City Council has passed a PTO ordinance that provides greatly expanded paid and sick leave for Chicago employees. The ordinance, however, subjects small businesses to crushing penalties and lawsuits. Many small businesses will also be unable to comply with the mandates of the ordinance by the end of the year. This is an open letter sent to Chicago City Council members asking that amendments be made that protect small businesses and provide a reasonable grace period before the implementation of the ordinance.
Small businesses drive Chicago’s economy and neighborhood businesses create jobs for local residents. We are asking alders to make amendments to the PTO ordinance that provide necessary safeguards to protect Chicago small businesses.
SBAC/BSM Town Hall This Saturday!
*Heading* The Small Business Advocacy Council in partnership with Building Strong Millennials is hosting a town hall at the Kroc Center this Saturday! Event Info: The Kroc Center 1250 West 119th Street Chicago, Illinois 60643 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM If you’re interested in learning more about commercial vacancies, how to start a…
Thank you to all the participants at the 2022 SBAC Golf Outing!
THANK YOU for attending our 2022 SBAC Golf Outing on June 29th! Thank you to everyone who came out to White Deer Run Golf Club on June 29th, 2022 to play golf and celebrate the SBAC. It was a beautiful day out in the sun. We had a great time and hopefully you did too!…
Neighborhood Revitalization Coalition Agenda
Revitalize, Empower, and Connect The NRC is working hard to support and revitalize neighborhood business districts. You can find some of the policies we are advocating for here: NRC Agenda SPONSORS Fifth Third Bank Saul Ewing Arnstein Lehr Inland Bank Tandem HR Interprenet Signature Bank Lexitas Korey Richardson Open One Solutions Freeborn and Peters Founders…