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Bridge Investment Community Development Corporation
100 19th Street Suite 109
Rock Island, IL 61201--802
www.bridgeinvestmentcdc.org
- Select CDFIs in IL
- International Bank of Chicago
- Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives Micro Finance Group, Inc.
- Chicago Community Loan Fund, The
- National Community Investment Fund
- Community Investment Corporation
- Select Small Business Resources in Illinois
- College of Lake County - Small Business Development Center
- Kankakee Valley SCORE
- Kankakee Community College - Small Business Development Center
- Joseph Center SBDC
While the federal government does not provide grants for starting or growing small businesses, it does provide a myriad of services to assist entrepreneurs in pursuit of their dreams. One of the mechanisms in place to promote small business growth and economic development are Community Development Financial Institutions.
The U.S Small Business Administration supports both the Small Business Development Center Program and SCORE to provide management assistance to current and prospective small business owners. These programs offer one-stop assistance to individuals and small businesses by providing a wide variety of information and guidance in central and easily accessible branch locations.
Featured Government Grant Resources
The Secret to Acquiring Business Grants
Business grants could be one of the most important financial tools that nearly all businesses would need. They may not be the single most significant support businesses could have, but they can get definitely help you start the business right....
Minority Business Enterprise Centers for Minority-Owned Businesses
The The Minority Business Development Agency has recently constituted the Minority Business Enterprise Centers (MBEC) Program wherein it aims to support minority-owned businesses by providing them with electronic and one-on-one business development services for a reasonably nominal fee.
Social Entrepreneurship
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The U.S. Government on Cultivating Impact Investing And Social Enterprise
According to a Private Capital, Public Good report recently released at the White House from a group of A-list impact investing and social enterprise specialists, the U.S. government can do a lot to spur the growth among the impact investing and social enterprise sectors.
