City of Chicago Assist Agencies

 

 

Assist Agencies are comprised of not-for-profit agencies and/or chamber of commerce agencies that represent the interest of small, minority and/or women-owned businesses.

 

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51st Street Business Association * AeroStar Avion Institute 
220 E. 51st Street 122 S. Michigan
Chicago, IL  60615 Chicago, IL  60603
773-285-3401 773-285-3407 708-646-4300
the51ststreetbusinessassociation@yahoo.com aai@avioninstitute.org tholmes@aerostarcorp.com 
www.51stStreetChicago.com  www.avioninstitute.org
Maintains list of certified firms: Yes Maintains list of certified firms: Yes
Provides training for businesses: Yes Provides training for businesses: Yes
       
African American Contractors Association – AACA * Angel of God Resource Center, Inc. *
514 E. 95th Street P.O. Box #19670 14527 S. Halsted
Chicago, IL 60619 Riverdale, IL 60827
312-915-5960 708-392-9323 708-880-0121
aacanatlassoc@gmail.com  info.aogrc@gmail.com
www.aacanatl.org  www.angelofgodresourcecenter.org 
Maintains list of certified firms: Yes Maintains list of certified firms: Yes
Provides training for businesses: Yes Provides training for businesses: Yes
       
Association of Asian Construction Enterprises (AACE) * Austin African American Business Networking Assoc.
712 W. Root Street 5820 W. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, IL 60609 Chicago, IL 60651
312-595-2010 773-626-4497
admin@aacechicago.com info@aaabna.org 
www.aacechicago.com https://www.aaabna.org
Maintains list of certified firms: Yes Maintains list of certified firms: Yes
Provides training for businesses: No Provides training for businesses: Yes
       
Better Business Bureau of Chicago/Northern Illinois Black Contractors Owners and Executives *
121 Wacker Drive, Suite 200 7811 S. Stony Island Ave.
Chicago, IL 60601 Chicago, IL 60649
312 832-0500 773-346-5658 773-346-5659
tjohnson@chicago.bbb.org admin@bcoechicago.org 
www.bbb.org/chicago www.bcoechicago.org 
Maintains list of certified firms: No Maintains list of certified firms: No
Provides training for businesses: Yes Provides training for businesses: No
       
Black Contractors United * Chatham Business Association Small Business Dev.*
155 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 300 800 E. 78th Street
Chicago, IL  60601 Chicago, IL  60619
773-617-5672   773-994-5006 773-855-8905
www.blackcontractorsunited.com admin@cbaworks.org
    www.cbaworks.org
Maintains list of certified firms: Yes Maintains list of certified firms: Yes
Provides training for businesses: Yes Provides training for businesses: Yes
       
Business Leadership Council * Chicago Minority Supplier Development Council Inc. *
150 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 2400 140 S. Dearborn Str., Suite 1605
Chicago, IL 60601 Chicago, IL  60603
312-628-7844   312-755-8880 Fax 312-755-8890
info@BLCchicago.com alavelle@blcchicago.com info@chicagomsdc.org
blcchicago.com www.chicagomsdc.org
Maintains list of certified firms: Yes Maintains list of certified firms: Yes
Provides training for businesses: Yes Provides training for businesses: Yes
       
Chicagoland Associated General Contractors* Chicago Women in Trades (CWIT)
One Oakbrook Terrace, Suite 210 2444 W. 16th Street
Oak Brook, Illinois 60181 Chicago, IL  60608
773-444-0465 312-942-1444
info@chicagolandagc.org   eschmid@cwit2.org  
www.chicagolandagc.org   www.cwit.org  
Maintains list of certified firms: Yes Maintains list of certified firms: No
Provides training for businesses: Yes Provides training for businesses: Yes
       
Chicago Urban League * Contractor Advisors Business Development, Inc. & Construction Development Institute *
4510 S. Michigan Ave. 400 W. 76th Street, Suite 220
Chicago, IL  60653 Chicago, IL.  60620
773-285-5800 312-436-0301 or 773-885-0693
kevans@chiul.org ganderson@chiul.org info@contractoradvisors.us
www.chiul.org   www.constructiondevelopmentinstitute.com
Maintains list of certified firms: Yes Maintains list of certified firms: Yes
Provides training for businesses: Yes Provides training for businesses: Yes
       
