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.
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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
Develop ideas
- Establish goals
- Define products
- Price products
- Create business plan (Specialty)
- Create forecast
Formalize structures
- Register legally
- Secure licenses
- Buy insurance
- Buy or rent space
- Certify as MBE/WBE (Specialty)
Find financing
- Establish accounts
- Manage books
- Analyze needs (Specialty)
- Apply for a loan
- Apply for a grant
- Evaluate equity
Increase sales
- Update forecast
- Improve marketing
- Establish online
- Develop partners
- Update business plan
- Join accelerator (Specialty)
Optimize operations
- Measure operations (Specialty)
- Write handbook
- Prep for wholesale
Hire / retain staff
- Write job specs (Specialty)
- Draft staff manual
- Implement payroll
Capture wealth
- Update pitch deck (Specialty)
- Meet investors
- Seek legal counsel
- Plan for succession
- Sell your business
Contact Information
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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