U.S. Small Business Administration:
WHAT: |  | The U.S. Small Business Administration will honor the participants in its Emerging 200 Initiative (e200) at a graduation ceremony on December 17th. Earlier this year, SBA's e200 program identified 200 inner-city businesses across the nation that demonstrated a high potential for growth. It then provided these small businesses with a free, six- month course of in-depth business education focused on areas such as organization management, growth strategies and management, market development and strategic planning. |
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Chicago was just one of the e200 participating cities. Others included Albuquerque, Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Des Moines, Memphis, Milwaukee, New Orleans, and Philadelphia. | ||
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The 17 businesses enrolled from Chicago who completed the program and who will be honored at the graduation ceremony include: | ||
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-- 3X Data Corporation | ||
Rose Lynn Wicklander | ||
-- ABC Data Entry, Inc. | ||
Harold Shepard | ||
-- Arias Information Solutions, LLC | ||
Ray Arias | ||
-- Barclay Dixon & Smith PC | ||
Lester Barclay | ||
-- Collectors Training Institute | ||
Colby Smith | ||
-- Cutting Edge Electric, Inc. | ||
Mark Morales | ||
-- ELFI Wall System | ||
George Modrovic | ||
-- Genesis Construction Services, Inc. | ||
George Marsh | ||
-- Gideon's 300 Security Services, Inc. | ||
Lawrence Moore | ||
-- Honor-Guard Security, Inc. | ||
Bill McCurdy | ||
-- Industria, Inc. | ||
David Rambhajan | ||
-- Jero Medical Equipment and Supplies, Inc. | ||
Obie Wordlaw | ||
-- Karios Consulting Worldwide | ||
Lynn Sutton | ||
-- Moderno Design Build, Inc. | ||
Meritxell Ferre | ||
-- Secure Eco - Shred | ||
Ozzie Bruno | ||
-- Tropic Construction | ||
Hipolito Roldan | ||
-- Weld Tech d/b/a Faithful Fences | ||
Jim Chmielinski | ||
-- Instructor: | ||
Gail Zelitzky -Silver Robins Consulting | ||
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The Chicago e200 effort was a collaborative one. Joining SBA bringing e200 to Illinois were: | ||
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-- The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity | ||
-- The Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias | ||
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WHO: | Scheduled to speak are: | |
-- Judith Roussel, District Director, Illinois District Office, SBA | ||
-- Patrick Rea, Regional Administrator, Region 5 | ||
-- Jaime Viteri, Director, Illinois Entrepreneurship Network, Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs | ||
-- Alexi Giannoulias, Illinois State Treasurer (invited not confirmed) | ||
-- Gail Zelitzky, Silver-Robins Consulting | ||
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Representatives from all e200 sponsor organizations will also be in attendance. Media will also have the opportunity to interview graduates. | ||
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WHEN: | 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 17, 2008 (program will begin at 4:30 p.m.) | |
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WHERE: | Illinois State Museum Art Gallery - James Thompson Center | |
100 West Randolph, Suite 2-100, Chicago, IL 60601 | ||
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Separate interviews and photo opportunities with key participants will be available following the conclusion of the program | ||
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NOTE: | Please contact Luz Rodriguez at 312-353-4529 (or e-mail at luz.rodriguez@sba.gov) or Carole Harris at 312-353-4003 (or e-mail at carole.harris@sba.gov) to indicate your intention to attend. |
Advisory Number: MA08-4