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Smart Marketing: Leveraging AI for Small Business Marketing

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...

Workforce Solutions for Growing Businesses

WBDC Aurora 43 W. Galena Blvd., Aurora, IL

Join fellow local entrepreneurs, business owners, and workforce leaders for an interactive, solutions‑focused summit designed to help you attract, develop, and retain talent in today’s evolving labor market. This 2‑hour...

Smart Marketing: Leveraging AI for Small Businesses

For IL 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...

The Growth Lab | Episode 3

The Growth Lab is back — and Episode 3 is going to be one you don’t want to miss. At The Growth Lab, entrepreneurs bring their real business challenges to a panel...