BNC Story

BNC is a network for Chicago’s business professionals. We sponsor pitch events, and facilitate face-to-face and online networking opportunities. We proudly work to enable the development of meaningful personal and professional relationships. Our main objective is to provide a forum for entrepreneurs, investors and service providers.

We strive to foster a culture encouraging event participants and attendees to reflect an attitude of generosity and invest in each other’s success.  We believe networking works best when all of us pay it forward.

 

David Carman, Founder
David began his financial career at the Chicago Board of Trade and eventually transitioned to the Chicago Board Options Exchange where he traded in the pits for close to 20 years.  After leaving the trading world, David founded Business Network Chicago (BNC) in 2005 to facilitate networking and the development of mutually beneficial ‘win-win’ relationships among Chicago’s top business professionals.  In 2006, he launched the BNC Venture Capital Group to bring together entrepreneurs and accredited investors and support the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Chicago.

 

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I learned how to better tell my story, getting it much more succinct and more impactful.

- Danielle Hobson, A Timeout with Mom, https://atimeoutwithmom.com

What did we learn from the process? Definitely figuring out how to hone in on our story.

-Adam Engel, IN. , https://www.areyouin.io

It was a great forcing function for my team.

-Adam Engel, IN. , https://www.areyouin.io

I learned how to better tell my story, getting it much more succinct and more impactful. It’s been an amazing learning experience and I highly recommend it.

- Danielle Hobson, A Timeout with Mom, https://atimeoutwithmom.com

We explored some of the open-ended questions that we hadn't been able to ask ourselves.

-Adam Engel, IN. , https://www.areyouin.io

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