The Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at ICNC

sbdc@industrialcouncil.com

 

Now in its third year, the Illinois SBDC at ICNC has served more than 230 companies.  The Illinois SBDC at ICNC offers confidential, in-depth, one-on-one business counseling/consulting to established, new, or pre-venture companies free of charge.

 

A partnership between the Small Business Administration (SBA), Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), and ICNC, our counselors come from private sector firms with proven experience and real-world success.  For assistance call 312-733-2373 or email sbdc@industrialcouncil.com,

 

The Illinois SBDC at ICNC has provided more than 2,000 hours of counseling, helping businesses obtain more than $9.5 million dollars in debt and equity financing and is a registered Technical Assistance Provider for SBA Community Express loans.   Other areas of assistance

include:

·               Loans, working capital, lines of credit and real estate loans including SBA 7a, 504,   Government Participation Loans and ICNC's own Revolving Loan Fund

·               Licensure

·               Business plans, marketing plans, market research (SBDCNET)

·               Management issues, including human resources and e-commerce

·               Strategic planning, financial statement analysis and cash flow projections

·               Intellectual property information (patent/trademark)

·               Direct import/export assistance and referrals

·               Educating, training, and retaining employees

 

All SBA programs are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis.

 

Click here to open the SBDC Request for Counseling form