Event registration is now closed but walk-in registration is welcome on August 2nd after 3:00 pm!
West Side community business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs are invited to The Hatchery for an afternoon event to help you grow your business. Attendees will hear from inspirational small business owners, meet with business support organizations, learn about West Side developments, and receive a free headshot. Connect with other West Side entrepreneurs while enjoying a free meal! The event will include tours of The Hatchery. For food and beverage entrepreneurs, we will provide information about how to utilize free and reduced-price kitchen space.
Participating partners:
- Austin African American Business Networking Association
- Business Services Collective
- Chartwell Higher Education at University of Chicago
- ChiBizHub
- Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection
- Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights
- Garfield Park Community Council
- The Hatchery
- HIRE360 Chicago
- Industrial Council of Nearwest Chicago
- The K
- LISC Chicago
- New Covenant Community Development Corporation
- Rush University Medical Center
- SomerCor
- The Viti Companies
- Women's Business Development Center
- West Humboldt Park Development Council
- West Side Forward
- West Side United
- Wintrust Bank
