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Event: Child Care Business Series Starts in 2 Weeks
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 The Women's Business Development Center (WBDC) encourages you to register for the Developing Your Child Care Business 10 week series if you are interested in starting your child care business that starts on February 5th.
Learn the essentials to building a successful business whether you're home or center based. If you're already in business, take this course and gain a better understanding of your financials, marketing and more!
The WBDC has been approved as a Gateways Registry Authorized Entity. Participants may now be eligible to receive professional development credentials approved by the Gateways to Opportunity.
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Finance: WBDC Micro Loan Days
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The WBDC is coming to a neighborhood near you for one of our Micro Loan Days!
Attend a free, pre-approval* session to learn more about the WBDC Micro Finance Program.
January 30, 2013, 9:30 - 11:30a.m.
Uncommon Grounds, 1401 W. Devon Ave., Chicago, IL
January 31, 2013, 9:30 - 11:30a.m.
Little Village Chamber of Commerce, 2458 S. Millard, 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL
February 1, 2013, 9:30 - 11:30a.m. The Balzekas Museum, 6500 S. Pulaski Rd. Chicago, IL
February 6, 2013, 9:30 - 11:30a.m.
Urban Partnership Bank, 7801 S. State St, Chicago, IL.
February12, 2013, 9:30 - 11:30a.m.
Garfield Park Conservatory, 300 North Central Park Ave, Jensen Room, Chicago, IL
*Must bring application and credit report. Click here for more information.
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Opportunity: Providers Needed for Women Vetrepreneurship Program
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The WBDC is seeking child care providers who want to become partners in the new Women Vetreprenurship Program, a unique offering from the WBDC and the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs designed to assist women veterans with starting or expanding their own businesses.
The WBDC would like to partner with child care providers to offer temporary child care services to the program participants while they attend business training. Providers will be paid for all services.
- Do you have space available to provide child care services in the evenings while veterans attend business training and other program events?
- Are you licensed to provide child care services at other locations?
- Are you a licensed home day care provider and willing to provide temporary child care services?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, please contact Aline Williams at 312.853.3477 x 410 or awilliams@wbdc.org for additional information.
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Save the Date!
June 1, 2013:
15th Anniversary Child Care Business Expo,
UIC Forum,Chicago, IL
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There's still time to submit your Economic Impact!
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TIPS
You may not love record keeping but.....
Keeping good records means big rewards!
The better your records, the lower your taxes
For every $10 of expenses you claim, you'll save $3-$4 in taxes
3 Key Rules of Record Keeping:
1. Save all receipts for expenses associated with your home
2. Record all meals and snacks served to the children
3. Track all hours you work in your home
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Illinois Action for Children
How is child care licensing working for you? Please complete the survey by March 31, 2013: Click here to complete the survey.
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