BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CalDiscovery//caldiscovery//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH DESCRIPTION:Discovered and maintained by CalDiscovery (https://caldiscover y.com). Event details belong to their publishers. Contains information fro m CalDiscovery\, which is made available under the ODbL 1.0. SOURCE:https://caldiscovery.com/chicago-il/src-9309.ics X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H X-WR-CALDESC:Discovered and maintained by CalDiscovery (https://caldiscove ry.com). Event details belong to their publishers. Contains information fr om CalDiscovery\, which is made available under the ODbL 1.0. X-WR-CALNAME:CalDiscovery - chicago-il BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:What's Actually Making You Money? DTSTART:20260910T210000Z DTEND:20260910T223000Z DTSTAMP:20260813T002026Z UID:8347-1789056000-1789061400@thehatcherychicago.org CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:Most food businesses don’t have a sales problem. They have a decision problem. Because here’s the truth no one tells you: The answe r isn’t more data. It’s clearer decisions.  \nIn this workshop\, you ’ll cut through the noise and finally understand what’s driving your r evenue—and what’s quietly draining it. No accounting jargon. No overw helm.  \nYou’ll learn simple\, practical ways to make better decisions about what to keep\, fix\, or cut—so your business actually pays you bac k. Growth doesn’t come from doing more. It comes from doing more of wha t actually makes you money.  \nKey Takeaways:  \n\nWhy more numbers won ’t fix your business (and what actually will) \nThe real difference bet ween revenue and profit—without the accounting lecture \nHow to quickly identify your most profitable products \nSimple ways to track profitabil ity \n\n \n  \nAbout the Speaker:  \nPauline McKinney helps founders ma ke clear decisions without drowning in data. After 20+ years inside high-p erformance environments\, she saw the same pattern everywhere:\nsmart lead ers tracking more\, measuring more… and still second-guessing every move . So she built Be The Data Hero to fix it. Her work cuts through the noise \, strips data down to what actually matters\, and gives leaders something most dashboards don’t: a clear next move. Because better decisions don ’t come from more data. They come from knowing what to ignore. LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T002026Z LOCATION:The Hatchery Chicago\, 135 North Kedzie Avenue\, Chicago\, IL\, 6 0612\, United States URL:https://thehatcherychicago.org/event/whats-actually-making-you-money/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Hatchery Chicago X-SOURCE-URL:https://thehatcherychicago.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:mHUB Community BBQ DTSTART:20260910T213000Z DTEND:20260911T020000Z DTSTAMP:20260729T003527Z UID:8193-1789057800-1789074000@thehatcherychicago.org CATEGORIES:community,drink,food,music DESCRIPTION:Join 1\,000+ innovators\, tech leaders\, creators\, and change makers for one of the summer’s most anticipated gatherings — the mHUB Community BBQ\, featuring a can’t-miss cook-off showdown where flavor makers compete for flavor supremacy\, a trophy\, and a cash prize. This high-energy\, outdoor bash takes over mHUB’s parking lot for an evening of:\n​🍔 Great food & drinks\n🎶 Live music\n🎯 Outdoor games\n 🔥 Cook-Off Competition\n🤝 Networking with Chicago’s innovation com munity LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T003527Z LOCATION:mHUB\, 1623 W Fulton St\, Chicago\, IL\, 60612\, United States URL:https://thehatcherychicago.org/event/mhub-community-bbq/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Hatchery Chicago X-SOURCE-URL:https://thehatcherychicago.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Ward 27 Community Breakfast with Alderman Burnett DTSTART:20260915T130000Z DTEND:20260915T150000Z DTSTAMP:20260819T002352Z UID:8151-1789459200-1789466400@thehatcherychicago.org CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:About the Event:  \nJoin us as we host the Ward 27 Community Breakfast with Alderman Burnett\, Walter Redmond Burnett III\, at Make Cit y. This quarterly networking event will include a light breakfast and an o pportunity to connect directly with the Alderman. Attendees will have the chance to introduce themselves\, share insights\, and engage in a conversa tion about the future of our business community.  \nAbout the Alderman:  \nWalter Redmond “Red” Burnett was officially confirmed to Alderman o f the 27th Ward on Thursday\, September 25th\, 2025. With a dynamic backg round in the private-sector\, community engagement\, and local economic d evelopment\, he steps into this role with a stated focus on supporting sma ll businesses\, job creation\, and equitable growth across the ward. IC NC welcomes this commitment and looks forward to supporting our Alderman ’s efforts. LAST-MODIFIED:20260819T002352Z LOCATION:Make City\, 320 N Damen Avenue\, Chicago\, IL\, 60612\, United St ates URL:https://thehatcherychicago.org/event/ward-27-community-breakfast-with- alderman-burnett-2/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Hatchery Chicago X-SOURCE-URL:https://thehatcherychicago.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Starting a Food Business DTSTART:20260915T210000Z DTEND:20260915T230000Z DTSTAMP:20260820T002752Z UID:8045-1789488000-1789495200@thehatcherychicago.org CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:Follow your dreams of starting a food business with our help. Join Margaret Doherty of The Hatchery and Cheryl Balough of Balough Law Of fices as they review: \n\nState of the Food Industry\nIntroduction to  Lean Startup Methodology\nFood Business Basics\nLegal Entity Overv iew\nPersonal Impact of Starting a Business\nCommercial Production  Space Options\n\nThis class is designed as a starting point for those lau nching a food business in the Chicagoland area and includes post-class res ources such as a Licensing & Production Checklist. We’ve leveraged our e xperience working with hundreds of food businesses to create a high-impact class so that you can learn from common successes and challenges! \nThis  event is free for residents of the West Side communities. Conn ect with us here(opens in new tab) to redeem your free ticket. \nA bout the Presenters:  \nMargaret Doherty serves as the Director of Incu bator Engagement\, where she leads strategy and programming across two bus iness incubators that support entrepreneurs at every stage of growth. She oversees program structure\, curriculum planning. Her background includes advising more than one hundred fifty small businesses\, securing meaningfu l program funding\, and advancing initiatives that contribute to economic impact and community development. Margaret builds and maintains relationsh ips with industry experts\, sponsors\, and retail partners to expand the r esources available to incubator members. She is committed to creating high quality programming that supports long term business success. \n  \n \nC heryl Balough is a principal at Balough Law Offices\, where she helps cli ents establish business entities and negotiate and write new contracts as they start ventures and grow their business. She also helps clients buy or sell small businesses. Her clients include food businesses\, traditional brick and mortar companies\, e-commerce providers\, and other ventures. Sh e has served as Chair of the American Bar Association Cyberspace Law Commi ttee and the Chicago Bar Association’s Alliance for Women. She was selec ted as a Super Lawyer® and as a Leading Lawyer® for closely held compani es and is a B2B member at ICNC | The Hatchery + Make City. LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T002752Z LOCATION:Virtual\, IL URL:https://thehatcherychicago.org/event/starting-a-food-business-8/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Hatchery Chicago X-SOURCE-URL:https://thehatcherychicago.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR