabric structure specialist.

Gamerjibe

Kenmare Catering and Events; Germania Place, Inc.

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Kenmare Catering and Events; Germania Place, Inc is a caterer and event consultant at Germania Place in Gold Coast, Chicago.

Gamerjibe

LifeWorking Coworking

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A professionally managed, tech-enabled coworking center and community innovation hub that focuses on “urbanizing” suburban communities.

Gamerjibe

RAM Racing

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RAM Racing is an events services company that offers event planning and management services.

Gamerjibe

Pinpoint

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Pinpoint is a private social networking application that allows you to create events, share locations and pictures.

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