Business Resources Online - Assistance Available 24 Hours
The Internet makes accessing useful information convenient for busy business owners and operators. There is no waiting for doors to open and no holding for the next available operator; Just sign-on and discover a world of information and assistance to help run your business.
Please consider these sites as business resources. You may want to bookmark them for future reference.
Business Start-Up and General Assistance
- United States Government - One-stop access to the Federal Government for information on trade, tax, environment, OSHA and business advisory services.
- Small Business Administration - Access information on business development, starting a business, counseling and training, financial assistance, minority enterprise development and welfare-to-work.
- Illinois Department of Commerce & Community Affairs
- First-Stop Business Information Center of Illinois
- Inc Online – www.inc.com – An online resource for people starting and running their own business.
- SCORE - Free business counseling from retired leaders in business.
Workforce Development
- Illinois Employment & Training Center, Skills Match Program - This free system allows employers to select potential job seekers based on the skills the job seekers have developed through past employment and training, and to contact them directly for further employment consideration.
Environmental Standards & Safety Compliance
- OSHA
- Cook County Department of Environmental Control
- Free On-Site Safety & Health Consultation
- Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Small Business Division
Federal & State Government
- State of Illinois
- Illinois Secretary of State
- The White House
- U.S. House of Representatives
- U.S. Senate
- Internal Revenue Service
Legislative Issues
Community Business Organizations
- LaGrange Business Association
- Western Springs Business Association
- La Grange Park Business Association
West Suburban Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Physical Address: 9440 Joliet Road, Suite B, Hodgkins, Illinois 60525
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 187, La Grange, IL 60525
Phone: 708-387-7550
Fax: 708-387-7556
