Business Assistance
Small Business Development
Need financing? Leads for new customers? An updated website? Access to a leading national database? A professional to run ideas past? The Illinois SBDC at ICNC assists existing companies and new ventures move toward success. Contact Emily Lo for more information.
Business Advocacy
We ensure that the voices of our company owners are heard when decisions are being made on issues that impact business: zoning, infrastructure, security, regulations/processes and more. Contact Ben Spies for more info.
Government Services and Grants
ICNC helps companies access both public and private resources, including finding and securing grant or loan money, accessing government services and bringing tax dollars back to the neighborhood in the form of infrastructure improvements. Contact Ben Spies for more info.
International Trade Center
The Illinois SBDC International Trade Center at ICNC helps companies with exporting from start to finish. Whether you’re new to selling abroad, or want to build your current exports, we’ll help. Services include export readiness analysis, market entry strategy, links to new resources, financing and more.
Employee Training Reimbursement
The very popular On-the-Job Training (OJT) reimbursement grant has been renewed for 2015. This program can reimburse up to 50% of a new, full-time hire’s wages for their first six months on the job, provided they have been laid off from their last position. Contact Hannah Jones for more info.
Global Landing Center Chicago
The Global Business Landing Center is housed within ICNC’s Fulton-Carroll Center business incubator. The Fulton-Carroll Center currently provides space and business assistance to over 120 small business tenants in its 416,000 square-foot facility and will now also accommodate up to 20 foreign entrepreneur investors taking their first steps into the US market. Read more here.
Need financing? Leads for new customers? An updated website? Access to a leading national database? A professional to run ideas past? The Illinois SBDC at ICNC assists existing companies and new ventures move toward success. Contact Emily Lo for more information.
Business Advocacy
We ensure that the voices of our company owners are heard when decisions are being made on issues that impact business: zoning, infrastructure, security, regulations/processes and more. Contact Ben Spies for more info.
Government Services and Grants
ICNC helps companies access both public and private resources, including finding and securing grant or loan money, accessing government services and bringing tax dollars back to the neighborhood in the form of infrastructure improvements. Contact Ben Spies for more info.
International Trade Center
The Illinois SBDC International Trade Center at ICNC helps companies with exporting from start to finish. Whether you’re new to selling abroad, or want to build your current exports, we’ll help. Services include export readiness analysis, market entry strategy, links to new resources, financing and more.
Employee Training Reimbursement
The very popular On-the-Job Training (OJT) reimbursement grant has been renewed for 2015. This program can reimburse up to 50% of a new, full-time hire’s wages for their first six months on the job, provided they have been laid off from their last position. Contact Hannah Jones for more info.
Global Landing Center Chicago
The Global Business Landing Center is housed within ICNC’s Fulton-Carroll Center business incubator. The Fulton-Carroll Center currently provides space and business assistance to over 120 small business tenants in its 416,000 square-foot facility and will now also accommodate up to 20 foreign entrepreneur investors taking their first steps into the US market. Read more here.