CategoriesIllinois SBDC

You wouldn’t drive 2,000 miles without a map, so don’t start a business without writing a business plan; it’s your roadmap to success!

There are basics courses online designed by Small Business Administration to help you research, plan, and turn your ideas into a great business.

IHCC experts recommend than resources, that can help you a lot in less than 2 hours.

Course 1: How to Write a Business Plan

This course explains the importance of business planning, defines and describes the components of a business plan, and provides access to sample plans and resources that can help you develop a very good business plan.
Duration: 30 minutes
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Course 2: Legal Requirements for Small Business

As a small business owner, do you know what your federal, state and local legal obligations are?
This course will give you an overview of the legal requirements of small business owners.
Duration: 30 minutes
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Course 3: Financing Options

This self-paced training exercise is an introduction to financing options for your business.
Topics include; determining your financial needs, loans, grants, venture capital, angel investors, crowd funding and other financial options available to small businesses.
Duration: 30 minutes
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Get advice from IHCC

IHCC empowers entrepreneurs to start and grow their businesses. We are a community of business owners, entrepreneurs and professionals committed to empowering individuals through economic growth.

The Illinois Small Business Development Center at IHCC provides services to all Illinois based businesses and is not limited to Hispanic-owned businesses. 

The SBDC assists entrepreneurs in all stages of their business growth.

The following services are offered at not cost to all communities in both English and Spanish.

For more information, contact:

Silvia Bonilla

Director, SBDC
[email protected]

Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, and the Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. All opinions, conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA or DCEO.

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