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Cook County Small Business Source

Cook County Small Business Source

2024 Cook County Source and Business Support Organization Representatives

ChicagoMSDC is pleased to continue as a Business Support Organization (BSO) of the Cook County Small Business Source. Once again, we’re offering virtual business advising sessions to build our webinar and event offerings for 2024 with you in mind, all at no cost. BSO advising sessions help, ultimately, with the growth and development of small businesses through assessment of company needs in a group or 1-on-1 setting.

CLICK HERE to join us for our SBS Virtual Business Advising Sessions 2.0

Congratulations on taking your business to the next level! Feel free to check the Cook County Small Business Source for information on how Cook County supports small businesses and view updates to the overall event calendar.

Based on client input received during ChicagoMSDC’s business advising sessions, a strong area of need continues to be back-office support. We worked with subject matter experts at Lucbene, a certified MBE, to create a business development video series that covers topics such as understanding financial processes/statements, HR strategies, and AI/Exploring Virtual Helpers. These on-demand videos are available as a resource to business owners/staff and can be viewed 24/7 on ChicagoMSDC’s YouTube Channel through June 2024. Videos will be listed here as they are added for viewing. Be sure to check back weekly to see updates made. To request a copy of the presentation deck, please CLICK HERE

The Cook County Small Business Source has introduced The 2023 Source Grant which will provide $40 Million in grants to small businesses coupled with no-cost advising and coaching services, to help stabilize operations, foster recovery and resiliency, and advance equity in a post-pandemic economy. The grant application period is July 20, 2023 – August 18, 2023.
TWO TYPES OF GRANTS:
Source Grant Help Sessions
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT VIDEO SERIES
2023 SOURCE GRANT OVERVIEW
Watch this video to become better informed on the Source Grant Application Process Click here to complete the program intake form (reference the Chicago Minority Supplier Development Council for follow-up):

2024 Q1 Strategic Framework Networking Session at EX3 Labs

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