ILLINOIS SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER
Illinois SBDC
Start a new business or grow your existing business with expert advice, workshops and resources. Plus, if you need help dealing with local government, you’ve come to the right place.
No Cost One-On-One Advising for Small Businesses
The Illinois SBDC at the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce has already helped over 600 small business owners and entrepreneurs. Chamber membership is not required to take advantage of SBDC services.
Additionally, the Illinois SBDC recently collaborated with the Chamber and the University of Illinois Chicago College of Business Administration to survey small businesses across Chicago. Check out the groundbreaking results here.
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Receive Assistance With:
- Business planning
- Guidance on business financing
- Market research and marketing plans
- Customer relations
- Dealing with local government
- Connections to additional resources
- Branding
- How to use data
- And more…
Can SBDC Help You?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, the IL Small Business Development Center can help you.
- Are you starting your own business?
- Do you have a business plan?
- Does your business need access to markets, contracts or capital?
- Do you need help with financial analysis and planning?
- Are you interested in doing business with the government?
- Do you need strategic planning to guide your business growth?
- Are you interested in integrating the latest technology tools into your business?
Meet the Team
About SBDC
Illinois Small Business Development Centers have been providing assistance to Illinois businesses since 1984. The Centers have served over 1,063,416 pre-venture and existing small businesses and have assisted clients secure access to over $3.25 Billion in debt and equity business financing. For more information on the Illinois Small Business Development Center network.
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SBDC Partnerships
The SBDC at the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration, the Department of Commerce and Economic opportunity and the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce.
Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact us by calling (312) 494-6790 or by emailing [email protected].
SBDC services are provided in a nondiscriminatory way to all legal residents and citizens in the United States.