We help aspiring startups and established businesses find the right business resources to start, scale or accelerate in and around Chicago.
For the entrepreneur:
- Quick connections to the right resources at the right time via hotline call or online
- Access to a central calendar of events make getting involved in the Chicago entrepreneurial ecosystem easy
- Ability to enter a specialized network of service providers offering a broad range of expertise
For the non-profit service provider:
- Greater awareness in the community of services offered
- Qualified leads
- Greater awareness of services provided through other service providers
- Compilation of statistics needed for service provider growth
- Identification of entrepreneurial needs leading to program creation and collaboration
- Sourcing and client tracking databases
- Funding collaboration
For the community, ChiBizHub strengthens the network by partnering with the resource providers to:
- Raise community awareness to increase entrepreneurial activity and network access
- Identify gaps in services and promote entrepreneurial growth by initiating innovative programs and strategic alliances
- Create a continuously improving process for providing quality services
- Find new ways to increase funding for resource provider programs
- Measure economic impact