Monday December 11, 2023

Infinity Transportation Management Featured In

Bus & Motorcoach News

Api Dogan of Infinity Transportation Management shared the company history, bus fleet and growth strategy in a recent in-depth interview with UMA's Bus & Motorcoach News.

Read the article here

Congratulations to Stephanie Ballard of Visions Transportation for completing the Women's Business Development Program's (WBDC) ScaleHigher program. This 10 week program brings traditional business education, leadership skills building, and digital skills knowledge together in one learning cohort.Graduates receive a scholarship from US Bank and WBDC.

Learn more about WBDC here

Chicago Notices and Updates

File Tax Return And Pay Taxes & Fees Online At Chicago Business Direct

click here All tax delinquencies must be resolved before you can renew for 2024 Livery.

2024 Livery License Renewal Information, Instructions and Forms click here

• Up to December 15, 2023, the Public Vehicle Licensing Operations Facility at 2350 W. Ogden Avenue, 1st Floor, Chicago, IL 60608 is open to walk-ins without appointments from 8:30 am to 11:30 am only. After 11:30 am is by appointment only. 
• From December 18, 2023 to January 9, 2024, the Public Vehicle Licensing Operations Facility will provide service by appointment only.

Important for 2024 ! - BACP has eliminated the windshield livery vehicle license sticker.

The 2024 Livery Vehicle License “hard” card must always be displayed on the passenger side dashboard when the livery vehicle is in operation. Click here for bulletin.

Reminder

Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) 

O'Hare and Midway Airports Ground Transportation Meeting (Virtual)

All ground transportation, taxi, and limousine members are invited to participate in a CDA-hosted transportation meeting that will take place on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. (CT) 

Topics: 

• Stats Ground Transportation (GT) Second Semester 2023 
• Commercial Vehicle Holding Area (CVHA)​ 
• Livery, Taxi, and TNP Procedures  ​ 
• Airport Grounds Signage ​ 
• O’Hare 21 Terminal 5 Construction   

Please join the CDA for the Microsoft Teams meeting. 

Join on your computer, mobile app, or room device 

Click here to join the meeting 

Meeting ID: 264 103 282 434

Passcode: RJXJBc 

Download Teams | Join on the web 

Or call in (audio only) 

+1 872-222-6918, 782087968#  United States, Chicago 

Phone Conference ID: 782 087 968# 

Find a local number | Reset PIN 

Representatives from the ILLBA board will also be attending this meeting. ILLBA members are encouraged to attend.

City of Chicago Events and Traffic Restrictions



Wrigley Field Transportation Restrictions Map 2023 - click here

Soldier Field Transportation Restrictions Map 2023 - click here

Transportation Restrictions for Bally's Temporary Casino Effective Sept. 9 - click here

2023 Christkindlmarket at Daley Plaza through Dec 24 - click here

McCormick Place Events Calendar

Stay up to date on traffic and road closures by downloading and using the Chicago OEMC App: Chicago.gov/OEMC

News You Can Use

December is National Write A Business Plan Month

Now is a great time to create or update your business plan!

A Business Plan-

• Helps you monitor your finances and business goals
• Provides a roadmap which you can help you to make sound business decisions
• Often required when you are seeking funding
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Here are some free resources to get you on the right path:

SCORE (Service Corp of Retired Executives) - provides workshops, mentoring and business plan templates.



Small Business Administration (SBA)

Scammers Hide Harmful Links In QR Codes To Steal Your Information

QR codes seem to be everywhere. You may have scanned one to see the menu at a restaurant or pay for public parking. And you may have used one on your phone to get into a concert or sporting event, or to board a flight. There are countless other ways to use them, which explains their popularity. Unfortunately, scammers hide harmful links in QR codes to steal personal information.

Read more

Grant Opportunities

Cook County - DCECO B2B NEWBIZ Grant

The state of IL has allocated $25 million in grant funding to support businesses in hard-hit sectors that started operations between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2021, but have not been eligible for other federal or state relief programs. Applications for eligible for-profit businesses and nonprofit organizations are open from November 30 through January 11, 2024.

Click to learn more

National- Verizon Small Business Grant

Verizon Small Business Digital Ready is a learning program built to help small businesses grow. Discover live events on a variety of topics led by industry experts and networking opportunities where you can meet and share ideas with your peers. Plus, you’ll gain access to self-paced courses, $10,000 grant opportunities, 1:1 coaching and more. Grant applications are now open and close at 11:59 p.m. PT on December 20, 2023. 

Click to learn more

“People don’t buy what you do, they buy why you do it.”

- Simon Sinek