ACCION Chicago 1618 W. 18th Street Suite 200 Chicago, IL 60608 Direct: (312)275-3000 Fax: (312)275-3010 info@accionchicago.org http://www.accionchicago.org At ACCION Chicago, we’re committed to bringing affordable microfinance solutions to small business owners who need them. We’re a dynamic organization that reaches deeply into the communities we serve to help thousands of small business owners grow and thrive. We’re experts in microfinance-and in helping small business owners use it to build their businesses.
Business Center of Decatur 2121 S. Imboden Ct. Decatur, IL 62521 Direct: (217)423-2832 Fax: (217)423-7214 http://www.decaturcenter.com/ The Business Center of Decatur is a business incubator, in which a number of new and growing businesses operate with affordable rents, shared office services and access to professional, technical and financial assistance during early, critical stages of development.
Business Enterprise Program 405 Stratton Office Building Springfield, IL 62706 Toll Free: (866)455-2897 Direct: (312)814-4190 BEP.CMS@illinois.gov http://www.sell2.illinois.gov/bep/Business_Enterprise.htm The Business Enterprise Program promotes the economic development of diverse businesses – those owned by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities. Last year we awarded nearly $400 million to BEP-certified firms.
Chicago Southland Chamber of Commerce 1916 West 174th Street East Hazel Crest, IL 60429 Direct: (708)957-6950 Fax: (708)957-6968 info@chicagosouthland.com http://www.chicagosouthland.com/business-assistance/ The Business Assistance division works with staff to provide regular seminars and workshops that assist members in running their business. Throughout the year the Chamber sponsors ongoing programs of business education for the entire membership. Seminars, roundtables, and forums are offered in the areas of Human Resources, Cultural/Workplace Diversity, Small Business, Marketing, Executive Leadership and Technology.
Chicago Technology Park 2201 W Campbell Park Dr., Suite 1 Chicago, IL 60612-3547 Direct: (312)633-3434 Fax: (312)633-3438 info@techpark.com http://www.techpark.com The CTP’s dynamic community helps to fulfill its mission to assist in the growth of life science companies and to help life science businesses flourish. By supplying fully equipped infrastructure and access to university resources, internship programs, world-class talent, and custom designed business development services, the CTP works to ensure the success of the companies that make up its community.
Greater Sterling Development Corporation 1741 Industrial Drive Sterling, IL 61081 Direct: (815)625-5255 hsotelo@sterlingdevelopment.org http://www.sterlingdevelopment.org The Greater Sterling Development Corporation is a private, non-profit corporation, whose goal is to grow, retain, expand, and attract business and industry to Sterling, Illinois. We work closely with the City of Sterling and the Sterling Chamber of Commerce to best assist business and industrial development.
Hull House Small Business Development 1030 W. Van Buren Chicago, IL Direct: (312)906-8600 http://www.hullhouse.org/programsandcenters/smallbusinessdevelopment.html The Hull House Small Business Development initiative provides a wide range of small business training and counseling programs to new and existing businesses. We offer specific business programs targeted to the community. These include projects that help refugees obtain micro-loans to start or expand a business, or programs that encourage youth entrepreneurship at a local public high school.
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity James R. Thompson Center 100 W. Randolph Chicago, IL 60601 Direct: (312)814-7179 TTY: (800)419-0667 http://www.illinoisbiz.biz/dceo/ The Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity (DCEO) is the lead state agency responsible for improving Illinois’ competitiveness in the global economy. Guided by an innovative regional approach, DCEO administers a wide range of economic and workforce development programs, services and initiatives designed to create and retain high quality jobs and build strong communities. DCEO leads the Illinois economic development process in partnership with businesses, local governments, workers and families.
Illinois Finance Authority Chicago, IL Direct: (312)651-1300 http://www.idfa.com The Illinois Finance Authority (IFA) is a self-financed, state authority principally engaged in issuing taxable and tax-exempt bonds, making loans, and investing capital for businesses, non-profit corporations, agriculture and local government units statewide.
Illinois State Chamber of Commerce 311 South Wacker Drive Suite 1500 Chicago, IL 60606 Direct: (312)983-7100 Fax: (312)983-7101 http://www.ilchamber.org The Illinois Chamber strongly believes in our nation’s electoral system as one that supports the free expression of ideas and opinions and praises voters for making their voices heard and supporting candidates who will bring moderation back to our judicial system and compromise back to Springfield.
Illinois State Microenterprise Initiative 4550 Kennedy Drive, Ste. 2 East Moline, IL 61244 Direct: (309)792-2500 ismi@ilmicroenterprise.org http://www.ilmicroenterprise.org We are an association of organizations in Illinois that assist people in becoming self-sufficient through self-employment. Our mission is to enhance economic growth in lower-income communities by supporting the development of small businesses owned by those facing the barriers of race, gender, education, and access to capital. This growing field of microenterprise embodies a successful anti-poverty strategy, a growing opportunity for the working poor, and a tool for neighborhood renewal in distressed communities.
