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Small Business Connections November 2010 |
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Welcome to Small Business Connections!
The Illinois Small Business Development Center at Waubonsee Community College is here to serve your small business needs. We offer free business counseling to entrepreneurs and business owners, as well as a variety of small business workshops.
Call us today at (630) 906-4143 to learn how we can help you start or grow your business. |
| Small Business Spotlight |
Created Just For You Services, Inc.
Jennifer Frazier started meeting with the IL SBDC at Waubonsee several years ago to explore various business options that would draw on her lifelong passion for helping other people overcome adversity. After investigating several ideas, she recently launched Created Just For You Services, Inc, which, true to its name, offers many tailored programs to fit the needs of her clients.
Empowerment is the driving force behind Created Just For You Services. Equipped with a BA in Psychology from Northwestern University, a MS in Human Services Management from Spertus Institute, and a career background in case management, Jennifer built her business with the goal of helping at-risk parents and kids succeed, despite life's challenges.
Even in the course of running her business, Jennifer is accomplishing that mission. This summer, Jennifer registered with Put Illinois to Work, and was able to hire and train a college student to help her get her business off the ground.
Jennifer contracts with organizations such as Catholic Charities and Illinois Mentors to provide programs such as a Jump Start Program for new parents, as well as Mothers and Fathers Moving Forward - one-on-one parent coaching services for parents who have lost or are in danger of losing their children. Created Just For You Services was recently featured in the Aurora Beacon News.
On November 8, from 8 - 4:30, Created Just For You Services will sponsor a Cultural Diversity & Sensitivity Awareness Conference at the Best Western Timber Creek Convention Center in Sandwich. For more information on Created Just For You Services, and the convention, visit Jennifer's web site.
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IL SBDC News and Events | | |
The Entrepreneurship Connection
Topic 3: The Future of Entrepreneurship
Join us for our third Entrepreneurship Connection networking event. This event will feature nationally recognized speaker and expert on entrepreneurship, Barry Moltz. In his presentation, "Bounce! The Path to Business Success," Barry demonstrates how developing the resiliency to "bounce" through these cycles of good and bad times determines who ultimately will succeed.
Following the speaker, choose from two of the facilitated discussion groups:
- Entrepreneurship and Global Business
- facilitator, Chad Hoffman, IL International Trade Center at NORBIC
- Small Business Tools to Thrive in this Economy
- facilitator, Barry Moltz
- The Future of Financing
- facilitator, Milo Phelps, First Vice President Business Banking, MB Financial Bank
- Entrepreneurship Center
- facilitator, Bill McGrath, City of Batavia
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Seminar Fee: $10.00 (includes breakfast)
Waubonsee Community College
Aurora Campus, Room 133
5 E. Galena Boulevard
Aurora, IL 60506
FREE Autobody Workshop
The Illinois Small Business Environmental Assistance Program is partnering with our Small Business Development Center to host a FREE auto body training workshop on the new federal regulations affecting the auto body industry. All new and existing auto body shops and staff who spray apply coatings must have environmental training to be in compliance by January 11, 2011. This free workshop will fulfill part of the required training.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Waubonsee Community College
Academic and Professional Center, Room 120
Route 47 at Waubonsee Drive
Sugar Grove, IL 60554 |
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K.I.S.S. - 10 Ways to Succeed
Keep it simple. It's a common piece of advice, but following this recommendation can be more difficult than it sounds. Too often we get hung up on the daily grind, filled with infinite details and procedures, all the while losing sight of the simple, obvious things that are essential for success.
How To Work Better and Demonstrate Strength are two great "10" lists for those of you who tend to overcomplicate things. Don't be fooled! Simple things work - sometimes way better than more complicated alternatives. To keep you focused, print and post these lists - then apply them to all your business transactions. |
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Small Business Jobs and Credit Act - What it Means to You | |
If you are a small business owner waiting for answers to your credit concerns, you have probably seen the announcements about passage of the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act. Here's what you need to know:
First, regardless of the particulars of this program, you still have to have good credit, solid cash flow and sufficient collateral to get a small business loan. Expect it to take some time until we know how and if lenders will incorporate this new program into their lending practices. While you are waiting, talk to your accountant about the tax benefits that are available immediately through the program. These benefits are highlighted in a recent Daily Herald article.
If you are confused about the apparent contradiction between bank bailouts and new loan programs, and the challenges obtaining financing for your business, check out this recent article about the money supply in The Business Ledger.
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| Get Smart: Small Business Workshops at Waubonsee | |
Starting Your Business in Illinois
Thursday, Nov. 11, 6 - 9 p.m., $30 (Aurora)
Thursday, Dec. 9, 6 - 9 p.m., $30 (Aurora)
Marketing in the 21st Century
Wednesday, Nov. 3, 6-8 p.m. $30 (Sugar Grove)
Check seminar details for class descriptions, locations, ticket numbers, prices and registration information, or call the Illinois SBDC office at (630) 906-4143.
The Entrepreneurship Connection: The Future of Entrepreneurship
Tuesday, Nov. 16, 8-11 a.m. $10 (Aurora)
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Auto Body Training Workshop
Thursday, Nov. 18., 6 - 8:30 p.m., FREE (Sugar Grove) Call (630) 906-4143 to register.
QuickBooks and Excel A variety of QuickBooks and Excel classes are available to meet your small business accounting needs. Click here for complete class descriptions, locations, dates, times and costs. |
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| Illinois SBDC at Waubonsee Community College
Funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration and Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. All opinions, conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA or DCEO.
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