Online Business Resources

Startup & Emerging Business Services
Established Business Services
Certification Services
Business Advising Services
Access to Capital Services

Government Contracting Services
Veterans Services
Childcare Business Services
Minnesota Resources

Startup & Emerging Business Services

Business Model Canvas
One-Page Marketing Plan
Minding your Business- Developing a Mindset for Business Success
One-Page Business Plan
CASH FLOW PROJECTIONS TEMPLATE
Business Plan Outline
Bplans
Association for Enterprise Opportunity
Illinois Veterans Business Program
SBA
City of Chicago
The Law Clinic for Small Businesses
The John Marshall Law School Business Enterprise Law Clinic
SBA Tools
Business Plan Workbook
Simple Guide to Your Company’s Financial Statements
Internal Revenue Service
Invest Aurora
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
Chicago Locally Owned Businesses
Site Selector
Find your Alderman

Established Business Services

CASH FLOW PROJECTIONS TEMPLATE
Business Plan Outline
Invest Aurora
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
SBA Tools

Certification Services

Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC)
Regional Partner Organizations

Business Advising Services

CASH FLOW PROJECTIONS TEMPLATE
Business Plan Outline
Simple Guide to Your Company’s Financial Statements

Access to Capital Services

Direct Lending Program
SBIF Grants
APR Calculator
Simple Guide to Your Company’s Financial Statements

Government Contracting Services

Government Contracting Bids Portal
SBA Tools
City of Aurora Contracting Opportunities
SBA Federal Contracting
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code
Federal Contract Opportunities

Veterans Services

Military Resource One
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
BusinessUSA
My Next Move
Department of the Navy Credentialing Opportunities Online
Marine Corps Cool Credentialing Opportunities On-Line
Career One Stop
eBenefits

Childcare Business Services

Illinois Network of Child Care Resources and Referral Agencies (INCCRRA)
Illinois Action for Children
Illinois Department of Child and Family Services (DCFS)

Minnesota Resources

Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC)
Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO)
WomenVenture
Upsize Minnesota
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at the University of St. Thomas
Small Business Administration (SBA) – Minnesota District Office
SCORE – Counselors to America’s Small Business – Minneapolis, Minnesota
SCORE – Counselors to America’s Small Business – Burnsville, Minnesota
National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) – Minnesota Chapter
North Central Minority Supplier Development Council (NCMSDC)
Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA)
Association of Women Contractors