Industrial Council of Nearwest Chicago 2010 W. Fulton St Suite 280 Chicago, IL 60612 Direct: (312)421-3941 Fax: (312)421-1871 info@industrialcouncil.com http://www.industrialcouncil.com ICNC serves businesses in the Kinzie Industrial Corridor on Chicago ’s Nearwest side. ICNC is an advocate for business and provides a variety of services to local companies at no cost. ICNC also houses over 100 small companies in its business incubator, the Fulton-Carroll Center.
Jewish Vocational Service 216 West Jackson Blvd Suite 700 Chicago, IL 60606 Direct: (312)673-3400 TTY: (312)444-2877 Fax: (312)553-5544 jvs@jvschicago.org http://www.jvschicago.org The Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at the Duman Microenterprise Center provides one-on-one counseling at no charge for start-ups and pre-existing small businesses in the Chicago metropolitan area. The Center offers entrepreneurial training, business assistance, mentoring and access to capital.
Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce 100 SW Water St Peoria, IL 61602 Direct: (309)676-0755 Fax: (309)676-7534 chamber@mail.h-p.org http://www.peoriachamber.org The Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce is a champion of local business. We are a proactive organization providing value to members through strategic leadership on critical business issues and commerce enhancing products and services.
Rockford Area Economic Development Council 100 Park Ave., Ste 100 Rockford, IL 61101 Direct: (815)987-8118 Fax: (815)987-8129 information@rockfordil.com http://www.rockfordil.com We work closely with many partners to learn what existing and new employers need to grow – and match those needs with the correct resources. We provide one-stop economic development assistance, help clients conduct site analysis based on their unique requirements, lead them to the right incentive programs, create and conduct business educational programs such as Continuous Improvement/Lean Manufacturing and identify and help develop future markets.
SIUC Small Business Incubator Program 150 E. Pleasant Hill Rd Carbondale, IL 62901 Direct: (618)536-4451 Fax: (618)453-5040 harfst@siu.edu http://www.siu.edu/~econdev/bip/index.html The SIUC Small Business Incubator Program’s mission is to accelerate the start-up and expansion of small businesses in Southern Illinois. The Small Business Incubator is here to provide the guidance and consulting necessary to make sure those startups and expanding firms have the tools necessary to succeed.
Self Employment Resources Network Health & Disability Advocates 205 W. Monroe, Suite 300 Chicago, IL 60606 Direct: (312)223-9600 TTY: (866)584-8750 Fax: (312)223-9518 http://www.hdadvocates.org/program_policy/workforce/sern.asp SERN seeks to locate self-employment resources, translate those resources into user-friendly terms, facilitate networking opportunities, and to identify best practice procedures for interested persons with disabilities wanting to be self-employed.
Turner Center for Entrepreneurship 1501 W. Bradley Avenue 141 Jobst Hall Peoria, IL 61625 Direct: (309)677-4321 Fax: (309)677-3386 tce@bradley.edu http://www.bradley.edu/turnercenter/ The centers within the Turner Center for Entrepreneurship include the Illinois Small Business Development Center, Illinois SBDC International Trade Center at Bradley University, NAFTA Opportunity Center, and Entrepreneurship Center focus on individual areas that relate to issues small businesses may come in contact with.
Women’s Business Development Center 8 South Michigan Suite 400 Chicago, IL 60603-3306 Direct: (312)853-3477 Fax: (312)853-0145 wbdc@wbdc.org http://www.wbdc.org The Women’s Business Development Center (WBDC) is a nationally and internationally recognized not-for-profit organization established in 1986 to work with women to launch new businesses and strengthen existing businesses in the Chicago area. Over the past 20 years, the WBDC has become a leader in providing direct services to women business owners and in effecting public policy changes which reflect the needs of women entrepreneurs and their families.
Woodstock Institute 29 E. Madison, Suite 1710 Chicago, IL 60602-4566 Direct: (312)368-0310 Fax: (312)368-0316 http://www.woodstockinst.org/ Woodstock Institute is a Chicago-based policy and advocacy nonprofit that works locally, nationally, and internationally to promote community reinvestment and economic development in lower-income and minority communities. The Institute’s goals are to increase the assets of targeted families and communities and, in particular, increase the supply of affordable rental and owner-occupied housing, and promote small business development, and access to fairly priced and appropriate financial services.
At ACCION Chicago, we’re committed to bringing affordable microfinance solutions to small business owners who need them. We’re a dynamic organization that reaches deeply into the communities we serve to help thousands of small business owners grow and thrive. We’re experts in microfinance-and in helping small business owners use it to build their businesses.
