Collaboration for Early Childhood 20th Annual Symposium
Collaboration for Early Childhood 20th Annual Symposium
Sat, Feb 25, 6:30 AM
Julian Middle School • Oak Park, IL
$45 - $55
Actions Panel
Industrial Collaboration Conference
When and where
Date and time
Location
Woodson Regional Library, Chicago Public Library 9525 South Halsted Street Chicago, IL 60628
Map and directions
How to get there
Description
Join the Greater Chatham Initiative, (GCI) for our Industrial Collaborative Conference. Let GCI engage with you to support your continued growth and development. We are focusing resources on our southside business owners in the following Industrial Sectors.
- Food Processing & Packaging
- Metal Fabrication (light manufacturing)
- Transportation Distribution & Logistics (TD&L)
We'll discuss the following topics:
Increasing Sales:
- CASE program opportunities - World Business Chicago (WBC)
- MBE& WBE - O'Hare opportunities, other city projects
- Collaborative marketing of Southside businesses and selling to each other
Workforce Enhancement and Recruiting:
- Recruiting
- Apprentice programs
- Staff training
Access to Capital:
- New Opportunity Zone Program
- Accion and CNI microfinancing
- Neighborhood Opportunity Funds
Growth Strategies:
- Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business
- SCORE Advisors
- Women's Business Development Center
- The University of Chicago, Polsky Center
- City Colleges
For more information please contact:
John S. Handler
Industrial Custer Manager
Greater Chatham Initiative
(773) 644-1451, ext 4
jhandler@greaterchathaminitiative.org