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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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 Please click the picture below to view the 2012 WBDC Annual Report. |
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ECONOMIC IMPACT
Has your business achieved economic impact as a result of the services provided by the WBDC? Please report your milestones by clicking here, and we will update your records immediately. |
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CONTRACTING RESOURCES
Federal Contracts
If you are an Illinois company in search of assistance with government contracts, please click here and a PTAC representative will contact you shortly. For companies located outside of Illinois, please click here to find a local PTAC in your state.
Corporate Contracts
For information and assistance with corporate contracts, please contact Cynthia Johnson at: cjohnson@wbdc.org. |
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SUBMIT YOUR OWN SUCCESS STORY
Do you want to:
- Gain visibility for your business in a WBDC publication?
- Share your successes with over 3,000 readers?
- Inform potential clients and business partners of your product and service offerings?
If you answered "yes" to any of these questions; then click here to submit your story for consideration in an upcoming issue of a WBDC newsletter, the WBDC website or other WBDC publication. |
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WBDC PARTNER EVENTS
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Click here to visit the Contract Opportunities page on our website to access current government contract opportunities on the local, state and federal levels. |
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WBENC 2013 NATIONAL CONFERENCE & BUSINESS FAIR
Looking for a great opportunity to strategically align your WBENC-Certified business with top supplier diversity representatives? Look no further than the 2013 WBENC National Conference & Business Fair taking place in Minneapolis, MN, June 25-27, 2013, presented in partnership with the 2013 Co-Chairs: Artech Information Systems LLP, KellyMitchell Group, Target Corporation and The Coca-Cola Company. Spend three days learning, networking and building your business into the most successful organization it can be.
With over 25 workshop opportunities available, ranging from social media to strategic sourcing, you are certain to find exactly what your business needs. Plus, spend a full day dedicated entirely to walking the Business Fair floor, meeting with the procurement representatives ready to hear your pitch!
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NEWS
WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS SYMPOSIUM (WBOS)
The State of Illinois and the Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity (DCEO) are proud to invite you to the first Women Business Owners Symposium (WBOS). This full-day program takes place on March 29, 2013 and offers both current and future women business owners access to a variety of experts, programs and opportunities that will help you grow your business. Please click here to learn more and to register today.
UPS SWEEPSTAKES FOR WBES - UPS DISCOUNT PROGRAM
Sign up for the UPS discount program and you could win a trip for 4 to the 2014 NCAA Final Four. The more you ship, the more chances you have to win. Click here for more information.
CRAIN'S SMALL BUSINESS FORUM - ENTREPRENEURS IN ACTION
Hear business stories from three founders in differing industries at varying stages in their business cycle followed by a moderated discussion. Speakers include: Tom Gimble, LaSalle Network; Phil Nevels, Power2Switch; and Terri Rogers, The NoOodle Company. Please click here for more information and to register by March 15, 2013.
SAVE THE DATE:
INTERGOVERNMENTAL SMALL BUSINESS FORUM
The Intergovernmental Small Business Forum is hosted by the Illinois Transit & Transportation Roundtable at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago on March 29, 2013. Please click here for more information. |
SUCCESS STORIES UPDATE:
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
WBE Update:
Rosemary Swierk, Owner
Direct Steel
In 2010, the Insider Newsletter featured Rosemary Swierk, Owner of
Direct Steel. In celebration of Women's History Month, Marianne Markowitz, Regional Adminstrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), will tour Direct Steel and will recognize Rosemary and her great accomplishments as a woman-owned business in a male-dominated industry. Direct Steel has benefitted from SBA's counseling and technical assistance programs which enabled Rosemary to grow the industrial and commercial construction company and create jobs. Please click here to read more. |
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WBDC EVENTS
All WBDC workshops will take place at our 8 S. Michigan Ave. Center, Chicago, IL, unless otherwise noted.
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FEATURED WBDC WEBINARS
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WBDC-MN EVENTS
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