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Chicago Municipal Employees Credit Union
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Chicago, IL 60603
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- Select CDFIs in IL
- Community Investment Corporation
- Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives Micro Finance Group, Inc.
- I.H. Mississippi Valley Credit Union
- National Community Investment Fund
- TRP Lending, LLC
- Select Small Business Resources in Illinois
- Rockford U.S. Export Assistance Center at EIGERlab
- College of Dupage - Small Business Development Center
- Evanston Business & Technology Center - Small Business Development Center
- Northern Illinois SCORE
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
Historically Underutilized Business Zones - HUBZone Empowerment Contracting Program
The Small Business Administration has established the Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZone) Empowerment Contracting Program wherein they aim to provide federal contracting assistance to eligible small business corporations which are located in underutilized business zones so as to improve their employment opportunities, investments, and their area's economic development.
How The Government Can Help Your Small Business
The United States Small Business Administration, otherwise known as SBA, is a United States government agency that was established on the 30th day of July, 1953.
Social Entrepreneurship
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Awakening the Entrepreneurial Spirit
Amit Kataria, who lost his lower limbs to polio, has launched his social enterprise, Rural Organisation for Social Empowerment (ROSE) to create employment for at least one member of every household in Haryana, North Central India.
