Resources for Small Business

Webinars

Legal Structure and Contract Negotiation for Small Businesses

Publications

A Guide to Starting Your Business
Changing the Name of Your Illinois Business
Where should I incorporate my small business or form my LLC?

Legal Alerts

Should you turn your side-hustle into a legal entity?
Independent Contractor/Employee Relationships
Can We Use It? Using Photos of Others in Your Promotional Materials
Chicago Ordinance Requiring Paid Sick Leave
I-9 Overview for Employers
Special Zoning in the City of Chicago
Trademark or Not to Trademark

Other Organizations

Allies for Community Business (A4CB) provides the capital, coaching, and collaboration entrepreneurs need to grow great businesses in their communities.

ChiBizHub connects a large network of primarily nonprofit service providers offering a wide variety of business-building services for small businesses. 

City of Chicago Department of Business Affairs & Consumer Protection provides resources and information for businesses operating in the city.

SCORE Chicago serves small businesses by providing free business counseling, management consulting, and low cost workshops.

West Side Forward operates a number of business start-up, entrepreneurial training and business support services at no charge to individuals who live in and start their businesses in designated communities primarily on the West Side of the city of Chicago.

Women’s Business Development Center (WBDC) delivers business services and financial assistance to empower women towards entrepreneurship and economic self-sufficiency.