West Side United Small Business Grant Information Session
Did you miss the information session for the 2023 West Side United Small Business Grant? Watch the recording!
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Social Media Strategy Webinar
Did you miss our webinar on Social Media Strategy? Watch the recording!
Get Capital and Coaching with a Coaching Credit Loan
A4CB’s Rowan Richards presented on A4CB’s Coaching Credit Loans as part of BACP’s Workshop Webinars.
CDFI meeting held in Evansville
A4CB’s Mary Tritsis attended the CDFI Friendly Evansville Region convening which included a full day of presentations and conversations about how CDFIs can help businesses grow in Evansville.
PepsiCo Foundation adds to Impacto Hispanic Business Accelerator Program
After six weeks of training and coaching in partnership with AOF, A4CB, LiftFund and Prospera, 100 grantees have graduated from The PepsiCo Foundation’s Impacto Hispanic Business Accelerator Program.
Getting Started in QuickBooks Webinar
Did you miss our webinar about QuickBooks? Watch the recording!
Neighborhood Entrepreneurship Lab Launches Eighth Cohort
On Tuesday, September 19, Allies for Community Business launched the eighth cohort of the Neighborhood Entrepreneurship Lab (NEL).
New grants are helping Black- and Latinx-owned businesses thrive in Chicago
We Rise Together: For an Equitable & Just Recovery announced $500,000 in grants to support Black and Latinx-owned businesses in Chicago. The funding will go to a partnership between Allies for Community Business (A4CB) and Small Business Advocacy Council (SBAC) to provide coaching and assistance to Black and Latinx business owners in10 communities areas.
What dollar stores cost Chicago’s South and West side communities
Crain’s Chicago Business reporters Corli Jay and Ally Marotti examine how dollar stores and lack of retail variety in blighted corridors hurt Chicago’s South and West Side communities.
The article features A4CB’s CEO Brad McConnell.
CDFI Friendly South Bend is hosting a workshop for small business owners
A4CB’s Amanda Askew attended CDFI Friendly South Bend’s South Bend Access to Capital lunch and Learn to share how A4CB can help Indiana businesses grow.
Build Personal Credit with a Business Loan
A4CB’s Director of Community Lending, Yessenia Diaz de Leon led a webinar for BACP on building personal credit with a business loan. Watch the recording!
Cook County Small Business Source 2023 Grant
Did you miss our info session on the Cook County Small Business Source 2023 Grant? Watch the recording!