Construction Cares Council of Black Architecture and Engineering Companies (Formally NOME)*
2139 W. Madison St., Unit 1E 1 South Wacker, Suite 2650
Chicago, IL 60612 Chicago, IL  60606
312-989-3903 312-960-1239
info@communities4construction.com jharris@cbaec.org 
http://www.constructioncare.org/  www.cbaec.org/
Maintains list of certified firms: Yes Maintains list of certified firms: Yes
Provides training for businesses: Yes Provides training for businesses: Yes
       
Cosmopolitan Chamber of Commerce Elite Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business Network 
1631 S. Michigan Avenue Unit 101 361 Deer Run Drive
Chicago, IL.  60616 Hainesville, IL 60030
312 971-9594 Fax 312 341-9084 847-453-8890
cmayes@cosmochamber.org john@scifers.net
www.cosmochamber.org https://elitesdvob.org
Maintains list of certified firms: Yes Maintains list of certified firms: Yes
Provides training for businesses: Yes Provides training for businesses: Yes
       
Do For Self Community Development Co. * Federation of Women Contractors *
8659 S. Ingleside Ave.,  4210 W. Irving Park Road, 
Chicago, IL 60619 Chicago, IL  60641  
773-356-4661 312-360-1122  
dennismdcchicago@hotmail.com info@fwcchicago.com
www.doforself.org www.fwcchicago.com
Maintains list of certified firms: No Maintains list of certified firms: Yes
Provides training for businesses: Yes Provides training for businesses: No
       
Far South Community Development Corporation Greater Southwest Development Corporation 
837 W. 115th Street 2601 W. 63rd Street
Chicago, IL   60643 Chicago, IL   60629
773 831-7107 773 625 - 0778  773-362-3321 773-471-8206
crystal@farsouthcdc.org  lacy@farsouthcdc.org a.soto@greatersouthwest.org a.mccord@greatersouthwest.org 
www.farsouthcdc.org www.greatersouthwest.org  
Maintains list of certified firms: Yes Maintains list of certified firms: Yes
Provides training for businesses: Yes Provides training for businesses: Yes
       
Fresh Start Home Community Development Corp. HIRE360
5168 S. Michigan Avenue, 4N 2301 S Lake Shore Drive, Lakeside Center
Chicago, IL  60615 Chicago, IL  60616
773-632-0811 855-270-4175 312 575-2500
FreshStartHomeCDC@gmail.com  info@HIRE360Chicago.com
www.FreshStartHomeCDC.com www.HIRE360Chicago.com
Maintains list of certified firms: Yes Maintains list of certified firms: Yes
Provides training for businesses: Yes Provides training for businesses: Yes
       
Hispanic American Construction Industry Association (HACIA) * Illinois Black Chamber of Commerce *
650 W. Lake St., Unit 415 4222 W. Madison Street, Unit 241058
Chicago, IL  60661 Chicago, IL  60624
312-575-0389   312-970-9036
info@haciaworks.org   siri@ilbcoc.org
www.haciaworks.org www.ilbcoc.org
Maintains list of certified firms: Yes Maintains list of certified firms: Yes
Provides training for businesses: Yes Provides training for businesses: Yes
       
Illinois State Black Chamber of Commerce * Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce *
411 Hamilton Blvd., Suite 1404 222 Merchandise Mart Plaza     Suite 1212 c/o 1871
Peoria, Illinois 61602 Chicago, IL  60654
309-740-4430  309-672-1379 312-425-9500
finance@ILBCC.org info@ihccbusiness.net 
www.ilbcc.org  www.ihccbusiness.net 
Maintains list of certified firms: Yes Maintains list of certified firms: Yes
Provides training for businesses: Yes Provides training for businesses: Yes
       
JLM Business Development Center* Lester and Rosalie Anixter Center
2622 W. Jackson Boulevard 1945 W. Wilson Suite 3000
Chicago, IL  60612 Chicago, IL  60625
773-826-3064 FAX 773-359-4021 773-973-7900 773-274-3523
lady930@prodigy.net      DDonohueChase@anixter.org
www.jlmcenter.org  www.anixter.org
Maintains list of certified firms: Yes Maintains list of certified firms: No
Provides training for businesses: Yes Provides training for businesses: Yes
   
