Creating Opportunity for Communities of Color Through Entrepreneurship (SSIR): Supporting and strengthening small business owners can help increase economic opportunity in communities of color, building family and community wealth.
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Development
This Department oversees nearly 10,000 grants each year, manages various economic, community and workforce development programs and services.
DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME!
Loosing $200 million is enough to make you cry, isn't it?
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Chicago's Black Business Network
Honor or millions? You decide.
In a recent Essence Magazine article Biggie's son is investing in the cannabis business.
Now, I'm not the one to say that he does not want to honor his daddy. (I wouldn't know Biggie from Little Wayne.) Anyway, what could be wrong with honoring someone and making millions of dollars in the process. Right? READ MORE…
Technology Changes EVERYTHING!
Here are 25 unique ways to charge your phone while on the go, at other folk's home, in the museums, behind trees, while visiting friends in jail, etc. CLICK HERE TO PLUG IN...
HEMP! HEMP! Illinois!
Or how America is going to make billions upon billions of dollars by growing hemp and cannabis.
According to Andy Huston, founder of American Hemp Research, hemp will be more profitable than corn or soybeans.
Stake your claim to a piece of Illinois farmland and jump on the bandwagon before it takes off without you. Click here to get your hemp license.
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BEWARE!
As of December 2018, the City of Chicago requirements for participating in and hosting pop-up events around the city has changed and will be enforced.
Know the law. READ MORE…
Eight Dark Facts About Being Single...
Still living the single life and loving it. You'll think twice after reading this list.
Too many cold cases.
STOP TAKING OUR WOMEN, a Chicago westside organization has been launched to bring national attention to the increasing number of assaults and deaths of Black women over the last decade.
This organization is calling upon the Chicago Police Department and State’s Attorney’s office to prioritize the endangerment and loss of Black women due to kidnapping, gangs, domestic violence, human trafficking, and murder.
KEYWORDS ROCK!
Understanding what keywords to use is more important than knowing that you must at all times keep your content filled with relevant keywords to been found in Google searches.
Top level keywords are the ticket in enhancing search engine optimization (SEO). 100 TOP KEYWORDS HERE...
TOOLS YOU CAN USE!
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We're adding new tools to our list every day.
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will award 86 grants totaling $97 million through its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs.
There is no doubt that technology and innovation leads the way for revenue and job creation.
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