Stay at Home Order
In response to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Chicago has joined the State of Illinois in issuing a Stay at Home order effective Saturday, March 21st at 5pm CT. In addition, City of Chicago facilities are closed to the public. Staff are prioritizing essential services to protect the health and safety of our residents and employees. As such, we may be delayed in responding to non-essential inquiries and service requests. To stay up to date on the City of Chicago’s COVID-19 response, please visit the City Coronavirus Response Center site.
Business Plan Resources
As you think about opening a business, you may consider developing a business plan. The guides and courses below can help you with this process. If you would like to work with an expert, feel free to reach out to any of the agencies below.
For business planning counseling, you can contact SCORE Chicago or a Small Business Development Center.
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| Illinois SBDC Network | A Step-by-Step Business Plan Workbook A step-by-step tool to develop your plan |
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| SCORE Chicago | Business Plan Guides, Templates & More How-Tos, Blog posts, Templates & Tutorials Counseling With more than 100 counselors, you have access to experts in many skill areas and numerous industries. SCORE can also arrange Spanish speaking or women counselors. SCORE counselors are successful executives and business owners who can help you on a wide variety of business issues like financing, marketing or importing. All mentoring and consulting services are free. |
500 W. Madison St. #1150 Chicago, IL 60661 312.353.7724 |
| Chicago Public Library | Business Plan Handbooks 400+ actual business plans to use as models in developing your own. Accessible at any CPL computer, or with a CPL card. |
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| IL SBDC/Duman Entrepreneursip Center @ JVS Chicago | Business Plan Template – Narrative Business Plan Template – Cash Flow These are two templates that JVS often uses. |
855.INFO.JVS (855.463.6587) info@jvschicago.org |
| WBDC | Plan for Profit - Course A 16 session series offered twice a week to help participants develop a full business plan from feasibility all the way through financial projections Developing Your Childcare Business - Course A 10-week program that delivers all the information you'll need to start your own child care business |