APPLICATION DEADLINE | ScaleUp Fall 2024
A 9-week online class for emerging business owners in Aurora to learn and grow in a community of like-minded entrepreneurs. Our award-winning ScaleUp program assists established businesses ready to scale their business to new markets and new revenue. The ScaleUp team equips entrepreneurs with the business acumen, resources, and tools necessary to maintain a profitable business with...
Government Contracting Beginner’s Boot Camp
ELEVATE YOUR GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING JOURNEY October 1-22, 2024 | 11:00am - 12:00pm Join the Government Contracting Beginner’s Bootcamp hosted by the Illinois Apex Accelerator at WBDC every Tuesday at 11:00 am; for four dynamic sessions, each packed with invaluable insights and strategies to help you navigate the world of government contracting with confidence. Here's a...
Starting Your Business in Illinois
Please join us for our Starting Your Business in Illinois webinar. During the webinar, you'll take an initial assessment to help you recognize your startup strengths, we'll introduce you to five basic startup steps, and we'll review the legal entities recommended for startups. Presented by the Illinois Small Business Development Center at the Women’s Business...
Elevate! Cohort 2024
Our Childcare Business Program is designed to provide business insight to established childcare entrepreneurs for home and center-based businesses. Elevate program participants will follow a process to grow their business, develop a marketing strategy, learn operational best practices, and sound methods for managing their childcare business financials. During this cohort you will learn how to...