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Entries for May 2009

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June 4: Chamber Connections: 10 Tips to Boost Your Summer Sales

Sponsored by the Edgewater Chamber of Commerce

Thursday, June 4th, 8AM-10AM
Location: Ethiopian Diamond, 6120 N. Broadway


Summer is almost here and it's a great time to try new ways promote your business.  The Chamber is here to help! Our next Chamber Connections event features retail consultant Bridget Lane of Business Districts, Inc.  She will share her 10 proven promotional tips and facilitate a brainstorming session, which will help you increase sales and grow customers.

This is also a great opportunity to pick up some ideas to prepare for Third Saturdays in Edgewater.

Light breakfast will be served.

In addition to being an educational event, this will also be a great networking opportunity so please bring business cards with you.


Register Now!
$10 for Members; $20 for Non-Members
To register, contact the Chamber office at 773-561-6000 or e-mail info@edgewater.org

Chamber Connections events will be offered periodically and help to connect you with other businesses, experts, and ideas

For photos from the April 29th Chamber Connections event, visit: www.edgewater.org/News/Photo_Gallery.aspx

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June 9: SBIF Rollout Meeting, Grants Up to $150,000

Tuesday, June 9th, 8 A.M. to 10 A.M.
Broadway Armory, 5917 N. Broadway, 2nd Floor
Parking: Either in the Armory parking lot or on the street

If your business is located in the Hollywood/Sheridan TIF, the Lawrence/Broadway TIF, or the Bryn Mawr/Broadway TIF and you're wanting to remodel the exterior or interior of your business or you're considering expanding your business, you should plan to attend the upcoming rollout meeting for the Hollywood/Sheridan SBIF and the Lawrence/Broadway SBIF.  (Businesses and properties located in the Bryn Mawr/Broadway TIF are also eligible to apply for monies still available in that SBIF, and this meeting will help provide information on how you can apply.)

SBIF is the Small Business Improvement Fund, a city of Chicago grant program adminstered by SomerCor.  The SBIF program offers grants to businesses and commercial landlords of 25% to 75% of project costs for fixed assets.

On Tuesday, June 9th from 8 A.M. to 10 A.M., SBIF Program administrators Derek Walvoord and John Paulun of SomerCor will give a presentation on SBIF and the application process.  To come prepared, you can read Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on the SomerCor website at www.somercor.com/sbif_faq.php.

To download a map of the Hollywood/Sheridan TIF, click here.
To download a map of the Lawrence/Broadway TIF, visit here.
To download a map of the Bryn Mawr/Broadway TIF, visit here.

Click here to download a PDF flyer with information on this meeting, including a before and after photo.

Meeting co-hosted by the Edgewater Chamber of Commerce, Edgewater Development Corporation, Uptown Business Partners, and Uptown United.  In Partnership with Aldermen Helen Shiller (46th Ward office), Alderman Mary Ann Smith (48th Ward office), City of Chicago, and SomerCor.

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