Plugging In

The Rock River Valley Entrepreneurship Center (RRVEC) is a regional hub for coordinating small business and entrepreneurship training and is a great place to start your search for assistance.  They can be accessed online.

Our Small Business Development Center (SBDC) offers, at no cost, business counseling services to help entrepreneurs expand existing businesses or start up new ones.  The SBDC is co-located with the RRVEC.  Discuss your business with an expert counselor. We can help in the areas of accounting, legal issues, loan proposals, marketing, advertising, and promotion. Counseling is one-on-one and confidential.  Access their website online.

Need help finding information on how to do business with federal, state, and local government?  RVC’s Procurement Technical Assistance Center can help.  Accessed more information online.

General Entrepreneurial

• The Business Blender
• Entrepreneur.com
• Kaufman Foundation
• MoreBusiness.com
• Small Talk (Chicago Entrepreneur’s Guide)

Financial

• Illinois Development Finance Authority

Manufacturing

• Manufacturing Alliance of the Rock River Valley (MARRV)

State and Federal

• Attorney General of Illinois
• Business Registration FAQs
• Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
• Government Resources
• IL Entrepreneurship Network
  
• Illinois State Treasurer
• IL Workforce Information
• Secretary of State

Services for Businesses

• Small Business Administration
• State of Illinois