We're new to Chicago.
We want to back one of you first.
Saltbox is opening in Elmhurst this fall, and before we open our doors, we want to meet the neighborhood. So we're backing one Chicago product business with a $5,000 credit toward Saltbox membership, and putting everyone who enters first in line for what's next.
Enter your business
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One Chicago business. One $5,000 credit toward membership.
Why we're doing this
We're Saltbox, and this fall we're opening our first Chicago-area location in Elmhurst. We'd rather introduce ourselves by backing a local business than by running an ad or a PR campaign.
That's why we're giving one Chicago product business a $5,000 credit toward membership. Everyone who enters gets on our list to hear:
When Elmhurst opens
When tours start
When the neighborhood starts moving in
Built for product-based brands in Chicago
You make something people love, and you're running out of room to make more of it. If that's your reality, then this grant is for you.
- You've turned down an order because you had nowhere to put the inventory.
- Your boxes are stacked somewhere they were never supposed to live.
- You've packed orders past midnight during a busy stretch.
- The label says Made in Chicago, and nobody's seen where it's actually made.
Open to product and ecommerce business owners across Chicagoland and the western suburbs: Elmhurst, DuPage, Elk Grove Village, Oak Brook, and beyond.
Credit toward membership
What's in it
One Chicago product or ecommerce business, drawn at random, wins a $5,000 credit toward Saltbox membership at our new Elmhurst location.
Everyone who enters is on the list to hear when Elmhurst opens, when tours start, and when there's a space with your name on it.
Credit applies to membership fees only. Services are not eligible.
How the grant works
Two steps. No long application.
Tell us about your business. Name, email, business name, and your website URL. About 30 seconds.
One Chicago business is drawn at random from qualified entries and announced the week of September 14.
One Chicago business. One $5,000 credit.
Be first in line when we open in Elmhurst, and get a shot at a $5,000 credit toward membership.
Entries open Monday, August 3, 2026 at 12:00 a.m. Central Time and close Friday, September 4, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Central Time. Winner selected by random drawing from qualified entrants on or about the week of September 14, 2026. Open to Chicago-area product and ecommerce businesses (Chicagoland and the western suburbs, including Elmhurst, DuPage, Elk Grove Village, and Oak Brook). No purchase necessary. Credit applies to Saltbox membership fees only; does not cover services. See the official rules for full eligibility and terms. Saltbox is opening in Elmhurst, IL, in the fall of 2026.