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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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UPDATES & EVENTS: SEPTEMBER 2019

Author: Jordan LandeckOn: Sep 04Categories:
// UPDATES & REMINDERS + GOOD TO KNOW: Hemp: An Agricultural Commodity – September 13 at Parkland College, Champaign Educational event focused on supporting the agricultural community. Join Parkland College and the Champaign County Farm Bureau for breakfast and cutting edge information surrounding...
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SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans Available

Author: Jordan LandeckOn: Aug 15Categories:
Disaster Field Operations Center East Release Date: Aug. 14, 2019 Release Number: 19-548, IL 16085 Contact: Michael Lampton (404) 331-0333 Michael.Lampton@sba.gov Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Blogs & Instagram SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans Available in Illinois Following Secretary of Agriculture...
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