Letter from Economic Development Manager

Hello and welcome to November. With the holidays quickly approaching, I would like to encourage you all to consider shopping local and support small businesses! Our corridors are bustling with a wide range of mom & pop shops offering authentic food, handmade goods, custom products, and more right here in Berwyn! Thanks for checking in to the Economic Development Corner. 😊

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Kendra Shaw 
Source Grow Grant
We are excited to announce that a total of 282 Berwyn businesses successfully applied for the Cook County Source Grow Grant!

A huge THANK YOU to all those who liked a post, shared an email, sent a referral, or did a corridor walk with someone from our team. We couldn’t have done this without all your support. YOU made an impact!

Best of luck to all the applicants! Award status expected to be announced in early 2023.
NEXT STEPS
1.      Application review period begins November 1, 2022.
2.      Review period expected to take 6-8 weeks.
3.      WBDC (Women’s Business Development Center) will be in touch with any questions or further information needed for your application.
4.      Businesses can expect a response on award status in January 2023.
5.      Businesses to receive funds 6-8 weeks after confirming award.
Small Business Lending
Our banking partners at Byline Bank are excited to announce their new service offering, Byline Express Loans. Qualified small businesses can receive rapid approval for working capital and equipment purchases, with loan approval not contingent on collateral. No financials are needed for loans under $150,000.

Click the button below to learn more and find out if you’re eligible!
Berwyn Shops
Come get in the holiday spirit with the Berwyn Shops.

Take photos with Santa and enjoy caroling, hot chocolate, holiday shopping, and so much more!
Be a Holiday Market Vendor!
The Berwyn Shops formally invite all pop-up vendors to join us this holiday season for our Holiday Market on December 10th!

We are looking for vendors that sell anything from beautiful holiday decor, to prepackaged treats, and everything else in between! We encourage anyone interested to apply! Applications will be considered on a first come, first serve basis with priority to vendors with Holiday or "gift" products to sell.
Chamber Event:
The Berwyn Chamber is hosting a Business After Hours:

This month's Women in Business monthly meeting is going to be hosted by our Sponsors: UPC Seguin of Greater Chicago and Seguin Gardens & Gifts! They will host us in their beautiful greenhouse this month located at 5621 W 31st St, Cicero, IL 60804 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. Come out and join us!
Berwyn Development Corporation
Berwyn.net
(708) 788-8100