Illinois Chamber Small Business Assistance Webinars                                                                                       

SBA and U.S. Chamber

  • The Chamber and the IACCE hosted a webinar on the economic injury disaster loan program for our local chambers with a presentation from Bo Steiner, district director for the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) Illinois District Office on the COVID-19  Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program and update from Allison L. Dembeck, an executive director in the Congressional and Public Affairs Division at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on federal initiatives to address the economic crisis. You can listen to the call here and view Bo's presentation here.

DCEO and Accion State of Illinois Loan and Grant Programs

  • Illinois DCEO Director Erin Guthrie and Brad McConnell from Accion presented information for small businesses statewide to receive small business assistance programs. Click here for the full audio version of the presentation.

Treasurer Frerich's Illinois Small Business COVID-19 Relief Program

  • Click to listen to the conference call with the Treasurer's office and the Illinois Chamber of Commerce on March 27, 2020

Webinar with Federal Department of Labor and Illinois Department of Employment Security

  • Monday, April 6, 2020, the Illinois Chamber of Commerce hosted a webinar with officials from the Department of Labor and Illinois Department of Employment Securities (IDES) Director Thomas Chan discussed via webinar the vital information for businesses on unemployment requirements for employees and contractors as outlined in the recent federal CARES Act. The recording can be found here. Additionally, frequently asked questions and answers can be found on the Department of Labor's website and also via IDES's website. To view the Federal Stimulus Package Unemployment Benefits click here.

Illinois Chamber and DCEO Webinar Series on Illinois Loan and Grant Programs

  • Collar Counties (DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Will counties) on April 8th, 2020
    Click here to listen. 
  • Chicago Southside and Northwest Illinois (Bureau, Carroll, Cook, Henry, Jo Daviess, LaSalle, Lee, Mercer, Ogle, Putnam, Rock Island, Stephenson, Whiteside and Winnebago counties) on April 9th, 2020
  • Chicago Southside and Northwest Illinois (Bureau, Carroll, Cook, Henry, Jo Daviess, LaSalle, Lee, Mercer, Ogle, Putnam, Rock Island, Stephenson, Whiteside and Winnebago counties) on April 9th, 2020
    Click here to listen.
  • Central Illinois (Adams, Brown, Cass, Champaign, Christian, DeWitt, Douglas, Ford, Fulton, Greene, Hancock, Henderson, Iroquois, Knox, Livingston, Logan, Macon, Macoupin, Marshall, Mason, McDonough, McLean, Menard, Montgomery, Morgan, Moultrie, Peoria, Piatt, Pike, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, Shelby, Stark, Tazewell, Vermilion, Warren and Woodford counties) on April 10th, 2020
  • Click here to view the powerpoint.     
  • (Adams, Brown, Cass, Champaign, Christian, DeWitt, Douglas, Ford, Fulton, Greene, Hancock, Henderson, Iroquois, Knox, Livingston, Logan, Macon, Macoupin, Marshall, Mason, McDonough, McLean, Menard, Montgomery, Morgan, Moultrie, Peoria, Piatt, Pike, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, Shelby, Stark, Tazewell, Vermilion, Warren and Woodford counties) on April 10th, 2020  
  • Southern Illinois (Alexander, Bond, Calhoun, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Edgar, Edwards, Effingham, Fayette, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jersey, Johnson, Lawrence, Madison, Marion, Massac, Monroe, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Richland, Saline, St. Clair, Union, Wabash, Washington, Wayne, White, and Williamson counties) on April 13th, 2020   Click here to listen.
  • Cook County on April 14th, 2020. Click here to listen.  

Responsible Reopening and Rehiring webinar with U.S. Chamber

  • Responsible Reopening and Rehiring webinar with Executive Vice President & Chief Policy Officer at the U.S. Chamber Neil Bradley. Click here to listen to the call. 
  • You can view today's PowerPoint presentation here and the U.S Chamber memo Implementing a National Return to Work Plan here.

Business Relief Webinar with Leader Brady

  • Business Relief Webinar with Leader Brady, Representative Butler & Representative Sommer 
  • Click here to view the PowerPoint and here to listen to the call.  

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