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Adopting a Digital Mindset Webinar
Adopting a Digital Mindset Webinar
FOR IL RESIDENTS ONLY. As a small business owner, you recognize the many challenges that come with a fast-changing landscape like reaching new clients, ensuring data security, improving efficiency, and just keeping up with the latest trends in technology. It can feel overwhelming with all the different digital tools and solutions available, but by having...
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How to Write a Business Plan Workshop
How to Write a Business Plan Workshop
FOR ILLINOIS RESIDENTS ONLY. “How to Write a Business Plan,” a virtual workshop designed specifically for pre-venture entrepreneurs. In this workshop, current and future entrepreneurs learn how to turn your business ideas into a structured business plan that sets your venture up for success. Whether you are new to entrepreneurship or refining your concept, this...
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Road to Success Cohort | Spring 2026
Only for those who completed the R2S Bootcamp. FOR IL RESIDENTS ONLY. Road to Success 2.0 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...
Starting Your Business in Illinois
Starting Your Business in Illinois
Are you considering starting a business in Illinois? During the workshop, we will take an initial assessment to help you recognize your startup strengths, introduce you to five basic startup steps, and review the legal entities recommended for startups. Presented by the Illinois SBDC at the Women’s Business Development Center.
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Lunch & Learn: Bridging the Digital Divide with Be The Data Hero
Lunch & Learn: Bridging the Digital Divide with Be The Data Hero
Pauline McKinney, Founder of Be The Data Hero, will offer a workshop that combines digital tools and data collecting practices. Pauline is a strategic problem solver with a reputation for finding the signals others miss. She founded Be The Data Hero after seeing the same pattern everywhere: smart leaders drowning in data but starving for...
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Adopting a Digital Mindset
Adopting a Digital Mindset
In this workshop you will learn what a digital mindset is and why it is essential for you and your small business to grow and stay competitive. We will discuss how to choose the right digital tools and solutions for your business needs, how to measure performance and impact, and how to foster a digital...
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The Growth Lab | Episode 2
The Growth Lab | Episode 2
The Growth Lab is back — and Episode 2 is going to be one you don't want to miss. At The Growth Lab, entrepreneurs bring their real business challenges to a panel of experienced advisors and subject matter experts. In each session, one founder takes the spotlight, sharing the questions keeping them up at night while our...
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Emerging & Pre-Venture Bootcamp | Road to Success June 2026
WBDC’s Road to Success four-week Bootcamp provides Illinois entrepreneurs with the essential tools to build and grow sustainable businesses. Our Road to Success Bootcamp is a prerequisite which lays the foundation for business setup and planning fundamentals. After completion of the bootcamp and all its assignments, graduates are invited to join our Road to Success...
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