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We’ve been busy advocating for you!

Thank you General

We've been busy advocating for the small business comunity!

It's been a busy past few weeks for the SBAC.

Our fight to revitalize local business districts continues fervently.  We are committed to meeting our Illinois Alders individually to discuss our SBAC Agenda and how to build a better Illinois. Small businesses are the heart of the nation with an ever-growing community of business owners.  We thank those below for their commitment and time shared with the small business community.

We ask that you thank them, too by liking and sharing our social media posts!

_Thank you Alder Sophia King
Thank you Alderman Cappelman
Thank you Alderman Matt Martin
Thank you Alderman Mike Rodriguez
Thank you Alderman Tunney
Thank you Commissioner Dennis Deer
Thank you Commissioner Larry Sufferdin

Insights Archive

Back to Business Grants Action Call

By growthzone | March 14, 2022

Illinois Policymakers Should Support Small Businesses The pandemic and COVID-19 mitigations began inflicting immense damage to small businesses in March 2020.  Thousands of small businesses initially applied for Illinois Business Interruption Grants.  While these grants helped some small businesses, approximately 80% of applicants were not awarded a grant. Illinois then received over $8 billion in…

Cutting Red Tape in Zoning: Neighborhood Revitalization Coalition

By growthzone | March 1, 2022

How can we cut red tape for small businesses through zoning?  In the City of Chicago, every business license, location expansion and change of location application needs to be reviewed and approved by the Zoning Board of Appeals before a business license application can be processed. For a business owner to submit proper documentation, they…

Neighborhood Development and Investing with Community Investment Corp. & Woodlawn

By growthzone | February 25, 2022

Please join the Woodlawn Chamber of Commerce and the Community Investment Corporation (CIC) via Zoom to discuss targeted investments and working with the organization. Hear about community investment ideas. Learn about the Woodlawn – specific lending program. Understanding steps to work with CIC.     Register here: https://www.ticketfalcon.com/e/cic/     SPONSORS Fifth Third Bank Saul…

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