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About Trades, Industries and Professions

tipNo matter what you do for a living, the Jewish United Fund's Trades, Industries and Professions Division has an organization tailored to fit your networking needs. Through JUF, you can participate in community service with others in your professional field, organize and attend annual trade dinners, learn about timely issues through educational seminars, volunteer around Chicago, or act as a community leader.

What's happening @ TIP

2008 TIP Dinner season a success!

Over 4,500 people attended the 2008 Trades, Industries & Professions (TIP) events in May and June.  Five dinners, representing 13 Trade Divisions, were held, featuring Steve Forbes, Chairman and CEO of Forbes, Inc., Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, co-authors of the bestseller Freakanomics, Shalem Center Senior Fellow Michael Oren, and Emmy Award winning journalist Bob Costas. Over $2.2 million was raised for the JUF Annual Campaign.

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Trades, Industries & Professions Suburban Dinner

Thursday, August 7, 2008
5:30 p.m.
Westin Chicago - North Shore

With Special Guest Jeff Greenfield
CBS Senior Political Correspondent

Interested in being an event sponsor? Contact Benjie Kaplan at tip@juf.org or 312-444-2849.

Chicago Jewish Entrepreneurs Forum

CJEF is Chicago’s premier Jewish business entrepreneurial organization.

  • Are you looking to grow your business?
  • Would you benefit from the input of a peer advisory board of business owners in non-competing industries?
  • Are you interested in learning from well-known local and national business leaders?
  • Groups for emerging, established and next generation of family business available.

Members are in one of two categories:

  • Members have owned their own business for at least one year and either have $500,000 in minimum revenue or 5+ employees; or
  • Members are poised to take a major leadership role in their family business in the near future.
  • For more information or to find out if you qualify, please contact Jed Silberg or Robyn Gottlieb at entrepreneur@juf.org or 312-444-2835 / 312-357-4961.