Connecting HER Illinois Business to Resources – Sept. 2024 e-news
September 2024 E-news Presented by the Illinois Women’s Business Collective (ILWBC) The Illinois Women’s Business Collective (ILWBC) is powered by the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity (DCEO) – Office of Minority Economic Empowerment (OMEE)
The below listed resources, events, tools, organizations, etc. in this update is not a complete list of what is available for Illinois women-owned businesses and future women entrepreneurs. Although many of the presented resources are tailored for women, the below update features resources for all genders, too. Also, the below listed resources, events, tools, and organizations are not an endorsement of the views, opinions, products, services, etc. of any the below entities. Please note that the below resources feature both at no-cost (free) and at cost events, programs, etc. Business & Entrepreneurial News· DCEO’s Office of Minority Economic Empowerment’s (OMEE) September 2024 e-news which includes DCEO’s National Hispanic Heritage Month, grant opportunities, and additional resources for Illinois business owners. Click here to view the monthly e-news. · Click here for economic development updates, presented by the Office of Regional Economic Development (RED) at Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) · P33’s August 2024 e-news (a great round-up of resources and updates tailored for Chicago area underrepresented tech founders) · Chicago Sun-Times’ business section · Chicago Tribune’s business section · ChicagoGlobal (a Crain’s Chicago Business and Chicago Council on Global Affairs collaboration) · Illinois Business Journal (covers southwestern Illinois) · Springfield Business Journal · The Voice (covers the business community of greater Rockford) · for national and global news and trends tailored for entrepreneurs and innovators, refer to page 3 in the Connecting HER to Illinois Business Resources Guide for additional publications.
Connecting HER to Illinois Business Resources Guidetailored for Illinois women-owned businesses and future female entrepreneurs powered by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) – Office of Minority Economic Empowerment (OMEE) As the most complete cross-sector business resources tool in the state, the Connecting HER to Illinois Business Resources Guide, presents resources for women from all backgrounds, including different business stage levels, industries, etc. The guide also includes the Illinois-based business resource hubs, the Illinois Business Hub powered by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), Women’s Entrepreneurship Hub powered by Women Employed, ChiBizHub powered by Allies for Community Business (A4CB), the Chicago Entrepreneurial Guide powered by the Tech Equity Working Group (TEWG), and the Founders Resource Hub which is powered by P33. Click here for the translated guide in Spanish. |
Mentoring Programsincludes accelerators/bootcamps/ Trademark Bootcamppresented by the presented by the Illinois Small Business Development Center at the YWCA Metropolitan Chicago, in collaboration with the USPTO (US Patent and Trademark Office) every Tuesday through September 2024 |12:00 – 1:00 PM | virtual | Register here To view additional upcoming events hosted by the Illinois Small Business Development Center at the YWCA Metropolitan Chicago, click here. |
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