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National Women Veterans United

Annual Veteran’s Entrepreneurial Boot Camp at GSU

Governors State University Center for Performing Arts 1 W University Pkwy, University Park, IL, United States

Join GSU for this all day event. Listen to Veteran business owners as they discuss their challenges and successes at our breakfast panel, attend any one of our breakout seminars, mix and mingle at our speed networking session, and stay for lunch as we hear from David G. Seaman, CEO of PRONGER SMITH MedicalCare.

Accelerate Small Business Conference 2016

Jump start your small business! Whether you're a new business owner or a seasoned entrepreneur, this full-day small business conference is for you! Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016 at 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

WBDC’s Annual Entrepreneurial Women’s Conference 2016

Allstate Arena 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont, IL, United States

The WBDC and VBOC@WBDC are asking you to help spread the word to veteran owned established businesses to participate in WBDConnect. It will take the place of the WBDC’s Annual Entrepreneurial Women’s Conference and focus on contacts, contracts, subcontracting, procurement, and networking. The event is September 13th from 1:00-7:00 in Rosemont, Illinois.

Entrepreneurship Training for Aurora Veterans & Military Families to Be Held October 3-4

Prisco Community Center 150 W. Illinois Ave, Aurora, IL, United States

Boots to Business Reboot: Aurora. Registration is now open for Boots to Business Reboot. This two-step entrepreneurial program begins with an in-person course instructed by a leading entrepreneurship professional, where participants learn the fundamentals of business ownership, including evaluating business concepts, legal and financial practices. Participants will meet local SBA partners who can assist them after the course.

Women Vetrepreneurship Program (WVP)

The Women’s Business Development Center’s (WBDC) Women Vetrepreneurship Program (WVP), created in partnership with the Illinois Department of Veteran Affairs (IDVA) is a one of a kind program for women veterans who are pursuing self-employment as a pathway to economic security.

National Veterans Small Business Week

Harold Washington Library 400 S. State, Chicago, IL, United States

Celebrate National Veterans Small Business Week. Veterans interested in starting or expanding a small business are invited to this free workshop and panel event.

Veterans Certification Resource Event

Prairie State College Conference Center 202 S. Halsted, Chicago Heights, United States

Experience what it takes to do business with state and federal agencies as a veteran-owned business. Learn from some of the best in their fields as you leave not only feeling informed but empowered to take actionable steps to certification. … Continue reading

Fempreneur Online Business Basics Boot Camp

Need to know the basics of running an online business for 2021? Now accepting applications from female veterans, and female spouses of veterans or active duty. Jan 22, 2021 10:00 AM

Government Contracting Made Easy

SGT Simone A. Robinson Military Women Veteran's Center 8620 South Pulaski, Chicago, IL, United States

Join us for a comprehensive breakdown of Government Contracting for Chicago based small businesses with speaker Alisa Sheard, Deputy Director Government Contracting, SBA. July 26 2-5PM. RSVP Today