Serra Ventures ?

Serra Ventures, LLC is a professional advisory firm offering a comprehensive suite of services to the middle market, with a special emphasis on early stage and emerging high technology companies. Serra Ventures’ principals bring decades of business experience spanning multiple disciplines and industries to each consulting engagement. We work carefully with your team to understand your organization’s unique needs in order to design and implement a customized approach to me...

2021 South First Street

Suite***

Champaign, IL 6***

Phone：217-819-***

Contact：Alyssa Hoerr

Email：alyssa**[ta]**raventures.com

http://www.**rraventures.com/

Shawnee Community College Small Business Development Center ?

Shawnee Community College

The Illinois Small Business Development Center provides assistance to small businesses with start-up, expansion, business and marketing plan assistance, accessing financing opportunities, and a variety of seminars and workshops.

8364 Shawnee College Road

Ullin, IL 62992-***

Phone：618-634-***

Contact：Candy Eastwood

Email：candye**[ta]**wneecc.edu

http://www.**dc.shawneecc.edu/illinois-small-business-development-center

SIU-Carbondale Small Business Development Center ?

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

The Illinois Small Business Development Center at Southern Illinois University Carbondale can help you take your business idea from concept to reality, expand your current business, and lead the way for you to take your company into the global marketplace. This location also houses an International Trade Center (ITC), which provides information, counseling and training to existing, new to-export companies interested in pursuing international trade opportunities.

1740 Innovation Drive

Carbondale, IL 6***

Phone：618-536-***

Contact：Emily Carter

Email：sbdc**[ta]**.edu

http://www.**usbdc.com/

SIU-E East St. Louis Small Business Development Center ?

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

The Small Business Development Center provides training services and confidential counseling at little

no cost. Services include, but are not limited to, providing financial, marketing, production and business plan assistance. The center also provides procurement technical assistance to small businesses including small firms owned by disadvantaged persons, women, minorities, veterans,to obtain access to government contracting opportunities.

601 James R Thompson Blvd

Building D, Rm ***

East St. Louis, IL 6***

Phone：618-482-***

Contact：Kristen Jarden - Interim

http://www.**ue.edu/eslc/business_development.shtml

SIU-Edwardsville Small Business Development Center ?

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

By assisting companies in defining their path to success, the SIUE SBDC network positively impacts the Southwestern Illinois Region by strengthening existing companies, creating new jobs, retaining existing jobs. The SIUE SBDC enhances Southwestern Illinois’s economic interests providing one-stop assistance to individuals by means of counseling, training, research, and advocacy for new ventures and existing small businesses. When appropriate, the SIUE SBDC strives to affiliate its ties to...

Campus Box ***

Alumni Hall ***

Edwardsville , IL 6***

Phone：618-650-***

Contact：Kristen Jarden - Interim

Email：kjarden**[ta]**e.edu

http://www.**ue.edu/business/sbdc/

Small Business Membership ?

Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce

The Small Business Membership at the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce will help develop new business, network with your target market, generate exposure, run your business more efficiently and cut costs. Member Benefits include exclusive small business programming, networking events and business savings on essential small business products and services. The Small Business Membership has an annual cost of $500 per company and includes access for all employees.

Aon Center

200 E. Randolph Street

Suite ***

Chicago, IL 60601-***

Phone：312-494-***

Contact：Damian Silver

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

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

Southeastern Illinois College Small Business Development Center ?

Southeastern Illinois College

The Workforce & Illinois Small Business Development Center (WISBDC) at Southeastern Illinois College is a part of the Illinois Small Business Development Center Network which serves as a dynamic, integrated, small business assistance delivery system. The Network's mission is to increase the competitiveness, profitability and growth of Illinois businesses in a global economy. The WISBDC has been developed through a partnership involving the U.S. Small Business Administration, the Illinois Dep...

2 East Locust Street

Suite***

Harrisburg, IL 6***

Phone：618-252-***

Contact：Lori Cox

Email：lori.cox**[ta]**.edu

http://www.**c.edu/audience/business-industry/small-business-development-center

Southeastern Illinois SCORE ?

U. S. Small Business Administration

SCORE, America’s premier source of free and confidential small business advice for entrepreneurs and small businesses, is a nonprofit association dedicated to entrepreneur education and the formation, growth and success of small business nationwide. Chapter volunteers provide face-to-face business mentoring and low-cost workshops for aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners in an 11 county region in east central Illinois. As mentors, workshop leaders and teachers, our SCORE counsel...

