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SUMMARY:Free Help for Your Business: Meet the SBDC
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DESCRIPTION:Running a business comes with plenty of questions. Where do yo
 u turn when you need help figuring out your finances\, developing a growth
  strategy\, accessing capital\, researching your market\, or simply decidi
 ng what to do next?\n\nThe Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBD
 C) at Oakton College offers no-cost\, confidential business advising to Il
 linois entrepreneurs at every stage of business ownership. In this virtual
  session\, SBDC Director Maurae Gilbert McCants will introduce Chamber mem
 bers to the resources available through the center and explain how local b
 usinesses can put them to work.\n\nWhether you're developing a new idea\, 
 working through a challenge in an existing business\, or planning for your
  next stage of growth\, you'll learn where the SBDC can help and how to ge
 t connected with its advisors and resources.\n\nThis event is part of the 
 Evanston Chamber's Business Resource Series\, designed to connect local bu
 sinesses directly with organizations\, programs\, and resources that can h
 elp them succeed.\n\nAbout the Illinois SBDC at Oakton College\n\nThe Illi
 nois Small Business Development Center at Oakton College provides no-cost\
 , confidential advising to entrepreneurs and small business owners. Its bu
 siness experts can assist with areas including business strategy\, market 
 research\, financial analysis\, access to capital\, operations\, needs ass
 essments\, SWOT analysis\, and growth planning. The SBDC supports entrepre
 neurs throughout the business lifecycle\, from planning and launching a bu
 siness to growing\, evolving\, selling\, or transitioning one.\n\nhttps://
 maps.harrischamberteam.com/maps/evanston-chamber-of-commerce-il/events/fre
 e-help-for-your-business-meet-the-sbdc-2027-01-12
URL:https://maps.harrischamberteam.com/maps/evanston-chamber-of-commerce-i
 l/events/free-help-for-your-business-meet-the-sbdc-2027-01-12
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