Cook County Receives $1.25 Million to Support Small Businesses
We are honored to continue our work with Cook County as part of DCEO’s Community Navigator Program.
Our Updates and Press
Alternative Access to Capital with Allies
A4CB Director of Community Business Mary Tritsis appeared on 1340 WJOL with NuMark Credit Union.
Social Media Strategy Workshop
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2020 Annual Report
In 2020, we provided $400M in capital and coaching to 33K businesses. Read more about our impact in the report.
A4CB Appears on Grow Progresando Radio Show
A4CB’s Elvin Rodriguez speaks with Rogers Park Business Alliance about how to start and grow a business.
Neighborhood Entrepreneurship Lab Graduates Its Fifth Cohort
On May 25, the fifth cohort of A4CB’s Neighborhood Entrepreneurship Lab (NEL) graduated from the rigorous nine-month virtual accelerator program.
Alternative Access to Capital with Allies
A4CB CEO Brad McConnell appeared on the Money Talk Radio Show with our partner NuMark Credit Union.
President Preckwinkle announces Small Business Week to support local companies, entrepreneurs, and county’s $29M investment
A4CB is thankful for our continued partnership with Cook County to support small businesses.
Allies for Community Business meet 10 times the demand for small-business funding with Smartsheet
A4CB’s partnership with Smartsheet helps securely and reliably connect small businesses with capital, coaching, and collaboration.
Si tienes un pequeño negocio en Chicago y necesitas ayuda en tiempos de pandemia, esta información te interesa
Elvin Rodriguez de A4CB apareció en Univisión Chicago para hablar sobre nuestros prestamos.
An inside look at how Kamala Harris is engaging with community lenders to support small businesses
CBS News spoke to A4CB CEO Brad McConnell about federal assistance for CDFIs.
Chicago announces first Medal of Honor recipients
A4CB CEO Brad McConnell received the Mayor’s Medal of Honor for his leadership on the Small Business Resiliency Fund.