Chicago's next big product brand is probably packing orders on a kitchen table right now. Is it yours?
We're giving one growing Chicago product business a full year of free space to grow into. Tell us about yours.
Enter your business
Takes 30 seconds. Entries close Friday, August 28.
One business. One year of free space. No lease, no catch.
Why we're doing this
We're Saltbox, and we're opening in Elmhurst this fall. We want to introduce ourselves to Chicago by backing a local maker. So we're giving one growing product business a year of free space, on us.
A home for your business
You make something people love, and you're running out of room to make more of it. If that's your week, you're exactly who we're looking for.
- Your customers love what you make, but your city doesn't know your name yet.
- The label says made in Chicago. Nobody pictures the unit it's actually made in.
- You've turned down an order because you had nowhere to put the inventory.
- You've packed boxes past midnight in Q4. That's exactly who we build for.
The grant
A full year of free space to finally grow into. Room for your inventory, a hand getting orders out the door, and no lease hanging over you. So you can say yes to the orders you've been turning down.
Value: over $40,000. But really, worth the orders you can finally take.
How the grant works
Three simple steps. No long application, no catch.
Tell us about your business. Name, email, and what you make. That's it.
Entries close Friday, August 28. We read every one.
We announce the winner the following week. One Chicago brand gets a year of free space.
One business. One year of free space. Is it yours?
Enter your businessEntries close Friday, August 28. One winner announced the following week. Open to Chicago-area product and ecommerce businesses. No purchase necessary. See the official rules. Saltbox is opening in Elmhurst, IL this fall.