LGBT Chamber of Commerce of Illinois * National Association of Minority Contractors
661 W. Lake Street, Suite 1N 645 E. 87th Street, Suite 2235
Chicago, IL  60661 Chicago, IL  60619
773-303-0167 708-543-9751
hello@lgbtcc.com info@namcchicago.org
www.lgbtcc.com www.namcchicago.org
Maintains list of certified firms: Yes Maintains list of certified firms: Yes
Provides training for businesses: Yes Provides training for businesses: Yes
       
National Black Wall Street NPF * Native American Chamber of Commerce of Illinois
4655 South King Drive, Suite #203  100 North Riverside Plaza, Suite 1670
Chicago, IL  60653-4156  Chicago, IL 60606
773 268-6900  FAX 312.276.4781 630-926-1700
nationalblackwallstreetchicago.org  info@nacc-il.org
Info@nationalblackwallstreetchicago.org www.nacc-il.org   
Maintains list of certified firms: Yes Maintains list of certified firms: Yes
Provides training for businesses: Yes Provides training for businesses: Yes
       
NDIGO Foundation Rainbow/PUSH Coalition *
329 W. 18th Street, Ste 613 930 E. 50th Street
Chicago, IL 60616 Chicago, IL  60615
312-264-6272 773-255-9067 773-256-2768
hhartman@ndigo.com jmitchell@rainbowpush.org
www.ndigo.com  www.rainbowpush.org
Maintains list of certified firms: Yes Maintains list of certified firms: Yes
Provides training for businesses: Yes Provides training for businesses: Yes
       
Revolution Workshop  RTW Veteran Center *
3410 W. Lake Street  7415 E. End, Suite 113
Chicago, IL 60624  Chicago, IL 60649
773-934-3014    800-974-2808 Fax 866-873-2494
mrodriguez@revolutionworkshop.org rtwvetcenter@yahoo.com 
www.revolutionworkshop.org www.rtwvetcenter.org 
Maintains list of certified firms: Maintains list of certified firms: Yes
Provides training for businesses: Yes Provides training for businesses: Yes
       
South Shore Chamber, Inc. * St. Paul Church of God in Christ Community Development Ministries, Inc.
1750 E. 71st Street 4526 S. Wabash
Chicago, IL  60649-2000 Chicago, IL  60653
773-955- 9508 773-955-9554 773-538-5120  
info@southshorechamberinc.org  bjones@spcdm.org
www.southshorechamberinc.org www.stpaulcdm.org
Maintains list of certified firms: Yes Maintains list of certified firms: Yes
Provides training for businesses: Yes Provides training for businesses: Yes
       
Sustainable Options for Urban Living, Inc. (SOUL) The Monroe Foundation
11603 S. Throop Street 1547 South Wolf Road
Chicago, IL 60643 Hillside, Illinois 60162
773-250-1770 Ext 702 773 250-1770 773-315-9720
Cyndi@soul-program.com  omonroe@themonroefoundation.org
www.soul-program.com  www.themonroefoundation.org
Maintains list of certified firms: Yes Maintains list of certified firms: Yes
Provides training for businesses: Yes Provides training for businesses: Yes
       
Turn 2 Growth US Minority Contractors Association, Inc. *
15475 S. Park 1250 S. Grove Ave. Suite 200
South Holland, IL 60473 Barrington, IL  60010
708-913-4700 847-852-5010 847-382-1787
info@turn2growth.org     larry.bullock@usminoritycontractors.org  admin@usminoritycontractors.org
www.turn2growth.org       www.USMinorityContractors.org   
Maintains list of certified firms: Yes Maintains list of certified firms: Yes
Provides training for businesses: Yes Provides training for businesses: Yes
       
Veteran Business Project Women’s Business Development Center *
106 S. Northwest Hwy. 8 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 400
Park Ridge, IL  60068 Chicago, IL  60603
info@veteranbusinessproject.org edimenco@wbdc.org 
www.veteranbusinessproject.org www.wbdc.org
Maintains list of certified firms: Yes Maintains list of certified firms: Yes
Provides training for businesses: Yes Provides training for businesses: Yes
       
Women Construction Owners & Executives (WCOE) *    
Chicago Caucus 308 Circle Avenue    
Forest Park, IL  60130    
708-366-1250 708-366-5418    
mkm@mkmservices.com    
www.wcoeusa.org    
Maintains list of certified firms: Yes    
Provides training for businesses: Yes    

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