John sims and black onxy lending fraudulently stole 10k from me and after calling him on it he said…read morethat he would return it but low and behold nothing. They have not returned calls or emails and now the authorities are involved for fraud. I would have given zero stars if I could. They do not have any investors for your project and only pretend to in order to scam you out of your money. JOHN SIMS AND BLACK ONXY LENDING IS A FRAUD...DO NOT DO BUSINESS!!!

Black Onyx, specifically Diane Cole, Michelle Wax, and John Sims are frauds. They took my check,…read morebut the very next day I had secured funding elsewhere and informed Black Onyx I would not require their services. I had not filled out any of their "due diligence" paperwork yet so they had not done anything on my behalf. They promised to return my money by Oct. 12, two months after sending the check. It is now January and I still have not received anything. They are all crooks.

Machero should be rated as Chicago's best Mac repair store…read more Its a class act like this among all the sneaky ones in the world that reaffirm there are good, decent, and honest people left in this world. My Mac's screen sizzled and then went dead after some water damage. I took the Mac to Apple and off course those self serving geniuses immediately told me my Mac is history and I would need to rebuild the entire circuit board for 900.00 or get a new computer. I was bummed and did nothing for month until I realized there is life outside apple care. So I called a few places on yelp and didn't get some good vibes. Most of them wanted to charge me non refundable fees to see if they can fix it and some over the phone also said i needed a new circuit board. So my intuition told me to call Machero and they told me to bring it in for free estimate, no obligation. I figured worse case they would tell me what the others did about a circuit board. An hour after I brought it in, Gino tells me the only thing that was damaged was some memory chips and he can repair everything for under $100.00 total. Now, let me reiterate. I know as much about Macs as I do about astrophysics so he could have told me the bogus b.s. the other places told me and taken me to the cleaners Instead, his focus was on me as a person, not me as a number, or a receipt. Maybe if more businesses and their owners were as decent and ethical as he was, they'd be in business and not part of our financial fiasco. So let me save you time and money and headaches. Be like NIKE: Don't think, just do it, and if you have a Mac issue, bring it in for some real people skills in fixing your mechanical ones.

Gino is sweet! And I kind of want to leave the review at that, but I guess I'll say a little more…read more In all honestly, I didn't go to Gino for Mac help, but I know he rules the business. Gino and I got in touch because of an event I was running for FreshBooks. I needed a space and wanted to spend as little money as possible. I reached out to some of our customers in Chicago and Gino was SO awesome to get back to me super quickly and offer up his space to host our workshop. He worked with me to secure catering, audio-visuals and anything else I needed. Srsly -- ANYTHING! I needed a bunch of chairs and rental places weren't down with renting only 50. He got in touch with a nearby church and helped us arrange a donation to its after school program. AND helped me carry and drive over the chairs throughout one of the city's first snowfalls of the year. Incredible. Gino was the best host ever and I'm basically spoiled for out-of-town events for the rest of my life. Best dude. Best.

Dear Erich, The…read moreDISC workshop could not have been better. Your masterful presentation and interaction was enlightening and relaxed. All participants enjoyed the personal overview and activities. Everyone at our company would like to thank Erich and Harmony Insights for a truly rewarding and memorable event.

From the owner: Harmony Insights LLC helps companies and consultants leverage the DiSC personality assessment to…read moregrow diverse, productive teams.

Office building \()/ with a starbucks for the general public. Freindly security too!read more

My experience with the Start Studio exceeded my expectations, which was a pleasant surprise!…read moreSometimes it's hard for marketing teams to grasp what you're looking for, but Shawna and the Start Studio helped bring my vision to life. I own a small store with a few locations. A true local and family owned business. I never realized what I was missing when it came to marketing until I saw what the Start Studio could do with their time! Did you know you should be dedicating something like 30 hours a week on marketing? I definitely wasn't. I saw that with the right activities my Facebook followers grew by the hundreds in a matter of weeks, and my business is becoming more recognizable. I'm never going back to what I was doing before - not with these results!

From the owner: The Start Studio specializes in providing affordable business and marketing services to startups,…read moreentrepreneurs and small businesses. From social media and email marketing, to brand strategy and website design. Our approach is to bring our clients' stories to life through creative design and content that speaks to their vision and purpose for being in business. We will showcase your differentiating benefits so you stand out from the crowd.

Never enter into a contract with these thieves. The techs are good, but the salespeople and…read moremanagers have no mercy if your business conditions change. Our firm pays over $7K monthly for less than 10 employees. Then, they will not work with us to modify our terms. They just want the money. This monthly fee may be the nail in our coffin. If so they will still sue for the amount. Awful business practices.

I rarely leave reviews for anything, let alone a "design agency." To be honest, I don't know much…read moreabout what they're supposed to do, but I know plenty about their methods for trying to bring in new business. What they do is show up at your office unannounced as though they've already scheduled a meeting with you. Gaslighting is never a good first impression. After it happened twice, I had to involve building security. I'm not sure how many times they were turned away downstairs, but the stock characters who kept showing up were clearly camping out until our front desk person left his post. When we reopened after the quarantine ended, a colleague and I discussed that "well, at least Impact can't get in now!" since the elevators are in service by swipe card only. But I was wrong - they can still call out of the blue, asking for details about your contracts with other vendors (nope!) Do better. Right now you're the physical embodiment of robocalls and spam email.

I attended InterAction Train-the-trainer training at Lexi-Nexis branch in Oak Brook, IL…read more Facilities and staff were great and the class was terrific. No problems.

do not sign any contract with this company! the reps are deceptive in pricing and billing is…read morehorrible..

Awful experience. Kevin seems genuine and good hearted, but he has yet to follow through on…read moreanything he promised to do. I paid $300 to get half of the facts, and all of the lies. If he is not physically in front of you, good luck talking to him. I'm currently trying to get a hold of him to work through the disaster I dealt with, but all I've gotten so far is, "let's talk tomorrow." There is so much more to this, but I doubt anyone would want to read a novel on here. Not only am I out that money (which amounts to over double the $300 when we factor in time off work, fuel, etc.), but because I didn't get the facts, I ended up stepping back. When your first taste in the field is a bad one, it seems like common sense to not take another bite.