This comes after decades of disinvestment.
After decades of disinvestment, two new grocery stores are being built on Chicago's West Side - something residents have long awaited as other grocery store chains close up shop.
The SBAC and our robust collation of partners are committed to revitalizing, empowering, and connecting local business districts across Chicago and Cook County. We believe that our revitalization initiatives will help meet these goals by providing access to resources and cutting red tape for entrepreneurs such as the ones mentioned in this article.
Chicago’s Cut Red Tape Agenda
CHICAGO’S CUT RED TAPE AGENDA PUBLIC WAY USE SIGN PERMITS Small and local businesses need City Council approval to display a simple sign that protrudes over the sidewalk by less than an inch. The fight to allow small businesses to display signs that protrude over the public way without City Council approval has been ongoing…
Main Street Lending Proposal
SUMMARY The Federal Reserve established the Main Street Lending Program (the “Program“) to help aid small and medium-sized for-profit businesses and nonprofit organizations who were in sound financial condition before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and who were unable to get aid under any of the other COVID-19 related relief programs (e.g. under…
PPP Funding for Businesses and Non-Profits Webinar
WATCH: Congressman Brad Schneider from Illinois’ 10th district, Bo Steiner from the Small Business Administration, and Elliot Richardson President of the SBAC spend one hour answering questions about the second round of PPP relief. The SBAC is grateful to have had the chance to participate in this webinar on PPP Funding for Businesses and Non-Profits.…
