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SBA Resources and Events

World Business Chicago 1000 Jobs Initiative
SBA.gov Online Small Business Tools
Small Business Innovation Research and STTR Program
Office of Advocacy Small Business Profiles of States
Request an SBA speaker for your meeting or event
Make Your Small Business Award Nomination Stand Out
2020 Illinois Small Business Award Guidelines
District Award Nomination Form
2020 Illinois Small Business Awards flyer
2020 National Veterans Small Business Week - Illinois webinars

Online Federal Resources

Business.USA.Gov
IRS Small Business & Self-Employed Tax Center
Minority Buisness Development Administration Programs
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
USDA Rural Development
Citizenship and Immigration Services - E-Verify Site
Delta Regional Authority Small Business Initiative
Patent Office Inventors Assistance Center (IAC)
Dept. of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration
Dept. of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration
Dept. of Labor Wage and Hour Division
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Census Bureau American FactFinder
Healthcare.gov

Illinois Resources

Illinois Department of Agriculture
Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity
Illinois Department of Revenue Business Resources
Illinois Independent Tax Tribunal
Illinois Department of Labor
Illinois Human Rights Commission
Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission
Illinois Chamber of Commerce
Illinois Manufacturing Extension Center
Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs
Illinois Department of Human Rights

Chicagoland Resources

World Business Chicago
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
Choose DuPage
Lake County Partners
McHenry County EDC
Chicago City Treasurer

Small Business Capital Access

Information for Illinois lenders
U.S. Department of Transportation Short-Term Lending Program
National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders
SBA Information Notices for Lenders

Small Business Contracting Resources

SBA 8(a) Business Development and Contracting Program
SBA HUBZone Program
System for Award Management
Illinois Procurement Technical Assistance Centers
GSA Office of Small Business Utilization
U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs Federal Supply Schedule Service
E-Verify for Federal Contractors
State of Illinois Procurement Policy Board
Chicago Anchors for a Strong Economy
ChallengeHER: Opportunities for Women in Federal Contracting - July 27, 2017

Small Business Counseling

Illinois Small Business Development Centers
SCORE
City of Chicago Small Business Center
MBDA Business Center Chicago
MBDA Business Center St. Louis, Missouri
The John Marshall Law School Business Entrepreneurship Clinic
The Law Project
Northwestern University School of Law Entrepreneurship Law Center

International Trade

Export.gov
U.S. Export Assistance Centers - Illinois
USA Trade Online Trade Statistics Database
Illinois DCEO Office of Trade and Investment
Illinois SBDC International Trade Centers
Export Legal Assistance Network
Food Export Association of the Midwest