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UPDATES & EVENTS: JANUARY 2020

Author: Jordan LandeckOn: Jan 27Categories:
// UPDATES & REMINDERS + GOOD TO KNOW: 2020 IRS Mileage Rates The Internal Revenue Service issued the 2020 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes. Beginning on January 1, 2020, the standard...
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UPDATES & EVENTS: NOVEMBER 2019

Author: Jordan LandeckOn: Nov 13Categories:
// UPDATES & REMINDERS + GOOD TO KNOW:  National Entrepreneurship Month Did you know there are more than 30 million small businesses in the United States? Here’s another amazing stat: small businesses created 65 percent of all new jobs since 2010. Behind those numbers are entrepreneurs who pursued...
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UPDATES & EVENTS: OCTOBER 2019

Author: Jordan LandeckOn: Oct 17Categories:
// UPDATES & REMINDERS + GOOD TO KNOW:  Illinois Manufacturing Month – Tour Local Small Businesses Did you know the manufacturing industry employs more than 11,700 people in Champaign County? Join Champaign County EDC and The Atkins Group for tours at local companies, including Advanced Filtration...
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Illinois State Trade and Export Promotion (ISTEP)

Author: Jordan LandeckOn: Oct 17Categories:
Illinois’ State Trade and Export Promotion (ISTEP) program provides Illinois’ small businesses with both financial and technical assistance to increase their exports. The ISTEP program includes 4 options for Illinois’ companies to grow their export sales: Group Trade Missions (GTM) Group Trade...
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