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Our Updates and Press
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!
Cook County to Distribute $40 Million in Funding to Small Businesses Impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic through the 2023 Source Grant
The 2023 Source Grant strives to support, grow and elevate small businesses as the backbone of Cook County’s economy. A4CB is serving as a program administrator in partnership with the WBDC.
Becoming WBE and MBE Certified Webinar
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Personal Financial Coaching Webinar
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Collaboration creates more opportunities for businesses
The Economic Development Corporation Michigan City is working with Allies for Community Business to connect entrepreneurs with capital and coaching to develop their businesses in LaPorte County.
The PepsiCo Foundation to Provide Capital and Coaching to Over 100 Hispanic Small Business Owners to Help Them Thrive During Tough Times
Allies for Community Business is partnering with The PepsiCo Foundation on the 2023 Impacto Hispanic Accelerator program.