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.
About
Allies for Community Business provides the capital, coaching, and connections entrepreneurs need to grow great businesses that create jobs and wealth in their communities. We offer loans between $500 and $100,000 to early, emerging, and established businesses at fair prices. In addition, we provide free coaching to anyone who wants to start or grow a business, and we connect entrepreneurs to trusted partners that can help further.
Services Provided
Capture wealth
- Sell your business
- Plan for succession
- Seek legal counsel
- Meet investors
- Update pitch deck
Develop ideas
- Define products
- Establish goals
- Create business plan
- Create forecast
- Price products
Find financing
- Evaluate equity
- Establish accounts
- Manage books
- Analyze needs
- Apply for a loan
- Apply for a grant
Formalize structures
- Register legally
- Buy or rent space
- Buy insurance
- Secure licenses
- Certify as MBE/WBE
Hire / retain staff
- Write job specs
- Implement payroll
- Draft staff manual
Increase sales
- Update business plan
- Join accelerator
- Develop partners
- Establish online
- Improve marketing
- Update forecast
Optimize operations
- Prep for wholesale
- Write handbook
- Measure operations
Primary Contact
Katie Smith
Katie Smith
Address
135 n kedzie ave
Chicago, IL 60612
135 n kedzie ave
Chicago, IL 60612
Phone
(312) 380-4765
(312) 380-4765
Website
https://www.a4cb.org
https://www.a4cb.org
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