Schedule Appointment with Illinois Small Business Development Center at Harper College

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No Cost Phone Advisory Appointments

Phone Appointment with Dennis LaPorta

1 hour

"BIG" Grant Information as well as general guidance and assistance for startups and established businesses. Do you need help planning your new business, understanding distribution channels, structuring your sales team, or navigating the sales process? Dennis offers startups and small businesses practical advice to help you maximize sales, grow market share, and increase revenue. Dennis is "start up" friendly.

Phone Advisory Session w/ Cheri Kretsinger

1 hour

"BIG" Grant info as well as general guidance and assistance for startups and established businesses. Cheri can help with digital (email, social media, content) and traditional marketing, viability and commercialization analysis, budgeting, forecasting, P&L management, pricing, packaging and developing a marketing plan. Cheri will assess your current needs through a SWOT analysis, and review your branding/positioning.

Phone Appointment with Kevin McVearry

1 hour

"BIG" Grant info as well as general guidance and assistance. For clients needing expert help with a restaurant, bar or food service business. Kevin McVearry specializes in the restaurant and hospitality industry at all levels of operations from start-up concepts to existing businesses. He has spent 25 years opening and operating restaurants, bars, and events across the country. Kevin has extensive knowledge in new venues, including design, construction, budgeting, menu development. Startup friendl

Phone Appointment w/ Tom Cassell

30 minutes

General guidance and assistance for startups and established businesses.

Phone Appointment w/ Jennie Johns

1 hour

Book an appointment with Jennie Johns if you need assistance with ecommerce platforms, website, email service, and/or other technology issues. Jennie specializes in web functionality, usability and customer experience. She can assist with your technical questions regarding website creation, deployment, and ongoing maintenance. Jennie has over 20 years experience in developing websites along with 8 years teaching website usability, programming, and Microsoft Office applications.

Prototyping, Makerspace and Legal Help

Patents, Copyrights, and Trademark PHONE Consultation

30 minutes

Brie A. Crawford focuses on intellectual property and entertainment law, including patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets both domestically and abroad. She can counsel clients as to whether IP protection is appropriate, and if so, what kind and how to secure the appropriate protection. Brie also focuses on drafting IP-related agreements. She is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Legal Help Sponsored by Lavelle Law via PHONE

30 minutes

Founded in 1989, Lavelle Law Ltd. is one of the most respected law firms in the Chicago area. Their expertise includes business and entrepreneurial law, estate planning, divorce and family law, criminal defense, commercial and residential real estate law, banking and securities law, law practice management, bankruptcy and more. The firm generously donates time to clients of the ISBDC.

Webinars

Starting a Business in Illinois Webinar

1 hour

No Cost. October 28th, 12:00-1:00pm
Do you have the personal characteristics, the financial fitness and the business readiness skills to own a business? Find out if entrepreneurship is right for you. Learn about the critical steps to opening your own business including viability, business formation, financing, and more.

Facebook Marketing 101

1 hour

No Cost. November 4th, 12:00-1:00pm CST
Learn how to attract customers on the world’s largest social media network. Award winning marketing consultant Vanessa Cabrera has put together a Facebook 101 walk through to get you started and help you reach your goals. Learn the 4 basic Facebook Marketing Fundamentals that will assure you start off on the right path to social media marketing success.

Facebook Marketing Advanced - Growing Your Business via Facebook Marketing

1 hour

No Cost. November 18th, 12:00-1:00pm CST
Even with the popularity of Instagram, Facebook is still the elephant in the room. It's still THE biggest social media platform on the planet...PERIOD! In this incredibly powerful training, award winning marketing consultant, Vanessa Cabrera will reveal:
How to become a lead generating machine on Facebook.
The 3 secrets to growing your business on Facebook
Steps you can take to monetize your Facebook marketing...NOW.

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