Champaign Organization of Developers and Engineers (C.O.D.E.) ?

The purpose of this group is to encourage the growth of the technical community in Champaign Country, Illinois, by offering an exchange for technical professionals and opportunities in the area.

60 Hazelwood Drive

Champaign, IL 6***

Phone：217-333-***

Contact：Laura Frerichs

Email：lfrerich**[ta]**inois.edu

http://www.**nkedin.com/groups/Champaign-Organization-Developers-Engineers-CODE-3725345/about

Chicago SBA District Office ?

U. S. Small Business Administration

The Illinois SBA Offices are responsible for the delivery of the U.S. Small Business Administration's many programs and services to 102 counties in Illinois. Our offices are located in Chicago and Springfield. Over the years, the SBA has developed many small business loan and assistance programs, special outreach efforts and initiatives to aid and inform small businesses.

500 W. Madison Street

Suite ***

Chicago, IL 6***

Phone：312-353-***

http://www.**a.gov/about-offices-content/2/***

Chicago SCORE ?

U. S. Small Business Administration

SCORE Chicago provides free business counseling, management consulting, and low cost workshops. We advise on how to get a business loan and offer other resources like templates for a business plan. SCORE counselors can help the entrepreneur start a business

a small business owner grow and prosper. The organization has more than 25 locations in the Chicago area. We also counsel by email nationwi***

500 W. Madison Street

Suite ***

Chicago, IL 6***

Phone：312-353-***

http://www.**orechicago.org/

Chicago State University Small Business Development Center ?

Chicago State University

The Illinois Small Business Development Center provides Management Assistance, one on one Counseling and specialized training workshops, to new and emerging businesses. The center was created in cooperation with the Small Business Administration, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, and Chicago State University. Under cooperative agreement #SB-2M-0097***

9501 South King Drive

BHS***

Chicago, IL 60628-***

Phone：773-995-***

Contact：Vacant

Email：rbryan20**[ta]**.edu

http://www.**u.edu/sbdc/

Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce Small Business Development Center ?

Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce

The SBDC at the Chicagoland Chamber offers free consulting to small businesses to help them grow. We have the backing of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, but we are not a membership

fee-based group. By offering access to mentors, capital, business plan iteration, marketing plan iteration,custom support (and much more), we help companies grow and eventually create jobs to boost the economy here in Chicagoland.

200 East Randolph Street

Suite ***

Chicago, IL 6***

Phone：312-494-***

Contact：John Roberson

Email：jroberson**[ta]**cagolandchamber.org

http://www.**icagolandchamber.org/wdk_cc/programs_and_advocacy/small_business_.jsp

Cibola ?

It's hard out there to build a company on your own. We are building a space to support the faces and voices of entrepreneurship that we need to see more of. Cibola has the vibe of a funky nightclub, the technology of a wired office, the resources of the best private schools, and the members attitude of a lodge. We are dedicated to building companies of all kinds, with a focus on tech entrepreneurship, social enterprise, and growing both Pilsen and Chicago's entrepreneur communities.

1647 South Blue Island

Chicago, IL 6***

Phone：773-542-***

Contact：Emile Cambry, Jr.

Email：emile**[ta]**ldcibola.com

http://www.**ildcibola.wix.com/cibola

Coleman Entrepreneurship Center ?

DePaul University

The Coleman Center provides current undergraduate and graduate DePaul students from across the university the support, encouragement, and resources they need to become a part of Chicago’s booming entrepreneurial community, as well as, successfully launch and grow entrepreneurial businesses, non-profits and social ventures.

1 East Jackson Boulevard

Suite ***

Chicago , IL 6***

Phone：312-362-***

Contact：Margaret Elliot

Email：MELLIOT8**[ta]**aul.edu

http://www.**leman.depaul.edu/

Collateral Support Program (Advantage Illinois ) ?

Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

Advantage Illinois

The Collateral Support Program (CSP) may be accessed via participating banks. It is designed to supplement loan collateral of small businesses and entrepreneurs to enhance the equity and/or loan collateral levels of these potential borrowers. The program supplies pledged collateral accounts to participating lending institutions. This program enhances the collateral of individual loans, while providing a source of deposits to lending institutions.

Phone：800-252-***

http://www.**dceo.net/dceo/Bureaus/Advantage+Illinois/Collateral+Support+Program/

College of DuPage Small Business Development Center ?

