Join Building Bridges Consulting for our Jump$tart Business Basics

Lunch & Learn!

You're invited to a FREE Small Business Networking Lunch & Learn Event hosted the third or fourth Friday every other month starting promptly at 11:00 AM.  The Event usually takes place at the Next Door Cafe located at 659 W. Diversey Pkwy; however, location subject to change depending on venue availability.  Part of the Jump$tart Business Basics Training Series.

You will be able to expose your business to other local businesses, acquire new prospects and customers, and we suggest you bring plenty of business cards to share with the group.  There will be time allowed for you to share with the group a little about your business, experience, what a good contact, referral, or client would be for you and what separates you from everyone else in your industry.

Admission is free; however, you will be responsible for purchasing your own lunch from Next Door Cafe.  If you know of any other small business owners/entrepreneurs, please pass this invitation along to them as well!

• Meet with other Chicago business owners, nonprofit leaders, and aspiring entrepreneurs
• Pass out your business cards or other promotional materials (NO SELLING)
• Share your business products and services
• Hear a powerful, timely message for your small business from BBC's CEO or another local small business expert
• Learn about Building Bridges Consulting
• Power up with a great lunch from Next Door Cafe*

*Attendees responsible for purchasing their own lunch from Next Door Cafe. Coffees, teas, cocoas, Italian sodas, sandwiches, smoothies, and a variety of pastries available. Location subject to change based on venue availability.  Event begins promptly at 11:00 AM. Please arrive no later than 11:30 AM.

About the Jump$tart Business Basics Training Series

The Jump$tart Business Basics Training Series is a year-long, revolving training series of networking and learning events for small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs in the greater Chicagoland area (Chicago and suburbs). Attendees get armed with the tools to startup, operate, and grow a small business into a long-term successful, sustainable, and profitable organization. Attendees learn how to overcome challenges such as choosing a niche, implementing technology solutions to automate processes, building customer loyalty, branding, and sales and marketing. Series includes free weekly webinars, free bimonthly two-hour Lunch 'n' Learns, and affordable bimonthly full-day training programs.

Training events focus on topics relevant to the 4 P's of Profit developed by Master Business Coach, Niquenya Collins, which are Passion, Purpose, People, and Processes. The program strives to teach entrepreneurs how to achieve operational excellence through automation of business processes and to become productive contributors to the economic development of the communities in which they serve. Series kicks off in January of each year with the Designing the Dream Entrepreneurs Conference. Check our Event Calendar for the most up to date information and scheduled training dates.