{"id":23621,"date":"2022-05-31T11:39:04","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T16:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wbdc.org\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=23511"},"modified":"2022-05-31T11:39:04","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T16:39:04","slug":"10-things-to-know-about-starting-a-cannabis-business-in-illinois-3","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.wbdc.org\/en\/event\/10-things-to-know-about-starting-a-cannabis-business-in-illinois-3\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Things to Know About Starting a Cannabis Business in Illinois"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><strong>Join us for a Lunch &amp; Learn!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Florence Hardy will discuss the information you need to start a cannabis or cannabis related business in Illinois. This webinar will provide an overview of the following: Compliance and legal considerations, timeliness and fees, financing options, tax requirements and more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u200bFlorence Hardy<\/strong>&nbsp;is a graduate of Howard University.&nbsp;She has a Juris Doctor degree from John Marshall Law School in Corporate, Transactional and Intellectual Property Law.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\nThe beginning of Florence&#8217;s career included working for the City of Chicago in the Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection where her role included guiding business owners through the licensing and compliance process.&nbsp;Past positions held by Florence include the Director of the Small Business Development Center at the Far South Community Development Corporation, as well as the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce.&nbsp;<br \/>\nShe is the Chief Executive Officer of truCrowd Illinois, the only security-based crowdfunding platform in Illinois. Florence has significant depth of experience in the Cannabis Industry.&nbsp;She is the Chief Operating Officer of Fundanna, Inc, which is the only marijuana focused crowdfunding platform in the country.<br \/>\n<strong>Presented by the WBDC Cannabiz Program, a joint initiative by:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wbdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/branding-53.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23112\" src=\"https:\/\/wbdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/branding-53-300x100.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wbdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/branding-53-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/wbdc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/branding-53.png 600w\" alt=\"\" width=\"471\" height=\"157\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join us for a Lunch &amp; Learn! Florence Hardy will discuss the information you need to start a cannabis or cannabis related business in Illinois. 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