Buildingchicago’sworker cooperative ecosystem

August 6, 2018

The Illinois Worker Cooperative Alliance (IWCA) was formed on July 2015 to help forge an environment that supports worker cooperatives for low-wage workers and the working poor whose typical employment opportunities are driven by companies with little interest in the financial and physical wellbeing of the working poor. IWCA’s mission is to support a worker-owned cooperative system that promotes economic stability and independence for workers and their communities and instills values of social justice, democracy and collective participation.

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NFTE is an award-winning education nonprofit that activates the entrepreneurial mindset in young people. NFTE's Entrepreneurship Pathway program integrates the development of an entrepreneurial mindset with academic and industry skills to ensure NFTE youth are career- and startup-ready.

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The founder’s guide to small business finance

whitePaper | May 22, 2021

In this ebook, we dive into everything you need to know to manage, monitor and maintain the financial health of your business. You’ll learn about reports like cash flow forecasts, and how to truly understand your numbers. Everything you need to run a well-oiled financial engine is inside.

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Transforming Your Business Landscape with Business Assurance Testing

whitePaper | June 1, 2022

The nature of digitization is that it speeds up the processes and opens the infrastructure to many lapses and security issues that cause trouble. Testing and services development must focus on areas that would impact the most significant business drivers like sales,

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A guide to small business broadband

whitePaper | November 3, 2021

In this business broadband guide, in partnership with Sky Connect, we reveal why your small business should be considering an upgrade, the benefits of business broadband, the importance of switching from analogue phone systems to smarter broadband based networks and how to select a business broadband provider.

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Expand Access to Capital for Small Businesses

whitePaper | March 3, 2022

This paper explores root causes and potential solutions to fix the capital access problem, resulting in a set of recommendations for action-oriented economic developers.

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LOCAL SEO WHITE PAPER MAKING YOUR BRAND FAMOUS IN YOUR LOCATION

whitePaper | November 7, 2019

An effective local SEO campaign requires a combination of geo-targeted optimization and content marketing, business listings and backlinks, and user-generated reviews. Learn how we drive results on search engines for local businesses.

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E-COMMERCE BUSINESS STRATEGIES TO OUTPERFORM IN 2022

whitePaper | August 19, 2022

Ecommerce business has seen consistent development for quite a long time, yet after COVID-19 hit the world, online retails confronted both new difficulties and potential outcomes in fostering their business. The evasion of eye to eye contacts, store terminations, and various Covid related limitations has everlastingly changed customers standards of conduct. While the economy and society are going through a pivotal shift, online business sellers need to change their business procedure as indicated by the new prerequisites

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Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship

NFTE is an award-winning education nonprofit that activates the entrepreneurial mindset in young people. NFTE's Entrepreneurship Pathway program integrates the development of an entrepreneurial mindset with academic and industry skills to ensure NFTE youth are career- and startup-ready.

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