DEVELOP IDEAS
ESTABLISH GOALS
DEVELOP IDEAS
ESTABLISH GOALS
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Austin Coming Together
Austin Coming Together (ACT) provides backbone support for a 50+ network of non-profit, faith-based, public, and private entities with the shared mission of increasing collective impact to improve the quality of life in Chicago’s Austin community.
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Changing Oasis Inc
Changing Oasis is your source for support & leadership development. We empower women through self-discovery to obtain their personal and professional goals.
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Far South CDC
Far South Community Development Corporation (Far South CDC) is a 501c3 not-for-profit organization that provides specialized and strategic community development services to Chicago’s far south side neighborhoods and south suburban Cook County.
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North River Commission / Albany Park Chamber of Commerce
We help small businesses (at any stage of business) thrive through our programs: Albany Park Chamber of Commerce, Chicago Business Center, Neighborhood Business Development Center, and the Albany Park & Irving Park Special Service Area (SSA #60).
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Quad Communities Development Corporation
QCDC promotes the creation of a vibrant, sustainable, and healthy mixed-income community, QCDC drives the development of commercial projects, supports and attracts small businesses, and creates an environment supportive of private investment.
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Rogers Park Business Alliance
Rogers Park Business Alliance (RPBA) works in the areas of business, community and economic development. We employ a professional staff and are governed by a volunteer Board of Directors composed of local business owners, residents and stakeholders.
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Uptown Chamber of Commerce
The Uptown Chamber of Commerce exists to promote the business community in Uptown. Its members are supported with programs focused on marketing, strategic partnerships, City permitting, district events, advocacy, and economic development.
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Women's Entrepreneurship Hub Powered by Women Employed
The Women's Entrepreneurship Hub intends to be a community and connective tissue between organizations that provide business resources and women, particularly women who are Black, Latinx and in low-wage roles.
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Woodlawn Chamber of Commerce
The Woodlawn Chamber of Commerce is dedicated to promoting business development in order to improve the quality of life of Woodlawn residents.
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Allies for Community Business
Allies for Community Business provides the capital, coaching, and connections entrepreneurs need to grow great businesses that create jobs and wealth in their communities.
Apparel Industry Board, Inc.
The only official organization in Illinois specifically dedicated to the needs of the sewn products industry.
Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Illinois
The Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Illinois (AACCIL) is a resource for Asian American and other minority-owned firms and those seeking to do business with them.
Belmont-Central Chamber of Commerce
Membership organization devoted to assisting businesses in the Belmont Cragin and Portage Park community areas of Chicago.
Business Services Collective NFP
Business Services Collective is a nonprofit focused on developing the financial health of diverse construction businesses.
Calumet Area Industrial Commission
A non-profit organization supporting local small business expansion and entrepreneurship in the South Chicago and Southeast Chicago region.
Tracy Murray
Phone: (773) 928-6000 Ext: 275
Website
1000 East 111th Street
Floor 7
Chicago, IL 60628
Chicago Department of Business Affairs & Consumer Protection
The Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) ensures a fair and vibrant marketplace for businesses, workers and consumers in the City of Chicago.
Defy Ventures
Defy’s mission is to shift mindsets to give people with criminal histories their best shot at a second chance. Our vision is to cut the recidivism rate in half by leveraging entrepreneurship to increase economic opportunity and transform lives.
Edgewater Chamber of Commerce
Since 1985, the Edgewater Chamber of Commerce, a 501c6 nonprofit, has worked to create and support a thriving business environment, while attracting new commercial business, contributing to a vibrant Edgewater community.
Entrepreneurial Support Program at UIC
The Entrepreneurial Support Program at UIC helps Chicagoland entrepreneurs, both on and off UIC campus to succeed in business!
Steve Bob
Phone: (413) 996-0700
Website
601 S Morgan St
2513 University Hall MC 75
Chicago, IL 60123
Foundation of Little Village
Empowering residents to achieve equitable livelihood.
Garfield Park Chamber of Commerce
We are the Chamber of Commerce in Garfield Park of Commerce is a business support agency focused on increasing businesses in the local community, providing business advising, employee training and retention, match-making, workshops and events.
Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation
The Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation (GAGDC) works to foster and promote revitalization of the communities that we serve using asset-based comprehensive community development strategies.
Greater Southwest Development Corp.
GSDC works to create, attract, retain, and expand commercial and manufacturing businesses on Chicago’s Southwest Side. We assist businesses with finding capital, business and marketing plans, government contracts, certifications and licensing.
HACIA
Dedicated to advocating for equal access and removing barriers in the construction industry by providing programs and training opportunities for underrepresented contractors, engineers, small businesses, and newcomers to the industry.
Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
The Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (IHCC) is the leading Hispanic business, networking, advocacy and development organization in Illinois. IHCC is now the largest community of Hispanic business owners in Illinois and the Midwest.
Loly Toledo
Phone: (312) 425-9500
Website
222 W. Merchadise Mart Plaza Suite 1212, c/o 1871
Chicago, IL 60654
Illinois SBDC International Trade Center at WBDC
The International Trade Center @WBDC helps small and medium sized companies start or grow exports to foreign markets.
Illinois SBDC Network
Illinois Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) provide information, no-cost confidential business guidance, training, and other resources to early-stage and existing small businesses.
Lakeview Roscoe Village Chamber of Commerce
The Lakeview Roscoe Village Chamber of Commerce is a community of entrepreneurs working together and supporting each other to create a stronger neighborhood and business environment, through advocacy, promotion, networking, and education.
National Black MBA Association
A professional organization that serves as a resource for Black executives, entrepreneurs, educators, and students in the Chicago area who are interested in improving the effectiveness of Black businesses and professionals.
Native American Chamber of Commerce of Illinois
We provide opportunities for networking and support of American Indian businesspeople in Illinois - a mentor's environment for those individuals beginning new endeavors and education and growth opportunities specific to Native Americans.
North Branch Works
A membership-supported nonprofit organization focused on sustainable economic and community development along the North Branch of the Chicago River.
Pulaski Elston Business Association
We are the local business association serving businesses on the northwest side of Chicago in the Mayfair, West Walker, Old Irving Park and Albany Park Communities.
SBDC at CMAA
The SBDC at CMAA is part of a nationwide network of centers that promote entrepreneurship and small business growth through no-cost, confidential consulting for new and established businesses and entrepreneurs.
SCORE Chicago
SCORE provides free and confidential, 1:1 mentoring to aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners. We also offer many business education workshops and webinars, and free tools and templates on our website.
Six Corners Association
Six Corners Association is a 501(c)6 non-profit economic development organization located on Chicago's northwest side.
Sunshine Enterprises
Sunshine Enterprises is a NFP organization that focuses on equipping entrepreneurs with the tools and resources to start and grow their business.
The Hatchery
The Hatchery, part of the Industrial Council for Nearwest Chicago, is a nonprofit food and beverage incubator in East Garfield Park. We provide the tools, resources, guidance, and commercial kitchen space to launch in the culinary industry.
WBDC - Little Village
WBDC's Little Village location, in the Little Village Chamber of Commerce, specializes in assisting Spanish-language entrepreneurs through all phases of business development: start-up, licensing, funding, growth plans, and more.
Women's Business Development Center (WBDC)
The WBDC ignites business growth, providing education to current and aspiring entrepreneurs throughout Chicagoland. We provide technical assistance around business plans, accessing capital, government contracts, certification and more.
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