Small Business Center on the Road Business Expo
Saturday, March 14 10:00am - 2:00pm
Malcolm X College
Tickets Available at www.eventbrite.com
The City of Chicago Department of Business Affairs and the Small Business Center invites small business owners and entrepreneurs to its FREE Small Business Center on the Road business expo with more than 40 exhibitors offering resources on:
• How to finance a small business
• How to start the licensing process
• How to understand and comply with tax laws and requirements
• Business planning and counseling
• Connecting with chambers of commerce
• Business consultants from the Small Business Center will available for license application and renewal assistance
Special Keynote Speaker Laura Schwartz
As the White House Director of Events during the Clinton Administration, Laura created events that represented a nation and inspired the world. Today, as the author of Eat, Drink & Succeed! Climb Your Way to the Top Using the Networking Power of Social Events, Laura shares the secrets to building powerful, effective partnerships in our companies, communities and beyond, adding color with personal anecdotes from her life and White House years as she empowers, motivates and inspires each audience.
Additional Expo Resources:
• Tax Clinic by the Center for Economic Progress
• Two Workshops
• City of Chicago Business Consultants ready to support licensing needs and answer questions
• Photographer to take professional head shots for attendees to use for marketing and social media sites
• Networking Hour
Confirmed Exhibitors:
1. City of Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP)
2. Western Union (Corporate Sponsor)
3. Accion Chicago
4. Center for Economic Progress
5. City Colleges of Chicago
6. Chicago Commission on Human Relations (CCHR)
7. Chicago Department of Buildings
8. Chicago Department of Planning and Development
9. Chicago Department of Procurement Services
10. Chicago Department of Public Health
11. CMS/Business Enterprise Program
12. Cook County Office of the Chief Procurement Officer
13. Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Initiative
14. Illinois Attorney General
15. Illinois Department of Transportation
16. Illinois SBDC at UIC
17. Illinois Secretary of State - Business Service Division
18. Illinois State Treasurer's Office
19. Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission
20. IRS
21. POWER Program - Illinois Office of the Comptroller
22. Public Building Commission
23. SCORE Chicago
24. SomerCor 504/ City of Chicago Small Business Improvement Fund (SBIF)
25. U.S Department of Labor, EBSA
26. Women's Business Development Center
More to be announced soon!