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The Illinois Small Business Development Center at GNCDC
Call 773/637-2768 or email sbdc@gncdc.org or complete a form here to have all your technical and legal questions about small businesses answered.
The Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at GNCDC offers free counseling and resource help to start-up and existing companies on such matters as:
- securing capital
- business plan preparation and strategic planning
- marketing
- procurement
- international trade
- industrial safety
- environmental regulations
- energy management
- business succession
- personnel training
- financial issues and planning
The ISBDC at GNCDC is funded by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and other matching grants. Please help DCEO assess small business needs. If you run a small business, go here and fill out a survey.
The ISBDC at GNCDC specializes in financial counseling and credit assistance linking start-ups and existing small businesses with numerous private, City, State and Federal funding agencies. With our assistance, your small business can get access to capital funds at affordable rates for extended terms.
The ISBDC links start-up and small firms to initial pro bono or low cost technical, legal and accounting assistance.
Weekly sessions are held during the day or in the evening to help answer questions about starting your business. Check this month's schedule here.Download a copy of "Starting a Business in Illinois" in pdf format. Copies of other business start-up and management guides are on this page.
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