Supporting Small Business in your Community

• Shop Local: It's Not Just a Christmas Thing
• Promoting and Supporting Your Local Business
• What Is a Creative Economy?

Small Business Education

• Attracting and Welcoming Customers
• Writing Your Business Plan
• Starting a Specialty Foods Business
• Welcome Mat Out for Business Start Ups
• What Direction is Your Business Heading?
• Global Trade Is Here to Stay
• Thinking of Going Global? Start Here.
• Getting Paid for Foreign Sales
• Ten Tips for Illinois Businesses to Grow Foreign Trade
• Small Business Development in Illinois

Small Business Development Resources

Assess your small business development needs. 

• Business Community Needs Assessment
• Countywide Business Assessment
• Local Consumer Survey
• Simple Local Business Survey
• Millennial Survey