With your support, Chicago entrepreneurs will now have access to the knowledge, tools and support they need to start or grow a business.

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Ignite’s mission is to create equitable wealth and a shared prosperity in under-resourced  communities. We develop affordable, accessible coworking spaces enriched with classes and programs. Our programs inspire, encourage, nurture and grow the untapped ideas of underrepresented entrepreneurs by providing local access to technology, resources, mentorship and strategic connections to potential partners and investors.

Ignite Technologies and its founder Tracy Powell have partnered with The Lonely Entrepreneur, a 501c3 corporation, to empower current and aspiring Chicago entrepreneurs.

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Through this initiative, corporations, philanthropies and individuals “sponsor” entrepreneurs to receive free access to The Lonely Entrepreneur Learning Community – a one-stop shop for the knowledge, tools and support individuals need to be entrepreneurs. Each organization can choose both the funding amount and type of entrepreneur you’d like to help!

What better way to impact our community than by investing in entrepreneurs?

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FOR ENTREPRENEURS

Are you an individual entrepreneur that would like to be
sponsored to receive the Learning Community for free?

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FOR RECIPIENT ORGANIZATIONS

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members receive the Learning Community for free?

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ABOUT IGNITE AND TRACY POWELL

Community Leader | Entrepreneur | Investor | Real Estate Developer

Tracy Powell is a Technology Entrepreneur, Real Estate Developer and Investor. Tracy is the President of Ignite Technology and Innovation,  a not for profit that focuses on creating technology co working spaces and programing in underserved communities throughout the country. Tracy served on the first City of Chicago Empowerment Zone Coordinating Committee appointed By Mayor Richard M Daley. In this role he was responsible for the awarding of $100 million in Economic grants to inner city groups and organizations. He also served as a member of the the Affordable Housing Advisory Council to the FHLB of Chicago.

As a real estate developer and investor with over 27 years of experience he specialized in urban real estate development, Tracy has developed well over 1500 units of affordable , market rate and elderly housing. Tracy has spent a lifetime building and improving underserved communities throughout the country. Tracy has developed affordable housing in Woodlawn, Bronzeville and other communities throughout Chicago.  Tracy is also founder of Blue Venture Partners a Software Development and IT consulting firm. The founder of Blue Fund Rewards which is a crowdfunding platform that focuses on raising capital for startup businesses and organizations located in underserved communities.