Alderman Matt Martin has taken compelling action to improve the process by which small businesses can operate in Chicago. Recognizing the crucial role small businesses play in our economy and the numerous challenges they are facing at this moment, Alderman Martin has proposed an Order that, if adopted by City Council, will direct the Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) to formulate an implementation plan for a “One-Stop Shop Business Licensing and Permitting Portal” through which small businesses in Chicago can:
You can read the full order here. We encourage small business owners and advocates to reach out to their Alder and encourage them to support and adopt this order.
The SBAC drafted a Letter to City Council supporting the Order. Forty Chambers and Place-Based Organizations have signed on.
The SBAC deeply appreciates Alderman Martin’s leadership on this issue, and thanks Alderwoman Clay, Alderwoman Cruz, Alderperson Fuentes, Alderman Knudsen, Alderman Reilly, Alderman La Spata, and Alderman Rodriguez for their support.
Albany Park Chamber of Commerce
Andersonville Chamber of Commerce
Belmont-Central Chamber of Commerce
Building Owners and Managers Assoc. of Chicago
Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce
Edgewater Chamber of Commerce
The Foundation of Little Village
Greater Englewood Chamber of Commerce
Greater Northwest Chicago Development Corporation
Greater Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce
Greater Roseland Chamber of Commerce
Greater Southwest Development Corporation
Illinois Restaurant Association
Industrial Council of Nearwest Chicago
Institute for Justice Clinic on Entrepreneurship
Lakeview East Chamber of Commerce
Lakeview Roscoe Village Chamber of Commerce
Lawndale Business Renaissance Association
Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce
Lincoln Square Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce
Logan Square Chamber of Commerce
National Federation of Independent Business
New Covenant Community Development Corporation
North Branch Works
North River Commission
Northcenter Chamber of Commerce
Northwest Side Community Development Corporation
Old Town Merchants & Residents Association
Quad Communities Development Corporation
Rogers Park Business Alliance
Small Business Advocacy Council
Small Business Majority
South East Chicago Chamber of Commerce
South East Chicago Commission
South Loop Chamber of Commerce
South Shore Chamber of Commerce
Uptown Chamber of Commerce
West Town Chamber of Commerce
Woodlawn Chamber of Commerce
Woodstock Institute