Serving Businesses in Chicago's Cragin, Hermosa,

Humboldt Park & Montclare and N. Austin Communities

The NW Connection Chamber of Commerce (NWCC) is a Place Making Generalist provider of business assistance and resources.  It maintains a strong neighborhood-based network comprised of local Aldermen,

City Departments, and community partners and organizations.  As a Neighborhood Business Development

Center, it provides counseling to start-up entrepreneurs and established businesses. It can assist with

all aspects of your business, including...

 

• Information about a particular neighborhood

• Assisting start-ups and established businesses

• Troubleshooting City-related issues 

• Connecting & referrals to financial resources

• Networking for business-to-business opportunities

• Referrals for employment and workforce development & training

• Marketing information & assistance

• Connecting your business to the local community

 

The NW Connection - Your link to the Chicago Department of Business Affairs & Consumer

Protection's Small Business Center (BACP) - the City's "one-stop-shop" for business licensing,

public way use permitting, and connecting entrepreneurs to business resources.

Click Here to go to the BACP's Small Business Center

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