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The Illinois Entrepreneurship Network has a wealth of information to help businesses meet regulations and grow. Browse this section for helpful materials or click here to email us.
Business Startup and Management Guides
Some of these publications are also available free by calling the IEN Business Information Center at 1-800-252-2923.
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Starting Your Business In Illinois
A Simple Guide to Your Company’s Financial Statements
The Small Business Owner’s Guide To Financial Control
Understanding Commercial Lending: The Question and Answer Guide
A Simple Guide To Your Small Business Marketing Plan
The Small Business Report Card: Is Your Business Making The Grade?
Buying & Selling A Small Business
The Plan: A Step-By-Step Business Plan Workbook
E-Commerce Business Profile
The e-Commerce business profile guides the reader in understanding how to effectively use the Internet in order to expand their business.
Retail Startup Profile
Grocery/Convenience Store Start-up
This free guide was written to provide future grocery/convenience store entrepreneurs with the resources needed to facilitate the start-up process and lend support to existing stores.
Restaurant Start-Up
This free guide provides future restaurateurs with the resources needed to facilitate the start-up process and give support to existing restaurant owners.
Child Care Startup Profiles
Starting A Center-Based Child Care Program
If you're thinking about starting a childcare center in your community, download this useful guide to planning a successful program. It will teach you how to obtain proper licensing, develop a business plan, hire employees and lots more.
Starting A Community Child Care Program
For communities that lack ample or quality childcare, we've created this guide to help devoted parents or parenting groups build a childcare system in their community. Download the guide to learn about building teams, exploring tax-exempt status and other important issues.
Starting A Family Home Child Care Program
If you're thinking about becoming a family home childcare provider, there's no doubt that Illinois needs you. This guide can help you plan a successful home childcare business with useful resources on acquiring licensing, creating budgets, preparing meal programs and more.
Employer Options for Child Care Programs
This publication outlines available options for assisting employees with child care, as well as provides agency and organizational contacts who can provide technical assistance to employers throughout this process.
Winery Startup Profile
As the wine industry in Illinois continues to grow each year, the First Stop Business Information Center is making it easier for new and existing wineries to flourish. Included in this comprehensive guide are up-to-date industry facts, market and sales data as well as a business plan workbook created specifically for wineries. Cheers!
Resource Directory for Minorities, Women, Veterans and Disabled Persons
Franchises
Below are three publications offered by the Illinois Attorney General's Franchise Bureau to assist franchisors wanting to sell franchises in Illinois and prospective franchisees who want to buy a franchise.
Proposal Writing
Resources
Startup Resources
Sources of Financing
Licenses / Registrations
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Construction Tax Curriculum
The Construction Center of Excellence was designed to provide educational products for use by taxpayers, stakeholders and educational institutions. This includes a specialized web page on the IRS web site, a list of specialized publications and reference guides links to related web sites, presentations. key messages and more. The mission of the construction Center of Excellence is to provide voluntary compliance and reduce taxpayer burden of the
construction industry.
Construction Tax Curriculum
Census and Market Data / Community Profile
Small Business Environmental Assistance
Located in the nonregulatory agency, this program provides free confidential information and services to help small businesses understand their environmental obligations. Visit their website at http://www.ienconnect.com/enviro
For more information contact us at dceo.sbeap@illinois.gov or call us at 800-252-3998.
Incentive Programs
Workforce Development
Illinois Department of Revenue
Illinois Secretary of State - Business Services Department
Illinois Department Employment Security
Division of Professional Regulation
City of Chicago
SBA
SCORE
Illinois SBDC Program
DCEO Energy and Recycling Office
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