Business StartUp - West Side Forward
West Side Forward offers a rigorous 12-week business training program geared toward for-profit enterprises and entrepreneurs who want to start a new business, owners of informally run businesses who want to become licensed and legally structured, and owners of existing businesses less than five years old that want to expand or standardize their business operations. Entrepreneurs selected for these programs participate in a series of highly specialized sessions on business plans, marketing, financing, accounting, risk management, legal issues, and more, followed by a year of personal mentoring from a business leader.
Services
Date of Last Formal Update
09/25/2024
Data provided by
211 Metro Chicago
Physical Address
4100 West Ferdinand Street, Chicago, IL 60624
Hours
Tue 6:00pm - 8:00pm;
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Application process
Visit the website to register for training or for additional information.
Fee
Free
Eligibility
- Applicants will designate in their application whether they are a start-up business (one year or less) or an emerging business (more than one year to 5 years old). Businesses that have been registered for more than 5 years old will not be eligible to participate- Primary consideration will be given to applicants that intend to start or expand for-profit businesses, while secondary consideration will be reserved for entities that may operate on a not-for-profit model- Primary consideration will be given to Chicago west side residents that also have businesses or specific plans to locate their business office within the designated communities of Austin, Humboldt Park, West Garfield Park, East Garfield Park, North Lawndale, and South Lawndale- Home address and/or intended business location will be one of these ten zip codes: 60608, 60612, 60622, 60623, 60624, 60639, 60644, 60647, 60651, and 60707. Secondary consideration may be given to those from other nearby geographic locations or businesses that have the potential to positively impact a low to moderate-income community
Languages
English
Service area
Chicago, IL
Agency info
West Side Forward
West Side Forward's primary investment areas for bringing about community transformation are business development, workforce development, and industrial development advocacy on the West Side of Chicago.