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