Eastern Illinois Univ., 3106 Lumpkin Hall

600 Lincoln Avenue

Charleston, IL 6***

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

Southern Illinois SCORE ?

U. S. Small Business Administration

SCORE is a nonprofit association dedicated to educating entrepreneurs and helping small businesses start, grow, and succeed nationwide. SCORE is a resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), and has been mentoring small business owners for more than forty years. SCORE is a valuable network of 13,000+ volunteers who offer small business entrepreneurs confidential business counseling services at no charge. SCORE volunteers have the knowledge and experience to help any small...

3000 W. DeYoung Street***

Marion, IL 6***

Phone：618-453-***

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

Springfield 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.

3330 Ginger Creek Road

Suite B

Springfield, IL 6***

Phone：217-793-***

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

Springfield SCORE ?

U. S. Small Business Administration

The Springfield Illinois SCORE chapter provides free personal and confidential mentoring for small business entrepreneurs and individuals who would like to start a business. We have mentored hundreds of local business owners in all phases of their business from startups to financing, to operational support in marketing, competitor analysis, employment, importing/exporting, business insurance and legal issues. While we are not a substitute for paid professional services, we can help you utilize t...

3330 Ginger Creek Drive

Suite B South

Springfield, IL 6***

Phone：217-793-***

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

startupPerColator ?

Perkins Coie

startupPerColator is a user-friendly interactive website that enables entrepreneurs to generate the legal documents needed to form a Delaware "C" corporation, free of charge. Among others, available documents in the startupPerColator include a Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, Action by Written Consent of the Sole Incorporator, Action by Unanimous Written Consent in Lieu of the Organizational Meeting of the Board of Directors and an Action by Written Consent of the Stockholders. To aid found...

http://www.**artuppercolator.com/

Sustainable Business Center Incubator ?

City of Galesburg Economic Development

EBI Network

The Sustainable Business Center (SBC), located in Galesburg, IL, is a business incubator designed to accelerate the successful development of green, innovative companies through an array of business support resources and services offered both in the incubator and through its network of contacts. For entrepreneurs who embrace sustainable business practices, the SBC serves as a place for the development of new sustainable businesses. We provide innovators with support services and resources to as...

2900 W. Main St.

Galesburg, IL 6***

Phone：309-345-***

Contact：Cesar Suarez

Email：csuarez**[ta]**galesburg.il.us

Http://www.**stainablebusinesscenter.com

Sustainable Business Center Incubat or SW Illinois SCORE ?

U. S. Small Business Administration

The SW Illinois Chapter of SCORE is located in Alden Hall on the campus of Lewis & Clark Community College in Godfrey. The specific area that is served by the local chapter includes the following counties in southwestern Illinois：Bond, Calhoun, Clinton, Edwards, Fayette, Greene, Jefferson, Jersey, Madison, Marion, Monroe, St. Clair, Wabash, Washington and Wayne.

Alden Hall

5800 Godfrey Road

Godfrey, IL 6***

Phone：618-467-***

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

The Center for Creativity and Innovation ?

DePaul University

The Center for Creativity and Innovation teaches innovative strategies and tools for breakthrough thinking. We offer a variety of programming and workshops and customized training for individuals, teams and organizations. Our staff also provides one-on-one consulting and advisory services to businesses.

Department of Management

1 East Jackson Boulevard

Chicago , IL 6***

Phone：312-362-***

http://www.**novation.depaul.edu/index.asp

The Heartland Partnership ?

The Heartland Partnership provides strategic leadership, coordinates resources, and brings to life initiatives focused on developing, growing, and nurturing the heartland economy. We serve as a catalyst for regional visioning and strategic thinking, and provide a forum for identifying regional issues and recommendations to be considered for action by the Economic Development Council for Central Illinois, the Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce, our other subsidiaries, and other appropriate non-affil...

100 SW Water Street

Peoria, IL 6***

http://www.**artlandpartnership.org/

The Joseph Center for Business Development ?

The Joseph Center was established in 1998 as a result of a vision given to Bill Winston, Pastor of Living Word Christian Center, to provide practical teaching utilizing biblical principles, resources, and a state-of-the-art environment that produces successful Christian entrepreneurs who will create income and employment opportunities for others. Through the wealth and job creation that entrepreneurship and vocational training can provide, this, in turn, would assist in the rebuilding of the inn...

7600 West Roosevelt Road

Forest Park, IL 6***

Phone：708-697-***

http://www.**sephcenter.com/business/