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Lunch and Learn: Creating an Actionable Marketing Plan

The Illinois SBDC at the WBDC is partnering with the Chicago Chapter of the American Marketing Association to offer "Creating an Actionable Marketing Plan." Learn how to create an actionable marketing plan using a simple, “plan-on-a-page” approach. This session will provide you the tools and training to help identify your ideal target audience, define your...

APPLICATION DEADLINE | ScaleUp Spring 2024

A 9-week online class for emerging business owners in Chicago and Milwaukee 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...

APPLICATION DEADLINE | ScaleHigher Spring 2024

Working IN your business…leaving no time to work ON your business? Thursdays, February 29 – May 2, 2024 A 10-week online class for established business owners, where you can learn and grow in a community of like-minded entrepreneurs. ScaleHigher brings together traditional business education, leadership training, and digital skills knowledge into one cohort. Business owners receive...

APPLICATION DEADLINE | ScaleHigher Midwest Spring 2024

Working IN your business…leaving no time to work ON your business? Thursdays, February 29 – May 2, 2024 A 10-week online class for established business owners, where you can learn and grow in a community of like-minded entrepreneurs. ScaleHigher brings together traditional business education, leadership training, and digital skills knowledge into one cohort. Business owners receive...