Chicago-area Entrepreneurial and Business Resources
Chicago has a wealth of resources allocated to helping entrepreneurs. The trick is finding the time to take advantage of them. Start with this list and you'll quickly find a resource that meets your needs.
Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center (WeHaveAnswers.org)
Developed through a partnership in cooperation with the U.S. Small Business Administration, the U.S. Department of Defense, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs, and the Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center as a service to Illinois and small businesses.
SCORE - Service Corps of Retired Executives
SCORE's national network of volunteer business executives and professionals provide advice, troubleshooting and counseling.
>> SCORE Illinois
>> SCORE Chicago
>> SCORE Fox Valley
Chicago Technology Today
The web site of the Mayor's Council of Technology Advisors.
The Small Enterprise Capital Access Partnership (SECAP)
Information clearinghouse for Chicagoland business and entrepreneurial resources.
World Business Chicago
World Business Chicago (WBC) is a public-private economic development corporation with the mission to expand the Chicago regional economy through the growth of the private sector. WBC markets the competitive advantages of Chicago and the 9-county region to retain and attract business.
Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce
Illinois Coalition
Associations
Chicago Software Association (CSA)
Information, education, networking, and leadership development.
Association of Internet Professionals (AIP)
>> Chicago AIP
American Marketing Association (AMA)
>> Chicago AMA
Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP)
>> Chicago AITP
Digital Eve
>> Chicago Digital Eve
Independent Computer Consultants Association (ICCA)
>> Chicago ICCA
Association for Corporate Growth (ACG)
>> Chicago ACG
Association for Multimedia Communications (AMC)
Chicago Interactive Marketing Association (CIMA)
Chicago Association of Direct Marketing (CADM)
Human Resources Management Association of Chicago (HRMAC)
Internet Society (ISOC)
>> Chicago Internet Society
Techies.com
>> Chicago Techies.com
WebGRRLS
>> Chicago WebGRRLS
Technology Executives Club
Sign up for the newsletter or read articles online.
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Illinois Venture Capital Conference
NORBIC
American Franchisee Association (AFA)
American Management Association (AMA)
American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS)
Battelle
Big Frontier
Chicagoland Electronic Commerce Initiative (CECI)
Chicago Angels
Chicago Cocoa and WebObjects User Group (CAWUG)
ChicWIT
Chicago Women in Publishing
Chicago Computer Society
Chicago Linux users Group (CLUG)
Chicago Mfg. Center
Chicago Streaming Media Alliance
City Club of Chicago
The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA)
Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs (DCCA)
The Executives' Club of Chicago
First Tuesday
Illinois CIO Exchange (ICE)
Illinois Chamber of Commerce
Illinois Manufacturers' Association
Illinois CPA Society
Illinois Restaurant Association
Illinois Retail Merchants Association (IRMA)
Technology Executives Club
International Webmasters Association
International Franchise Association
Lakeview Chamber of Commerce
CTCNET
PrairieNet
Media Communications Association International (MCAI)
MCAI-Chicago
Midwest Entrepreneurs' Forum (MEF)
MHEDA (Material Handling Equipment)
MIT Enterprise Forum
MIT Enterprise Forum Chicago
National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)
Orbis Forum
Pink Slip Party
Regional Technology Recruiters Association
Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA)
Small Business Administration
SSTI
Strategic Management Association
Young Entrepreneurs' Organization (YEO)
American Center for Design
American Institute for Graphic Arts (AIGA)
Chicago Computer Society
Chicago Java User Group (CJUG)
Chicago Print Production Club
Graphic Artists Guild (GAG)
Chicago GAG
Illinois Videomakers Association
International Digital Enterprise Alliance
IPA - International Prepress Association
Communitech Technology Association
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