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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...

WBE Onboarding

Newly certified as a WBENC WBE, or wanting a refresher about how the WBDC and WBENC networks work? Join us for this free thirty-minute webinar.

Digital Bootcamp: Twin Cities | Application Deadline

Adopt a Digital Mindset for Your Business WBDC’s Digital Bootcamp is a one-week course where business owners learn the basics of digitizing their business processes and adopting a digital mindset. Entrepreneurs will be introduced to helpful digital tools and learn best practices to ensure successful integration into all aspects of their business processes. Classes will virtually meet...

DIY Tips to Validate Companies Worldwide

Are you missing out on business from potential national and international customers because you can’t tell if they’re legitimate companies? Our expert Louise Kern, managing director at Globis, provides Credit Reports and Due Diligence on any company, any size, any industry, anywhere in the world. She will share free tools you can use from your...