Illinois Small Business Development Centers

Illinois Small Business Development Centers located throughout the state provide assistance to new and existing small businesses. Search for Answers or Email us today at ienconnect@mailnj.custhelp.com to find out more about SBDC's.

Services include:

• One-on-one business counseling and management assistance.
• Assistance with the development of business plans.
• Help accessing marketing information and the development of business plans.
• Business Financing Programs.
• Assistance with financial analysis and planning.
• Access to business education and training opportunities - Click here to gain access to a wide variety of online small business management training programs.

Click here to Find SBDC's in your area

Related Links

• Starting A Business In Illinois (PDF)

• Business Startup Guides

• Illinois Business Financing Matrix

• State of Illinois Business Portal

• Association of Small Business Development Centers

• Small Business $mart Energy Program (SB$E)

Illinois SBDC Success Stories

A Better Comfort Zone, Inc.  - Many people become entrepreneurs because they have a role model in the family, but husband and wife team Erica Krueger and Marko Sokacich started their new business out of economic necessity.  
 
DJ's Repairs - David Birkner is a young man with a passion for fixing cars. Just out of school, Mr. Birkner decided that he wanted to own his own garage and found the help he needed to achieve his goal from the Rend Lake College Small Business Development Center.  

Harrisburg and Eldorado Learning Centers- Like many new mothers, Patricia Ingram wanted to find a way to stay home with her daughter when she was a newborn.  

Kukulu Market - Assefa Retta came to this country from Ethiopia in November 1999. Prior to leaving his country, he and his family ran a grocery store for several years.

Mother Plum Tree's Playhouse - Parents who work non-traditional hours, often have difficulty finding quality child care for their children, as many established child care centers only provide services from 6:30AM to 6:00PM. 

Windhaven Bed and Breakfast - Rose and George Kaseeska are proprietors of Windhaven Bed and Breakfast, a new Victorian-style country inn located in Freeport Illinois, in the Northern state line area of Illinois. 

Click here for more Success Stories.

Small Business Owners: Please click here to complete our brief Small Business Needs Assessment Survey.