The Business Development Center at College of DuPage

NATIONAL SBDC / ITC DAY IN-PERSON BUSINESS WORKSHOPS & OPEN HOUSE held Wednesday, March 19, 2025 Excellent presenters from SBDC Team @BDCCOD! @dougvoegtle Hilary Burkinshaw @davidlezondra and ITC Program @monicahernandez

Illinois remains dedicated to fostering a fair and supportive business environment that empowers entrepreneurs and strengthens communities, underscoring the importance of recognizing and celebrating the outstanding contributions of the #IllinoisSBDC Network each year. ? In celebration of #SBDCDay, we are holding an open house Wednesday March 19th, from 3pm to 4pm at our center at 535 Duane Street Room 301 in downtown Glen Ellyn at the Village Hall. Join us!

Governor Pritzker has proclaimed support for the 9th Annual #SBDCDay on March 19, 2025! This recognition highlights the incredible impact the #IllinoisSBDC network has on small businesses and entrepreneurs across Illinois. In 2024 alone, the #IllinoisSBDC Network made a profound impact by assisting over 13,981 clients, delivering educational training to 11,218 individuals, helping 760 businesses secure access to debt and non-debt financing, and facilitating more than $64,857,939 in export sales for companies across Illinois. Illinois proudly became a member of America's #SBDC network in 1984, solidifying its commitment to fostering small business success and economic growth. #IllinoisSBDC Network stands among the nation's largest, with 42 strategically positioned centers serving every region of our state, ensuring that entrepreneurs have access to the resources and guidance needed to thrive. #SBDCs play a vital role in driving economic advancement in #Illinois, offering services in more than seventeen languages and providing fair, accessible, and impactful support to entrepreneurs from all backgrounds.

What is #SBDC Day? The ninth annual #SBDC Day will occur on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. To learn more about what your local SBDC is doing to celebrate, follow the conversation online by following the hashtag #SBDCDay. #SBDC and #ITC Centers assist small businesses and startups across the 50 United States and are funded by the #SBA, your local state economic impact agencies and local hosts in the communities they serve to support.

? Happy National #SBDCDay! The Small Business Development Center #SBDC network represents the nation's most extensive and comprehensive support system for small businesses across the United States and its territories. For over forty-five years, #SBDCs have been instrumental in nurturing #entrepreneurship and empowering small business owners to achieve the quintessential American dream of business ownership.

The Small Business Development Center #SBDC network represents the nation's most extensive and comprehensive support system for small businesses across the United States and its territories. For over forty-five years, #SBDCs have been instrumental in nurturing #entrepreneurship and empowering small business owners to achieve the quintessential American dream of business ownership.?

Governor Pritzker has proclaimed support for the 9th Annual #SBDCDay on March 19, 2025! This recognition highlights the incredible impact the #IllinoisSBDC network has on small businesses and entrepreneurs across Illinois. In celebration of #SBDCDay, we are holding an open house Wednesday March 19th, from 3pm to 4pm at our center at 535 Duane Street Room 301 in downtown Glen Ellyn at the Village Hall. Join us!

In 2024 alone, the #IllinoisSBDC Network made a profound impact by assisting over 13,981 clients, delivering educational training to 11,218 individuals, helping 760 businesses secure access to debt and non-debt financing, and facilitating more than $64,857,939 in export sales for companies across Illinois. Illinois proudly became a member of America's #SBDC network in 1984, solidifying its commitment to fostering small business success and economic growth. ? #IllinoisSBDC Network stands among the nation's largest, with 42 strategically positioned centers serving every region of our state, ensuring that entrepreneurs have access to the resources and guidance needed to thrive. ? #SBDCs play a vital role in driving economic advancement in #Illinois, offering services in more than seventeen languages and providing fair, accessible, and impactful support to entrepreneurs from all backgrounds.

#SBDCDay 2025 https://lnkd.in/gZqMiAjR

Governor Pritzker has proclaimed support for the 9th Annual #SBDCDay on March 19, 2025! This recognition highlights the incredible impact the #IllinoisSBDC network has on small businesses and entrepreneurs across Illinois.