Why Connect with the Huskie Business Pack?
Huskie Business Pack Value Proposition
The Huskie Business Pack helps alumni-led businesses and nonprofits connect with people, grow their businesses, promote their accomplishments, and give back to the next generation of Huskies.
Connect
- Network with other Huskie-led business and nonprofit leaders
- Business referrals and partnerships
- A stronger community connection
Promote
- Huskie Business Pack recognition
- Business/nonprofit directory on the Huskie Business Pack website
- Highlighting of Huskie Business Pack partners in NIU and NIU Alumni Association communications
Grow
- Access a talent pipeline of NIU students
- Connections to university expertise and resources
- Possible workforce training and professional development
Give Back
- Mentor NIU students
- Create experiential learning opportunities
- Hire Huskies
- Strengthen job creation and workforce development
Alumni Testimonial
“A strong community isn't a group of separate players; it's a network where each connection makes the next one stronger. An NIU graduate who stays and hires the next graduate. A business owner who mentors the student who becomes the next owner. The university and the City of DeKalb working toward the same goal. That's what the Huskie Business Pack is building, and it's why I'm part of it. When NIU, local businesses, and the city reinforce one another, the whole region compounds.”
Pramit Patel President and CEO, eo5 Hotels