College of DuPage

The Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at College of DuPage is part of a statewide network of small business resource providers sponsored in part through state (Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity) and federal (U.S. Small Business Administration) grants. We offer training, counseling and consulting services to Illinois businesses at no

low cost. Our clients range from start-up through existing businesses that seek ways to improve, develop

finance their o...

2525 Cabot Drive

Suite***

Lisle, IL 6***

Phone：630-942-***

Contact：David Gay

Email：gaydav**[ta]**.edu

http://www.**d.edu/business_resources/entrepreneurship/sbdc/index.aspx

College of Lake County Small Business Development Center ?

College of Lake County

The Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at the College of Lake County is grant-funded to provide free expert advice to grow and expand Lake County small businesses. This location also houses a Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC), which provides one-on-one counseling, technical information, marketing assistance and training to existing businesses that are interested in selling their products and/or services to local, state,federal government agencies, as well as an In...

19351 West Washington Street

Room T***

Grayslake, IL 60030-***

Phone：847-543-***

Contact：Jan Bauer

Email：clcsbdc**[ta]**illinois.edu

http://www.**cillinois.edu/depts/sbd.asp

cuDBug ?

UIUC Research Park

cuDBug was formed in February of 2012 to provide a forum for those in the Champaign-Urbana region interested in the practice of database management. The group facilitates both professional networking and provides opportunities to hear from speakers on database management system topics of interest. cuDBug aims to meet every other month in the University of Illinois Research Park nearby.

60 Hazelwood drive

Champaign, IL 6***

Contact：Charles Linville

Email：linville**[ta]**ughman-analytics.com

http://www.**dbug.org/

Danville Area Community College Small Business Development Center ?

Danville Area Community College

ILSBDC**[ta]**C provides information and assistance to potential and existing Illinois small businesses through one-on-one counseling and training sessions.

2917 North Vermillion

Danville, IL 6***

Phone：217-442-***

Contact：Michael O'Brien

Email：sbdc**[ta]**c.edu

http://www.**cc.edu/sbdc/

Decatur SCORE ?

U. S. Small Business Administration

SCORE Chapter #296 provides free and confidential business advice and counseling tailored to meet the needs of your small business and your personal objectives. SCORE Chapter 296 also offers workshops, for a modest fee, for both start-up and in-business entrepreneurs.

1184 W. Main Street

Milliken University

Decatur, IL 6***

Phone：217-424-***

http://www.**catur.score.org/

Designer-in-Residence ?

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The Office of the Vice President for Research at University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign has engaged Dr. Deana McDonagh, Chair of the Industrial Design Program in the School of Art + Design at the University of Illinois and Beckman Institute, as a new Designer-in-Residence. In this role, she will be assisting University of Illinois inventors and entrepreneurs to incorporate product design in their technology development to help improve user experiences and performance of products to meet cust...

60 Hazelwood Drive

Champaign, IL 6***

Phone：217-333-***

Contact：Laura Frerichs

Email：lfrerich**[ta]**inois.edu

http://www.**searchpark.illinois.edu/resources/designer-residence

Designer-in-Residence

Duman Entrepreneurship Center Small Business Development Center ?

Jewish Vocational Service

We know that by helping small businesses launch, expand and improve their profitability, we’re also helping them create jobs in the Chicago area. And that helps everyone. That’s why we offer support and educational training programs for all entrepreneurs, including veterans, ex-offenders and even home-based businesses. Our clients are adults in the Chicago area who are starting up a new business

expanding their existing one. We specialize in making low cost business loans to eligi...

216 West Jackson Boulevard

Suite***

Chicago, IL 60606-***

Phone：312-673-***

Contact：Steve Bob

Email：sbdcdumancenter**[ta]**chicago.org

http://www.**schicago.org/small-business-services/duman-entrepreneurship-center/

East Central Illinois University Center ?

The East Central Illinois University Center is a partnership among local educational institutions and business development resources to promote and foster entrepreneurship in the region. The program's mission is to create a growing pipeline of long-term innovative and vibrant business activity within the region through entrepreneur education, startup assistance, incubation and growth support and investment. In addition to these direct efforts, a regional study of the entrepreneurship ecosystem w...

http://www.**searchpark.illinois.edu/resources/east-central-illinois-university-center

ECI SCORE ?

U. S. Small Business Administration

ECI SCORE mentors, serving East Central Illinois, are experienced and have access to numerous resources from which to gather business information necessary to help you make good business decisions.

303 W. Kirby Avenue

Champaign, IL 6***

Phone：217-359-***

http://www.**i.score.org/