Introduction
Welcome to the new UIC Business Connect. As a UIC Business student, consider this site a resource for key academic, career and campus information. As a supplement to your professors and advisers, Business Connect is here to help you succeed with your academic goals, enhance your experience as a UIC Business student and help facilitate a successful future beyond your time on campus.
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The Story of Alumnus Eric Williams, BS Finance ‘93, the Businessman Behind Chicago’s Iconic Silver Room and Bronzeville Winery
You sway to the music, try on the sunglasses, inhale the fragrant incense, delight in the smell of candles, savor every bite of food, sip fine wine, and most importantly, experience what it means to be a valued customer. These are defining experiences of The Silver Room and the Bronzeville Winery, iconic and wildly popular businesses located on the South Side of Chicago. But did you know that the founder of these revered establishments is a UIC Business alumnus?
Eric Williams, BS Finance ’93, is a Chicagoland area native who learned early in life that he was gifted in a skill that would eventually help him become one of the most recognizable entrepreneurs in the city: sales.
From transfer student to finance intern, to street peddler, to businessman focused on culture and community, Eric’s story is one to know.
