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Smart Marketing Leveraging: AI for Small Business Marketing

FOR ILLINOIS RESIDENTS ONLY. In this 1.5-hour workshop, small business owners will explore how to leverage AI—especially tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, and CoPilot—to boost marketing effectiveness and productivity. You’ll start by understanding what AI is (and what it isn’t) and how the platforms we hear about fit into the broader picture of artificial intelligence. The...

Road to Success Cohort | Fall 2026

Only for those who completed the R2S Bootcamp. FOR IL RESIDENTS ONLY. Road to Success is a six-session cohort, for which the Bootcamp is a prerequisite. Road to Success cohort guides pre-venture and emerging businesses towards success by going more in depth into areas crucial for business growth. The cohort covers essential business concepts such...

Ask AI, Then Ask Your Customer

Have a business idea or a new product or service you’d like to offer through your existing business? Before you invest significant time or money, find out what potential customers actually need and whether your idea appeals to them. In this practical Illinois SBDC at the WBDC webinar, you’ll learn how to: Describe who your...

Road to Success in Polish | Kurs na sukces

Kurs na sukces. Zacznij swój biznes już dziś! Pierwszy w historii WBDC kurs przedsiębiorczości prowadzony w całości po polsku. Bezpłatny kurs online dla wszystkich, którzy chcą założyć własny biznes albo dopiero zaczynają. Cztery wieczory, konkretne kroki, zero kosztów. Czwartki, 29.10, 5.11, 12.11, 19.11.2026, 18:00-20:00 Prowadzony przez dr Kingę Kosmalę, dyrektorkę ds. przedsiębiorczości. Road to Success...