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[PAID ACCESS] Tax Strategies and Financial Readiness Webinar
Get ready to optimize your tax strategies and financial readiness! Let’s ensure your business is well-prepared to make the most of tax-saving opportunities. If you are a new or existing business owner, investor, or simply interested in optimizing your financial situation, this workshop is designed to provide you with valuable insights and practical tax strategy…
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Tax Strategies and Financial Readiness Webinar
This Business Essentials workshop is to help new or existing business owners better understand tax strategies and financial readiness. Discover valuable insights and practical tips for optimizing your financial situation, whether you’re a business owner, investor, or simply interested in securing a better financial future. REGISTER HERE: : https://www.eventbrite.com/e/business-essentials-tickets-602814724067
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2023 Illinois MBDA Business & Entrepreneur Summit at Elgin Community College
Join the Illinois Minority Business Development Agency (IL MBDA) Business Center Business & Entrepreneur Event at Elgin Community College At the Business & Entrepreneur Summit, you’ll have the opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals, industry experts, and successful entrepreneurs. Our lineup of speakers will share their valuable insights, strategies, and experiences to help you thrive…
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[PAID ACCESS] Business Financial Essentials
Be ready for any business grant, loan, or contract opportunity that comes your way! Let’s get your business financial ducks in a row so your business is ready to take off. If you are a new or existing business owner who to scale and access additional business funding, we want to help you get your…
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Business Essentials Workshop
This Business Essentials workshop is to help new or existing business owners better understand fundamental business financial concepts and how you, as a business owner, can leverage them to grow your operation and run a profitable business. After this class, you will be able to identify the steps needed to get familiar with your business’s…
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Bonds and Insurance Basics Workshop
Did you know that the U.S. government requires every contractor it works with to purchase a surety bond or insurance to ensure their work will be completed in a timely and cost-effective manner? Are you a minority business owner who wants to get federal, state & local government contracts? Join us to learn about the…
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2023 SYMPOSIUM: WHAT’S IN THE NEW INFRASTRUCTURE BILL FOR YOU?
Join the Illinois Minority Business Development Agency (IL MBDA) Business Center for our 2023 SYMPOSIUM: WHAT’S IN THE NEW INFRASTRUCTURE BILL FOR YOU? We will bring together minority businesses and corporations & government contract holders at the local and national levels to showcase & connect businesses and share business & partnership opportunities that are possible…
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[PAID ACCESS] Business Credit Essentials
Has your business ever been denied a business loan because your financial paperwork wasn’t in order? We want to help you, as a new or existing business owner, understand the steps you need to take to get you and your business ready to apply for commercial credit. Let’s get you ready to access as many…
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The Source Grow Grant Workshop
$10,000 grants for small businesses, prioritizing those owned by historically excluded populations and in sectors hard hit by the pandemic. Register for this in-person (Oct 19th) or virtual (Oct 20th) workshop to prepare to apply for the Cook County Source Grow Grant if your business: Is a for-profit business in Cook County, IL Has less…
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Business Credit Essentials
This Business Credit Essentials workshop is for new or existing business owners to better understand how financial institutions look at you and your business when applying for any commercial loan. After this class, you will be able to identify the steps needed in order to get you and your business ready to apply for commercial…
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Workshop: ¿De qué se trata todo ese papeleo de subvención?
¿De qué se tratan todos esos documentos para el subsidio? ¿Quiere saber más sobre cómo solicitar subvenciones y tramitarlos? Nosotros estaremos conversando con Liseth Manzo, directora ejecutiva, Agencia de Desarrollo del Centro de Negocios para Minoritarios en Illinois, discutiendo estos temas acerca de nuestros Recursos Financieros para Negocios (por sus siglas en inglés–RFE) los cuáles…
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What’s All That Grant Paperwork About? How to apply for grants and manage them once you receive them.
Join DCEO and IL MBDA Business Center for this virtual workshop to learn about upcoming grants, how to apply for them, and manage them once you receive them. In this workshop, we’ll also discuss how to prepare, apply for and manage grants, as well as take a look at some available funding opportunities. The current…
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