SBAC Empower and Greater Roseland Entrepreneurial Circle
DONATE An Exciting New Program for Small Businesses… Starting this September, the Greater Roseland Chamber of Commerce and SBAC Empower will be launching an incubator and joint mentoring program dedicated to helping both prospective small business owners and established small business owners in the Greater Roseland area. Each applicant will be assigned a specific cohort…
Congrats to Patti & Her Team!
DONATE Congrats Patti! Patti is one of the recipients of the Best Networking Mentor award from Networlding! From their LI post: These mentors will now join a vibrant community focused on aiding new adults in kick-starting their careers. Building on the success of my 2002 networking contest, we aim to recreate that magic. Stay tuned…
Congrats to our Founder Scott Baskin!
DONATE Congrats Scott! Scott has been appointed to the Illinois Health Benefits Exchange Advisory Committee: a committee charged with helping implement the Illinois Health Benefits Exchange to provide affordable health care options for individuals and small businesses. This is due to Scott and the SBAC’s hard work passing a law about this back in 2023.…
Larger Tax Credits for Hiring Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
Download PDF here SBAC INSIGHTS PAGE Illinois Policymakers Take Bold Action to Support Businesses and Foster Opportunities for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals Press Release SBAC INSIGHTS PAGE
Support Small Businesses: Eliminate Barriers & Streamline Processes
Fact Sheet in Spanish Fact Sheet in Polish Fact Sheet in Arabic Fact Sheet in Chinese Fact Sheet in Vietnamese Download PDF here SBAC INSIGHTS PAGE Endorsed By: Alderman Anthony Beale Alderman Derrick Curtis Alderwoman Jessie Fuentes Alderwoman Maria Hadden Alderman William Hall Alderman Brian Hopkins Alderman Tim Knudsen Alderman Bennett Lawson Alderman Matt Martin…
Policy Committee Contact Information
Policy Committee Contact Information: Alona Anspach alona.anspach@ihtwm.com Beth Kregor bkregor@ij.org Cathie Van Wert cathie@doubletakedesign.com Chris Lautenslager chris@get-looped.com Chris Allen callen@wshscpa.com Chuck Scharenberg chuck@moreprofitmorefreedom.com Danielle Petty DANIELLE@LTCONSULTLLC.COM Dean Alonis Dean.alonis@gmail.com DeRondal Bevly derondal@rubyrosestrategies.com Diana Cafi dcafi@healthproinnovation.com Gina Lipscomb gina@rjlipscomb.com Heather Jones hjones@vopf.com Ian Tobin ian@lincolnsquare.org Isaac Troncoso isaactroncoso5@gmail.com Ivy Walker ivy@askcoda.com James Smith jim@jdshomes.net Jeff Van…
What Chicago Retailers Should Know About The Kiosk Ordinance
SBAC INSIGHTS PAGE An ordinance has been filed which will impose a tax on retailers that use automated self-checkout kiosks. This ordinance taxes retailers $20,000.00 for each automated self-checkout kiosk operated at their establishment. The burden for paying this tax cannot be shifted onto customers. There are record-keeping requirements and other rules set forth by…
The Healthcare Protection Act: What Small Business Owners Should Know About the Bill
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Small Business Economic Impact Analysis Template
Small Business Economic Impact Analysis Template Rule change: ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ NAICS 2-digit codes of small businesses being impacted: ___________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Estimated number of small businesses being impacted: _____________________________________________________ List how the rule will impact the following categories for a small business: Hiring and staffing: _____________________________________________________________________________________ …
Transforming Vacant Properties into Thriving Small Businesses
SBAC INSIGHTS PAGE The SBAC is thrilled to announce an innovative and important program that will support small businesses and revitalize disinvested Chicago communities. Partnering with Allies for Community Business (A4CB), and with support from We Rise Together: For an Equitable & Just Recovery, we have launched a program that will connect the owners of…