The place to plan, start, and scale your business in Chicago.

Why This Hub?

ChiBizHub is Chicago’s one-stop shop small business resource, dedicated to helping Chicago entrepreneurs in all 77 neighborhoods thrive.

Plan

Planning ahead is important for every kind of business. We provide resources to help you think through what you and your business need to succeed.

Start

Start off on the right path with tailored information on how to launch your business, including licensing, permitting and financial guidance.

Scale

Once you set your plan in motion and start your business, we are here to help you think about how to accelerate and scale your business model.

Chicago’s Business Hub

ChiBizHub has deep connections with over 100 business resource providers centralized on one portal, assisting entrepreneurs with a wide variety of business issues.

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ChiBizHub Spotlights

Our Chicago small business ecosystem is ever-growing thanks to innovators and business resource providers working hard to turn ideas into reality everyday.

Chicago Entrepreneurs

Zabdi Ek and Anayeli Crisantos, Tekies, LLC

A systemic disadvantage is faced by Black, Brown, and Queer creatives world-wide: unfair wages and lack of entrepreneurial opportunity. Tekies is a social enterprise, created to help address this systemic [...]

Terrand Smith, Founder and CEO, 37 Oaks Consulting

A consummate retail professional, Terrand Smith oversaw close to $1 Billion in revenue during her decade long career in corporate retail. Working at the headquarters of CVS, Sears/Kmart, 7-Eleven, and Steelcase, […]

Sam Letcher, Founder, Bossy Chicago

Sam Letscher (she/her) is the founder of Bossy Chicago, a platform that helps Chicagoans shift their purchasing power to local womxn and non-binary small business owners. She started Bossy, now […]

Mila Johnson Perez, El Nopalito Delivery Service, LLC

Earlier this month, Kendra and Jazmin joined Mila Johnson Perez for a virtual conversation on Mila's entrepreneurial journey. Mila also shares her thoughts on food justice and the importance of [...]

Chicago Resource Providers

Join Our Hub Network

We are always looking for additional partners to help support our growing small business community.

Support with a Personal Touch

Entrepreneurs can connect to the right resources during any time of their business’s life cycle, from startup, to access to capital, contracting and scaling for growth, ChiBizHub offers a one-stop-shop to help entrepreneurs thrive.

Deep Partner Network

If you are a small business resource provider, ChiBizHub allows you to reach a broader audience and connect to the small business and entrepreneurs that need your help. This means better coordination of efforts, more clients, and visibility.

Community Impact

The result of business providers supporting the small business and entrepreneurial community is that together we can create significant impact in volumes by helping to improve the lives of all Chicagoans.