4/13/2023 -Meet the New Business' On the Block - Crowdfunding Info' - Grants for the Arts, Organizations - Roadblock Cleared for Pioneer Bank

4/14/2023: Meet the New Business' On the Block - Crowdfunding Info' - Grants for the Arts, Organizations - Roadblock Cleared for Pioneer Bank - Upcoming Events

Welcoming New Businesses to North Avenue...

4013 W. North Avenue

4011 W. North Avenue

Read a Block Club article on how the Puerto Rican Cultural Center turned a vacant laundramat at 4013 W. North Avenue into an Artisan' Marketplace :

"Mercado Del Pueblo, Humboldt Park’s New Market,

‘A Dream Come True’ For Local Makers" Click here.

If you're watched the "Shark Tank" on TV you've seen entrepreneurs who began their business journey with crowdfunding.....Learn more with this SCORE article:

"How to Successfully Crowdfund Your Startup"

Click to read.

Several photos & logos in the issue are live mystery links to learn something more...

NWCC News - Keep Connected...

Click HERE to Check out who met the East Bunny a few weeks ago!

E.Bunny hopped along North Avenue,

gave out candy and lent his persona to some photo ops.

Support NWCC Members...

Keep Neighborhoods Strong - Shop & use local service providers

Renewing Members - 1st & 2nd quarters 2023

Anderson Funeral Services - Bionic Auto Parts - Community Savings - Cozy Corner Restaurant - Crescent Movers - Dunkin Donuts - Elite Staffing - European American Association - Exit Grace Realty - Helpico Insurance - Insurance Adjustment Group - Latino Tax Corporation - Liberty Bank for Savings - Logan Square Pest Control - Matthews Roofing - North-Pulaski Historical Society - NorthSide Latin Progress - Pahlke & Pahlke Insurance Agency - Parkside Foods & Liquor - R & S Carwash - Resilient Bookkeeping - Roeser's Bakery - State Farm Insurance/Adam Greene Agency -

Click here to view NWCC complete Member Roster.

Click here to view by Category

WELCOME New NWCC Member

RESILIENT BOOKKEEPING SERVICES

Owner Ruthie Maldonado - 312-448-8606

Click for RBS flyer

Tuesday, April 25th - Coffee, Conversation & Networking

9:30 AM at Cafe Calida, 3455 W. North Avenue - Click for Flyer

Saturday, April 29th - Small Business Resource Fair

North-Pulaski Public Library, 4300 W, North Avenue.

Click to view/download flyer

The rest of the year will be busy with events - Click for flyer to see what's on tap.

Between issues Click here for NWCC's Facebook for late-breaking events/news

Hiring? Job Hunting?

If your business is looking for employees, send the job description to NWCC - we'll post it on our Facebook page...

Job hunters? Click to bookmark NWCC on Facebook

Grants for Arts Organizations & Artists

Check out upcoming opportunities for Chicago artists and arts organizations offered by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE), fellow City departments and community partners.

Visit the DCASE website for more information.

The Small Business Improvement Fund (SBIF) promotes economic development by providing small businesses with reimbursable grants for permanent building improvement costs.

Click here to learn more about the program and view the 2023 SBIF

Visit the NW Connection Chamber website for resources and assistance.

Between issues of the eNews, Like & Follow us on Facebook.

Contact: Pete Schmugge, NWCC Executive Director - 773-558-8743 -

The NW Connection Chamber of Commerce - a Place Making Generalist agency for the

City of Chicago Business Affairs Neighborhood Business Development Center - is funded to

provide assistance to the Cragin, Hermosa, Humboldt Park, and North Austin Communities.